This Week in PAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field

March 25-31

4/2/2024 3:00:00 PM

Week 3 PAC Honors (for events between March 25-31)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 3 of the 2024 season.
 
PAC Track Athlete of the Week
Zoe Romanowski • Allegheny • Senior • Rochester, N.Y./Brighton
Romanowski won the 400 at Oberlin's Bob Kahn Invitational with a PR time of 1:00.22, the best time in the PAC so far this season ... She also ran the fourth-best (tied) 200 in the PAC this spring and was the runner-up Saturday with a time of 27.03 seconds.
PAC Track Honor Roll
W&J sophomore Maria Gilles (North Ridgeville, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy); Chatham junior Aurielle Brunner (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle); Westminster senior Jess Fatigati (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny)
 
PAC Field Athlete of the Week
Breannda Davis • Westminster • Senior • Streetsboro, Ohio/Streetsboro
Davis won the heptathlon at West Liberty's Tim Weaver Invitational Saturday ... She led the 17-participant heptathlon field after totaling a school-record 4,426 points during the two-day, seven-event program... On Saturday, she placed third in the long jump (5.12m, 16-9.75), fourth in the 800 and eighth in the javelin ... Friday, Davis registered first-place finishes in the 100 hurdles and high jump, tying the existing school record in the event after clearing 1.68 meters (5-6) ... Davis was also third in the 200 and tied for third in the shot put ... Her 4,426 points in the heptathlon and 1.68m effort in the high jump both currently rank No. 3 on the NCAA Division III performance list, while her mark in the long jump ranks second in the PAC.
PAC Field Honor Roll
Allegheny junior Laila Davis (Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton); Bethany senior Grace Tice (Mansfield, Pa./North Penn-Mansfield)
    
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Katie Kovalchick • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman • Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area
Kovalchick reached the finals in three events Saturday during her track & field debut at the Tim Weaver Invitational ... Kovalchick was third in the shot put with a toss of 11.55 meters (37-10.75), which ranks second best in the PAC this season and fourth in W&J history ... Kovalchick also recorded marks of 32.48m (106-7) in javelin and 30.36m (99-7) in the discus, with her effort in the javelin ranking eighth in the conference.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman Corinne Inkley (Randolph, N.Y./Randolph Central); Geneva sophomore Emily Garvin (Northumberland, Pa./Northumberland Christian); Westminster freshman Jenna Zendron (West Sunbury, Pa./Moniteau)
    
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny freshman Corinne Inkley tied for first in the pole vault at Oberlin by clearing 3.35m (10-11.75) ... Bethany senior Grace Tice finished first in the javelin at the Tim Weaver Invitational with a PAC-best mark of 38.84m (127-5), while Bison junior Alexis Mahaffey (Rome, Ohio/Grand Valley) won the hammer throw and broke the school record again with a throw of 44.17m (144-11) ... Chatham junior Aurielle Brunner debuted in the heptathlon at the Tim Weaver Invitational and scored 4,261 points to place third in the meet and currently ranks sixth in the nation.