Women's Indoor Athletes of the Week
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Runner of the Week
Alabama State sophomore Tyrisha Chambers has earned SWAC Runner of the Week for week two Indoor Track and Field. Chambers ran a 2nd place finish and earned 3,565 points in the pentathlon event at the Birmingham Invitational on February 1st. The sophomore competitor rounded out the meet grabbing five additional top-ten finishes in the 24-team invitational, including sixth place in the 800m run, fifth place in the 60m hurdles, and finishing second in the high jump, ninth in the long jump, and seventh in the shot put.
Field Athlete of the Week
Texas Southern field athlete Karina Foster is SWAC Field Athlete of the Week for week two. The Tigers competed in the 12-team University of Houston Invitational & Multi's. The sophomore threw a distance of 53'05 ¾, earning a third place finish in the weight throw.