IRVING, Texas – University of Memphis track and field's Samantha Lenton has been named the AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
Lenton, a junior field athlete from Toowomba, Queensland, Australia, is currently ranked eighth in the nation for the women's discus. She earned this spot last weekend with her 57.20-meter throw at the Joey Haines Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She also took second place in both shot put and hammer throw.
In the three outdoor meets held this season so far, Lenton has always recorded a top-three finish in the discus; she placed first in the season opener (55.