LaNissa Burns

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/21/2015
  • Sport
    Women's Track & Field
  • School
    McMurry University
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School

LaNissa Burns, junior from Austin, TX, hit the top marks in the NCCAA for both the hammer and the discus at the East Texas Invitational at Texas A&M-Commerce for McMurry University. She was second, overall, in both events. Burns hit a throw of 159'8" in the hammer and 148'3" in the discus.

 

Women’s T&F Nominees: McKenzie Stanford, Oklahoma Christian University; Kara Drewke, Oklahoma Christian University; Bethany Kuenzer, Spring Arbor University; Mycah Ridder, Spring Arbor University; Nikki Garns, Houghton College; Mya Brown, Grace College; LaNissa Burns, McMurry University; Kiana Grant, Mississippi College