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

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's Paiton Fair  has been selected as the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, and Wingate's Vanisha Wilshire has been selected as the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for meets contested Jan. 15-21, the League office announced today.

Fair, a junior from Newton, N.C., took home second place and broke Lenoir-Rhyne's record in the 800-meter dash at the Appalachian Indoor Open last week with a time of 2:23.85. She was also part the Bears' record-breaking 1,200-meter relay team that took home first place honors with a time of 2:49.61.

Wilshire, a junior from Louisburg, N.C., posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark, while winning the women's high jump at the Wake Forest Invitational last week. She posted a winning jump of 1.68 meters and she finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 5.44 meters.

The award is Fair's first Track Athlete of the Week honor this season, and it is Wilshire's second Field Athlete of the Week honor this season.

2017-18 AstroTurf SAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 5 – Tia Davis, Carson-Newman
Dec. 12 – None
Jan. 9 – Kaylah Ruff, Coker
Jan. 17 – Tia Davis, Carson-Newman
Jan. 23 – Paiton Fair, Lenoir-Rhyne

2017-18 AstroTurf SAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 5 – Vanisha Wilshire, Wingate 
Dec. 12 – To'Mara Carmichael, Queens; Savannah Drummonds, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jan. 9 – None
Jan. 17 – Shahnika Williams, Mars Hill
Jan. 23 – Vanisha Wilshire, Wingate

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