Laila Graham

  • Award
    Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/5/2020
  • Sport
    Women's Indoor Track & Field
  • School
    McKendree
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Jumps/Sprints
  • Hometown
    Fairview Heights, IL
  • High School
    Belleville East
University of Southern Indiana junior distance specialist Jennifer Comastri and McKendree University freshman jumper Laila Graham have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Athletes of the Week in women’s indoor track and field, it was announced by the league office Wednesday. 

 
WOMEN’S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Laila Graham, McKendree
Fr., Jumps, Fairview Heights, Illinois
Major: Pre-Law
Team Result: No Team Scoring, Principia Relays
  • Won the high jump with a leap of 1.74 meters, which bested her own school record
  • Currently ranks first in the GLVC and fourth in NCAA Division II
  • Earns her second Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honor (1/16/20)
  • Last McKendree Indoor Field Athlete of the Week:  Laila Graham (1/16/20)