The NCCAA's indoor champ in both the shot put and weight throw has picked up where she left off as she began her outdoor season. LaNissa Burns, a senior from Austin, Texas won 3 events at the Gillespie Invitational with NCCAA leading marks. Burns’ distance in the shot put was 13.30m, the discus was 45.88m, and the hammer was 45.95m. Other than her own teammates, every competitor was from an NCAA Division II school in the 3 events.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD – FIELD NOMINEES: LaNissa Burns, McMurry University; Aliah McPhaul, Belhaven University