RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the sixth women’s track & field athletes of the week for the indoor season. Oklahoma Baptist’s Sophia Strange won the Track award and the Bison’s Jamora Horace earned the Field honor.

#theGAC WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Sophia Strange, Sr., Oklahoma Baptist, Houston, Texas
Strange won the 3,000-meter run at the Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic. Her winning time, 9:38.16, earned her an NCAA Provisional time and established a meet record. She won the event by more than 11 seconds. She ran the 1,600-meter leg of the Distance Medley Relay team that broke a 10-year school record with an NCAA Provisional time of 11:41.45.

#theGAC WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Jamora Horace, Jr., Oklahoma Baptist, Fort Worth, Texas
Horace took second in the high jump at the Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic. Her jump of 1.75 meters, a personal best, earned her an NCAA provisional mark. It ranks as the top jump in the conference and stands as the eighth-best mark in the nation currently.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Harmonie Hughes, Fr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Remi Murray, Fr. (Southern Nazarene), Cadence Sansom, Jr. (Harding), Samantha Wallis, Sr. (Southeastern Oklahoma State)

Tetiana Kharashchuck, Jr. (Harding), Katelynn Nachtigal, Jr. (Ouachita Baptist), Jamaira Ross, Sr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Madison Rowe, Jr. (Southeastern Oklahoma State)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards

 

WWW.GREATAMERICANCONFERENCE.COM

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