The South Atlantic Conference Announces WePlayed Sports Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets contested during the third week of competition. Lenoir-Rhyne's Sharonda Priester earned the track honor while Newberry's Irma Watson-Perez earned the field honor.

Priester, a sophomore sprinter, set a school record in the 400m with a time of 54.50 at High Point's Vertklasse Invite, which ranks seventh in DII. Priester also set a personal best with a time of 24.37 in the 200m.

Watson-Perez, a senior thrower, won the discuss with a throw of 43.22m. She added a second-place finish in the weight throw with a distance of 50.34m.

2025 SAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

Track

Mar. 25 – Madi Clay, Catawba
Apr. 1 – Alexis Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 8 – Sharonda Priester, Lenoir-Rhyne

Field

Mar. 25 – Avery Marshall, Anderson 
Apr. 1 – Avery Marshall, Anderson
Apr. 8 – Irma Watson-Perez, Newberry

WePlayed Sports 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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