On May 30, Georgia State announced LaPorscha Wells and Alysiah Whittaker as Georgia State Student-Athletes of the week.
Wells stamped her name in Georgia State’s record books by becoming the first thrower in school history to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championship on May 25.
Wells placed third in the hammer throw (63.98m).
In the shot put event, Whittaker came in sixth place with a throw of 16.74m. With Whittaker finishing in the top-12 in the event, not only will she be advancing to Eugene, but she also became the second thrower in Georgia State history to make it to the NCAA Finals, following Wells.