Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week: Oliviyah Thornton, Dakota State (S.D.)
Thornton, a junior from Garretson, S.D., was named Field Athlete-of-the-Week.
She won a pair of throwing titles with NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying marks at Mount Marty (S.D.) Opener for Dakota State (S.D.). She produced a career best 13.87 meters (45 feet, 6.25 inches) in the shot put, the second-best toss in school history.
Thornton added the weight throw title after throwing 17.15 meters (56 feet, 3.25 inches). She already produced NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying marks earlier this season for the Trojans.
This is Thornton’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week honor.