RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the women’s track & field athletes of the week for the fifth week of the outdoor season. Harding’s Lisa Retailleau claimed the track honor and the Lady Bisons’ Hanna Onufriieva earned the field accolade.

#theGAC WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Lisa Retailleau, Jr., Harding, La Verrie, France
Retailleau won a pair of events at the Little Rock Invitational. She took first in the 800-meter run and the 400 hurdles. In the 800, she recorded a personal-best time of 2:12.72. The time ranks as the fastest in the GAC. Her winning hurdle time of 1:02.05 earned her an NCAA Provisional mark. It ranks 35th nationally.

#theGAC WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Hanna Onufriieva, Jr., Harding, Kyiv, Ukraine
Onufriieva set a personal record in the triple jump after she recorded a leap of 12.32 meters at the Little Rock Invitational. She finished third in the event. The jump places her atop the GAC leaderboard and ranks 10th in Division II. The effort ranks as the third-best performance in school history.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Diamond Hilton, Sr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Valerie Olson, Gr. (Oklahoma Baptist), Madison Rowe, Jr. (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Anna Woolsey, So. (Ouachita Baptist)

Emma Berry, So. (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Diamond Brunn, Jr. (Southern Arkansas), Gabriella Hall, Fr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Anisha Henderson, Sr. (Oklahoma Baptist), Lexii Lecrone, Fr. (East Central), Brenlee Leonard, So. (Ouachita Baptist), Abriel Thrash, Jr. (Southern Nazarene)

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

 

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