CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – For the third-straight week, the University of Northern Iowa track and field program claimed a Missouri Valley Conference weekly honor, as senior Sarah Pate was named the league's Female Field Athlete of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Fellow seniors Lauren Frederick and Brette Correy have each won a MVC Athlete of the Week honor in the past two weeks. The recognition for Pate is her first since winning the award on April 25, 2017.
The honor comes on the heels of earning a runner-up finish in the weight throw this past weekend, after a mark of 63-8.