WICHITA, Kan. - Mayce Russell of Kansas Wesleyan University has earned the KCAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Field Athlete of the Week honor, the conference office announced Monday. Student-athletes were selected for their performances from March 17-23 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Equity Bank.
Russell, in her first collegiate outdoor meet on Saturday at the Bethel Invitational, tossed a new school record in the javelin, hitting the NAIA "A" Standard, and now currently has the top throw in the NAIA. She won the event by nearly four meters over second place.