Leilani Lopez, Texas Lutheran University, Women's Track Athlete of the Week (Week 4)

Leilani Lopez, Texas Lutheran University, Women's Track Athlete of the Week (Week 4)

LEILANI LOPEZ OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a first-year runner from San Antonio, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week for meets held from Monday, March 21 through Sunday, March 27. (SCAC Track & Field Weekly Release - Week 4)

Lopez shined at the D3 Challenge with personal bests in both the 100 and 200 meters. She placed first in the 200 with a time of 25.90, which is ranked first in the SCAC and 35th in Division III, and third in the 100 with a time of 12.40, ranking her first in the SCAC and 24th in Division III. Lopez also ran the second leg of the winning 4x400 relay and anchored the third place 4x100 relay squad.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore Ellie Catron of Trinity ran a new personal best in the 1500 at the Victor Lopez Invitational. Her mark of 3:50.44 placed her 14th in the meet and second on the conference list. First-year Arden Neff of Southwestern produced another solid performance with two top-five finishes at the D3 Challenge. She finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 26.47, breaking the program record time of 26.56 set in 2017. Neff was also placed fourth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.42. Senior Anna Wilgenbusch of Dallas battled the mid-afternoon heat to win the 5000 meters at the Dan Veach Invitational. Her winning time of 18:20.94 was nearly two minutes faster than the runner-up. Sophomore Karelann Skinner of St. Thomas set a season personal best by finishing with a time of 2:33.56 seconds in the 800 meters at the Victor Lopez Classic.

SCAC Women's Track Athletes-of-the-Week
Week 1 Christina Stinson, University of St. Thomas
Week 2 Kendall Accetta, Colorado College
Week 3 Shekinah Oloyede, Colorado College
Week 4 Leilani Lopez, Texas Lutheran University
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