A’liyah Thomas Awarded First Outdoor Big East Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

3/22/2023 6:18:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

STORRS, Conn. - The Big East Conference announced sophomore long jumper, A'liyah Thomas, to the Track & Field Big East Women's Field Athlete of the Week Wednesday for the first set of weekly awards in the outdoor season.

At UCF Black & Gold in Orlando, Thomas jumped a personal best of 6.41 meters. That distance is the best in the conference and ranks her second nationally. To add, Thomas holds the second-best mark in UConn program history to start out the outdoor season.

Also, a notable weekend performance was Chloe Thomas, who finished the 1,500 meters with the best time in the conference with 4:22.53 seconds. That ranks Thomas third among all Division I runners and is the eighth best time in UConn program history.

Both Thomas's will next compete at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, NC from Thursday, Mar. 23 to Saturday, Mar. 25.