The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors

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 sixth week of the outdoor track & field season. Queens' Melanie Welsing earned the track honor and Newberry's Irma Watson-Perez earned the field honor.

Welsing, a senior hurdler from Richmond, Ky., took home first place honors in both the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles at the LR Bears Open. Her time of 13.80 seconds in the 100H was an NCAA Division II provisional mark, and her time of 1:04.66 in the 400H was a personal best.

Watson-Perez, a freshman thrower from Sanford, Fla., took home the gold in two events at the LR Bears Open last week, winning the shot put and discus. She set a Newberry record in the shot put with a toss of 11.98 meters, while her 39.37-meter discus throw is the second best in program history. She also placed third in the hammer throw with a 40.11-meter throw.

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 
Apr. 19 – Katie Smock, Carson-Newman
Apr. 26 – Melanie Welsing, 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
Apr. 19 – Shanee Angol, Tusculum
Apr. 26 – Irma Watson-Perez, 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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