ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday, April 8, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in meets last week.
An'Janae Latchinson (
Tuskegee) and
Diamond Richardson (
Fort Valley State) were recognized.
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – AN'JANAE LATCHINSON, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Junior | Terry, Miss.
Latchinson finished second in both the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles last week. She clocked 13.97 in the 100 hurdles, ranking No. 6 on the NCAA Division II list and No. 15 among all HBCUs, while also meeting the NCAA qualifying standard. In the 400 hurdles, she earned the No. 5 spot on the NCAA list and stands at No. 2 among all HBCUs, again meeting the NCAA qualifying standard. Latchinson also finished third in the 200 with a time of 24.59, narrowly missing her personal best.
WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – DIAMOND RICHARDSON, FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Senior | St. Louis, Missouri
Richardson had three top-three finishes in the Legends Invitational last week. She added another impressive discus performance with a first-place finish at 44.06m. Richardson also finished third in the shot put at 13.07m and placed third in the hammer throw at 45.80m.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.