Lewis University sophomore distance runner Amanda Farrough and University of Indianapolis senior thrower Farin Hickman have been respectively named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, it was announced by the conference office Thursday.
Hickman was the best among collegiate throwers in the women's shot put and 20-pound weight throw at the Indianapolis Challenge contested this past weekend. Her efforts of 13.29 meters in the shot put and 17.17 meters in the weight throw are the best among GLVC competitors and currently ranked among the top 20 efforts on the NCAA Qualifying List.
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The Whiteland, Indiana native earns the second weekly award of her career as she was first recognized on Dec. 17, 2014.