COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — University of New Mexico track & field athlete Jannell Hadnot has been named Mountain West Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for meets contested from February 12-13. This honor is the first-ever athlete-of-the-week honor for Hadnot.
Hadnot, a junior from Oakland, Calif., leaped a school record-tying 43 feet, 2 ½ inches (13.17 meters) in the women's triple jump to place fourth overall at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational this past weekend at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
She currently ranks 12th in the NCAA with her personal-record mark and leads the Mountain West by over 16 inches.