BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Southern’s Tashina Alase and Ariyonna Edmond along with Jackson State’s Malayna Mallory for SWAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards. 
 
Track
Alase won the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.01, ranking 5^th in the East Region and 8^th in the nation.
 
Field
Edmond set PRs in the shot put (13.37m/43'10.5'') and hammer throw (52.57m/172'6'') to win both events at the Pelican Relays.
 
Newcomer
Mallory set a new personal best in hammer throw with a distance of 53.57 meters at the Joe Walker Invite.
 
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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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