The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets contested during the fourth week of the outdoor track & field season. Queens' Fatima Alanis earned the track honor and Newberry's Tyla Stolberg earned the field honor.

Alanis, a sophomore from Coahuila, Mexico won the women's 10,000 meter run at the Flames Invitational with a new personal record and NCAA provisional mark with a time of 33:52.34. With that time, she is currently ranked third in the nation for Division II. This is Alanis' second Track Athlete of the Week honor this season. 

Stolberg, a junior thrower from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia recorded two top-three finishes at the Hub City Invitational, including a first place finish in the javelin while breaking the school record with a throw of 35.48 meters. Stolberg also placed third in the shot put with a throw of 10.92 meters; while closing out with a top-10 finish in the discus throw event. This is Stolberg's first Field Athlete of the Week honor this season.

2022 SAC AstroTurf Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Mar. 22- Melanie Welsing, Queens

Mar. 29- Fatima Alanis, Queens

Apr. 5- Caroline Hilliard, Lenoir-Rhyne

Apr. 12- Fatima Alanis, Queens

2022 SAC AstroTurf Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week

Mar. 22- Lucy Walliker, Queens

Mar. 29- Nathalie Schumacher, Carson-Newman

Apr. 5- Regan Appleby, Anderson

Apr. 12- Tyla Stolberg, Newberry

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program. 

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