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Lenton named AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week
Apr 07, 2021 | Women's Track and Field
IRVING, Texas – University of Memphis track and field's Samantha Lenton has been named the AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
Lenton, a junior field athlete from Toowomba, Queensland, Australia, is currently ranked eighth in the nation for the women's discus. She earned this spot last weekend with her 57.20-meter throw at the Joey Haines Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She also took second place in both shot put and hammer throw.
In the three outdoor meets held this season so far, Lenton has always recorded a top-three finish in the discus; she placed first in the season opener (55.29m) and third at the Ole Miss Classic (53.53m). She is a two-time All-American Athletic Conference athlete and a two-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the discus.
Lenton will compete again with Memphis track and field this weekend at the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Lenton, a junior field athlete from Toowomba, Queensland, Australia, is currently ranked eighth in the nation for the women's discus. She earned this spot last weekend with her 57.20-meter throw at the Joey Haines Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She also took second place in both shot put and hammer throw.
In the three outdoor meets held this season so far, Lenton has always recorded a top-three finish in the discus; she placed first in the season opener (55.29m) and third at the Ole Miss Classic (53.53m). She is a two-time All-American Athletic Conference athlete and a two-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the discus.
Lenton will compete again with Memphis track and field this weekend at the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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