Kloey Pickens set a new personal best in the weight throw this week, earning an NAIA B standard in the event with a mark of 16.04 meters for Columbia International University. She currently ranks second in the NCCAA in the weight throw, as she finished third overall at the Carolina Challenge among NCAA Division I competition. All four of Pickens' throws were beyond her previous personal best this week. The junior from Greenville, South Carolina also recorded a new personal best in the shot put with a mark of 12.62 meters that is good for fifth in the NCCAA.
Nominees: Haleigh Eckert, Cedarville University; Lena Korte, Concordia University Ann Arbor; Kloey Pickens, Columbia International University