EUGENE, Ore. - LaPorscha Wells and Alysiah Whittaker are headed to Eugene, Ore. to represent Georgia State at the 2017 Outdoor Track and Field Championships Wednesday through Saturday.
Wells and Whittaker are the first two throwers in GSU history to qualify for the event. Wells will be competing in the hammer throw and Whittaker will be throwing the shot put. Both athletes hold the Georgia State record in their respective event.
Wells was in College Station, Texas earlier this year competing at the 2017 Indoor Track and Field Championships where she earned All-America status in the weight throw.