NEW ORLEANS – University of South Alabama junior Michaela Preachuk was voted the Sun Belt Conference Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week after setting a new school record in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla.
Preachuk broke the all-time school record with a 61.50m (201-09.25) hammer throw measurement. This is the fifth consecutive meet in which the junior has improved her mark in the event. She ranks first in the Sun Belt Conference, eighth in the NCAA Division I East Region and among the top 20 in the country in the event.