GREENEVILLE, S.C. – Lees-McRae College student-athletes Britney Augustin and Mya Roberts were named Conference Carolinas Track & Field Athletes of the Week by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Augustin was named the Track Athlete of the Week, while Roberts earned the Field Athlete of the Week award.
Augustin, who became the first Bobcat to represent Lees-McRae the NCAA Outdoor Championships last spring, picked up where she left off as she broke the record in the 55m dash not once but twice. First, Augustin broke the previous record that stood since 2003 with a time of 7.31 beating the previous record-holder Shunessa Anty's time of 7.33 in the preliminary round. Augustin followed that up by breaking her own record with a time of 7.28 in the finals. Her time of 7.28 placed her fourth in the field in the event. In addition to her time in the 55m dash, Augustin also placed fourth in the 300m dash with a time of 41.29.
Roberts, meanwhile, broke the school record in the shot put with a toss of 11.66m. That mark also placed her second in the field among 23 throwers that were largely from Division I institutions. Roberts' throw broke the previous record held by Sariah Dempaire-Salomon who set the school record with a toss of 11.63m last year at the Appalachian State Open.
It marks the first time that the Bobcats have swept the conference's weekly awards since January 23, 2017 when the tandem of Erin Bingham and Jennifer Johnson were recognized with the same honors.
Lees-McRae will return to action on January 19 when it competes in the JDL Fast Track Kickoff Classic in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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