Drake University sophomore Taryn Rolle has been named the Missouri Valley Track & Field Women's Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced.
Rolle opened the 2015-16 season with a second-place finish in the triple jump at the SDSU Holiday Invite with a leap of 40-8.25. Her jump was a personal best by more than a foot and currently ranks as the sixth-best jump in the nation this season.
She also finished third in the long jump with a mark of 18-5.25, also a personal best of more than a foot and the 27th-best jump in the nation this season.