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Conrad, Richards Win WHAC Athlete of the Week Awards

Conrad, Richards Win WHAC Athlete of the Week Awards

Siena Heights women's track and field athletes Margherita Conrad and Linnearia Richards were named WHAC Athletes of the Week for field and track, respectively, as announced by the league on Monday.

Richards had three NAIA qualifying marks, two event wins and two school-record performances as Siena Heights hosted the Kleinow Memorial at O'Laughlin Stadium.

Richards had autos in the 100-meter hurdles, 400 hurdles and long jump. She won the 400 hurdles and long jump while finishing second in the 100 hurdles.

Richards' time of 1:01.57 broke her old school record of 1:01.59 in the 400 hurdles. She had a distance of 19 feet, 8 1/4 inches (6.00 meters) in the long jump, breaking the previous school record by Maddi Pierce (19-6 1/4 in 2016).

During the 100 hurdles, Jackson clocked in at 13.74 seconds.

Margherita Conrad led a 1-2-3 SHU finish in pole vault with auto heights. She cleared 13-5 1/4 (4.10m).