Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week: Amelie Steins, Dakota State (S.D.)
Steins, a junior from Dusseldorf, Germany, was chosen as the Track Athlete-of-the-Week.
Steins was part of three new Dakota State (S.D.) school records in their season opener at Central Methodist (Mo.) Opener. She established a new school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.46 seconds, placing second in the event.
Steins was also on the 4 x 400-meter relay team that broke a new school record with a time of 3:56.23, placing second in the race.
Steins also produced NAIA B’ provisional qualifying mark of 5.78 meters (18 feet, 11.75 inches), which is also a new school record for Dakota State.
This is Steins’ first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field weekly honor.