BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Southern’s Tashina Alase and Taylor Hankton along with Texas Southern’s Damaya Malone for SWAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards. 

Track
This past weekend Alase ran the nation's best 100m hurdle time. Her time of 12.71 set her apart from the other of the hurdlers in the field and was close to being the world's best time this season. 
 
Field
Malone ascended to second in the SWAC as she jumped a personal-best height of 5-5.25 in the high jump at the Fred Duckett/Rice Twilight Meet while placing fourth. 
 
Newcomer
Hankton set a PR in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 58.41, ranking 30^th in the East Region and 62^nd in the NCAA.
 
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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