Kentucky track and field athletes Kate Powers and Sharmelle Holmes earned Southeastern Conference Weekly Awards on Tuesday.
Powers was named the SEC Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career after a school-record—and NCAA No. 2—heave of 22.63m/74-3.00 in the Vanderbilt Invite weight throw.
Holmes earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after re-breaking her freshman record in the 60m dash at Texas Tech’s Corky Classic.
Here are more details from UK Athletics:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Kentucky Track and Field athletes Kate Powers and Sharmelle Holmes earned laurels from the league office as honorees in the second round of Southeastern Conference Track & Field Weekly Awards.