The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) has announced its weekly awards following the ninth week of the 2023-24 track and field season. UC Santa Cruz's Hanna Hekkanen was named C2C Women's Track Athlete of the Week, while Christopher Newport's Katie Stevens earned C2C Women's Field Athlete of the Week recognition.

WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hanna Hekkanen, UC Santa Cruz

At the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, Hekkanen was seventh in her heat comprised of Division I athletes in the 800m, finishing in 2:20.16. She ran a 4:44.34 in the 1500m, placing 46th overall out of over 150 participants which ranks 39th in Division III. Hekkanen also was the anchor for distance medley relay squad that placed eighth overall.

WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport

Stevens broke the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference record in the hammer throw during the Blue & Silver Challenge on Saturday. In the event, she posted a 52.82-meter launch, which eclipsed the previous league standard of 51.35 meters set by Goucher's Natalie Williams in 2004. It also moved her to third on the national charts this year and eclipsed her own school record of 49.72 meters, which she set during last year's league meet. Along with her work in the hammer, she set a new PR in the discus with a 41.30-meter heave, which marked the third-longest throw in program history and the 19th-longest in the NCAA this year. Additionally, she posted the conference's top javelin mark this season with a 28.26-meter effort.

HONORABLE MENTION

TRACK: Ellie Nuckols, Christopher Newport

FIELD: Alex Kaplan, UC Santa Cruz

C2C HIGHLIGHTS

Christopher Newport's Ellie Nuckols won the 100-hurdles while posting the league's fastest time this year during the Blue & Silver Challenge on Saturday. In the event, she completed the race in 15.76, which established a new PR. It also marked the top clocking by a conference competitor this year by over a full second… UC Santa Cruz's Alex Kaplan placed ninth in the triple jump at the Fanelli Classic, with a mark of 9.25m.

PREVIOUS HONOREES

Dec. 4: TRACK: Anna Bodmer, Salisbury; FIELD: Marlyse Haack, Salisbury

Jan. 15: TRACK: Sydney Trussell, Christopher Newport; FIELD: Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport

Jan. 22: TRACK: Sydney Trussell, Christopher Newport; FIELD: Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport

Jan. 29: TRACK: Eliza Dana, Christopher Newport; FIELD: Ashley Eley, Christopher Newport

Feb. 5: TRACK: Sydney Trussell, Christopher Newport; FIELD: Marlyse Haack, Salisbury

Feb. 12: TRACK: Siena Sujitno, Pratt; FIELD: No nominees

March 18: TRACK: Anna Bodmer, Salisbury; FIELD: Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport

March 25: TRACK: No nominees; FIELD: No nominees

April 1: TRACK: Hanna Hekkanen, UC Santa Cruz; FIELD: Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport