University of Wisconsin-Parkside senior distance runner Moriah Palmer and Lewis University sophomore jumper Cierra Pulliam have been respectively named the first Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week of the 2016-17 season, it was announced by the conference office Tuesday.
WOMEN’S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Cierra Pulliam Lewis
So., Sprints/Jumps, Plainfield, Illinois
Team Competition: GVSU Holiday Open (No Team Scoring)
- Claimed the GVSU Holiday Open triple jump title with a leap of 11.89 meters
- NCAA Championship provisional qualifying effort is tops among GLVC jumpers and fourth in NCAA Division II
- Third career GLVC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honor (1/26/16, 12/9/15)
- Last Lewis Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Amber Cook (2/24/16)