New School Records Hand Wimberly Athlete of the Week Award

New School Records Hand Wimberly Athlete of the Week Award
February 17, 2020

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

 Photos Courtesy of Celeste Diaz

 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Javen Wimberly of Reinhardt is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Monday. 

This is the seventh and final edition of the weekly honors for the 2019-20 season.

AAC Field Athlete of the Week
Javen Wimberly - Fr. - Leesburg, Ga.

  • Won the triple jump with a leap of 10.96 meters.
  • Finished third in the long jump with a mark of 4.85 meters.
  • Both distances are school records and the triple jump mark is the fourth-best in the AAC this season.
  • This is her first weekly award this season.

To view the entire release from the AAC, please click here.

Previous Indoor Field and Track Athletes of the Week Award Winners
 Week 1 - Ta'Leah Adams, Union (Field); Moesha Moncrieffe, Tennessee Wesleyan (Track)
Week 2 - No award given (Field); Romane Baudin, Montreat (Track)
Week 3 - Ta'Leah Adams, Union (Field); Bekah Owen, Milligan (Track)
Week 4 - Ta'Leah Adams, Union (Field); Emily Kearney, SCAD Atlanta (Track)
Week 5 - Ta'Leah Adams, Union (Field); Moesha Moncrieffe, Tennessee Wesleyan (Track)
Week 6 - Ta'Leah Adams, Union (Field); Emily Kearney, SCAD Atlanta (Track)
Week 7 - Javen Wimberly, Reinhardt (Field); Moesha Moncrieffe, Tennessee Wesleyan (Track)

The squad now looks ahead to the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship on Feb. 20.

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For more information on Reinhardt Women's Indoor Track & Field, please click here.