Official Site of the Panthers · Mar 2, 2016
LaPorscha Wells Wins Sun Belt's Highest Honor
Junior LaPorscha WellsLaPorscha Wells, who set both a pair of Sun Belt and Georgia State records, has been named the Sun Belt Conference Field Performer for Indoor Track and Field season, as voted upon by league coaches.
Wells, the junior from Augusta, Ga. turned in two amazing performances that set both Sun Belt and GSU school records in the weight throw and the shot put as she scored 20 points at the Sun Belt Championships.
The junior, who had been the Most Outstanding Performer of the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in the spring, had a weight throw Monday of 20.06m (65-9.75). That topped the Sun Belt Championship mark of 19.78m and her school mark of 19.32m.