Attiah Earns Second-Straight UAA Athlete of the Week Honor

Emory University junior Lauren Attiah was named the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) Athlete of the Week for Women’s Track and Field, following her performance at last week’s Gregory Invitational, the final meet of the regular season for the Eagles.

Attiah recorded a season-best jump of 11.70 meters in the triple jump, good for a third-place finish at the meet and the 17^th-best mark this season by an NCAA Division III athlete.  She also ran the third leg of the Eagles’ first-place 4x100-meter relay team, which recorded a time of 47.50 seconds, the seventh-best time by a Division III squad during the season.  Attiah will be competing in both events at this week’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

This was the third time this season that Attiah has won the award.  It was also the seventh time in her career that she has been named the UAA Athlete of the Week.

Attiah and the rest of the group of qualifying Eagles will compete at the NCAA Division III Championships from May 26^th – 28^th at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

The following Eagles have been named the UAA Athlete of the Week during the 2010-11 Track and Field seasons:

Indoor:
December 6^th – Nelson Nwannunu
January 24^th – Lauren Attiah
February 14^th – Tony Lombardo
February 21^st – Mike Moserowitz

Outdoor:
March 21^st – Tess Gallegos, Ben Euwer
March 28^th – Tony Lombardo
April 11^th – Ian Francis
April 18^th – Jasmine McCullough
May 9^th – Xavier Fowler, Jasmine McCullough
May 16^th – Lauren Attiah
May 24^th – Lauren Attiah