University of Connecticut Athletics
A'liyah Thomas Earns Women's Big East Field Athlete of the Week Honors
4/19/2023 4:26:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn. - The Big East Conference awarded recent school record holder in the long jump A'liyah Thomas to the Women's Big East Field Athlete of the Week award on Wednesday.
At the UConn Northeast Challenge last weekend, Thomas in the long jump jumped a school record mark of 6.59 meters which is first in the conference and fifth in the nation. Then, Thomas finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.45 seconds which is first in the conference and second all-time at UConn. Thomas also set a personal record in the 200 meters and put up a ninth-best mark in UConn program history running it in 23.85 seconds.Â
Thomas will next compete this week at the Virginia Challenge on Thursday, April 20 through Saturday, April 22.
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