TicketSmarter WAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – California Baptist's Greta Karinauskaite and Abiene Christian's Annina Brandenburg has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for April 27 through May 1.
Karinauskaite, a sophomore from Siauliai, Lithuania, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Fresno State Invitational, Friday. She won the race with a time of 9:52.28, just 0.85 seconds of her personal best set earlier this season (9:51.43). Her performance this weekend puts her 12th in the NCAA performance list according to TFRRS.
Brandenburg, a graduate student from Dusseldorf, Germany, won five out of five throws events in back-to-back meets this past weekend. She started the week winning the discus throw (57.35m/188' 2") and shot put (16.91m/55' 5.75") at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight, Thursday.
Brandenburg then proceeded to update ACU's shot put record when she won the event with a mark of 17.10m (56'1.25"), best in the WAC and 20th in the NCAA performance lists, at the TTU Corky Classic, Friday through Saturday. She also won the discus throw with an NCAA top-five mark of 58.27m (191' 2") and the javelin throw with a mark of 47.44m (155' 8") at the TTU Corky Classic.
Other track nominees: Abilene Christian's Taylor Tolen won the 100-meter dash (11.42 seconds) and 200-meters dash (23.70 seconds) at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight. Her times puts her first and second in the WAC performance list, respectively … Grand Canyon's Anaya Bailey placed third in the 400-meter run with a time of 53.97 seconds, second in the WAC performance list, at the Desert Heat Classic, Friday … Lamar's Yasmin Austridge won the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:27.59 and placed ninth in the 800 meters (2:15.52) at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster, Friday … NM State's Grace Pendarvis placed 11th in the 100-meter dash (11.67 seconds) and sixth in the 200-meter dash (23.86 seconds) at the Desert Heat Classic … Stephen F. Austin's Nissi Kabongo won the won the 400-meter hurdles with a school record time of 58.55 seconds, first in the WAC and 45th in the NCAA performance lists, at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight … UT Rio Grande Valley's Samantha Gonzalez placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:06.92) at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster … Utah Valley's Larissa Dabb won the 400-meter dash (55.17 seconds) and the 200-meter dash (24.41 seconds) at the Idaho State Bengal Invitational, Friday through Saturday.
Other field nominees: Stephen F. Austin's Nissi Kabongo got nominated on both sides as she updated the school record in high jump with a mark of 1.84m (6' 0.5") placing her first in the WAC and 12th in the NCAA performance lists, at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight ... NM State's Phethisang Makhethe placed fifth in the hammer throw while breaking the Aggies' record with a 65.40m (214' 7") mark that puts her first in the WAC and 23rd in the NCAA performance lists, at the Desert Heat Classic … Utah Valley's Maysen Rollo tied for third in pole vault with a mark of 3.76m (12' 4") at the Idaho State Bengal Invitational.