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Lenton named AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week

Lenton named AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week

IRVING, Texas – For the second time this season, Samantha Lenton has been named the AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday.

Lenton is a junior field athlete from Toowomba, Queensland, Australia, and received the weekly honor for her discus performance at the LSU Invitational last weekend. She posted a new program record with her final throw of 57.98m (190-3) and is now ranked 11thnationally. This was the best mark for the discus in the conference this season.