FREDERICKBURG, Va. -- Salisbury junior Glory Ebinama and Christopher Newport senior Hannah Shoemaker were named the CAC Track & Field Athletes of the Week for Jan. 30, 2017.  

Track Athlete of the Week

Glory Ebinama | Salisbury | Jr.

Fulton, Md. | Atholton

Salisbury junior Gory Ebinama was named the CAC Track Athlete of the Week after breaking the school record and registering the 17th-fastest time in the nation in the 60-meter dash at the Patriot Games hosted by George Mason. Ebinama earned a third-place finish with a time of 7.89 seconds, breaking the previous SU record of 7.93 set by Chanel Beadoin in 2014-15. 

Field Athlete of the Week

Hannah Shoemaker | Christopher Newport | Sr. 

Las Cruces, N.M. | Smithfield (Va.) 

Christopher Newport senior Hannah Shoemaker was selected as the CAC Field Athlete of the Week for the second straight week after posting the top effort among non-Division I competitors in both the shot put and weight throw during the Liberty Kickoff last week. During the meet, she registered a 12.41-meter effort in the shot, which ranks over a foot better than any other competitor in the CAC has recorded this year. Later, she also added a 13.79-meter heave in the weight throw.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (1/30)

FROSTBURG STATE: Kayla Truesdel, Sr., Upper Marlboro, Md./Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.

MARY WASHINGTON: Jillian Weisbeck, Jr., Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Mesi Havea, Fr., South Jordan, Utah

YORK: Alayna De Bruin, Sr., Mount Joy, Pa./PAVCS)

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Frostburg State senior Kayla Truesdel was the top Division III finisher and took second place in the 60-meter dash in 7.92 at the 20th Annual Bison Open at Bucknell. The time qualified her for the ECAC Championships for the third-straight meet ... Mary Washington junior Jillian Weisbeck had the top finish for the UMW women at the George Mason Patriot Games, taking second in the 3,000 meters at 10:43.65. ... Salisbury's Taylor Bailey captured two top-six finishes on Saturday Patriot Games hosted by George Mason. Bailey earned a sixth-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 16' 1" and took third in the triple jump at 34'-3" ... Southern Virginia freshman Mesi Havea placed fifth in the women's shot put with a first through of 11.46m ... York senior Alayna De Bruin set a new personal record in the 3,000 meters (10:42) at the Bison Open hosted by Bucknell. That time is the best in the CAC so far this year. Freshman Sydney Fitzwater finished with a best throw of 10.81 meters in the shot put and a best toss of 11.31 meters in the weight throw for the Spartans. 

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