BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Kaan Oliver its SWAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week and Danice Loney its SWAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for their outstanding performances during competition Jan. 22-24.
 
Oliver (Pike Road, Alabama) posted a solid collegiate debut at the KMS Invitational, competing in a pair of events. She would place 24-of-51 in the 200-meters with a time of 27.71 before finishing 17-of-24 in the 60-meter hurdles (11.29).
 
Loney (Melbourne, Fla.) paced a pair of top ten finishes as Alabama A&M Women's Indoor Track and Field began the 2020-21 season at the KMS Invitational. Competing at the Birmingham CrossPlex, Loney continued her stellar career as she outpaced the competition in the pole vault, winning the event ahead of 11 other competitors.
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. 
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis. 
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball. 
 
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