MARSHALL, Texas – Gaining her first American Southwest Conference "Track Athlete of the Week" award, sophomore
Phoebe Dunham is this week's winner for her performance at Rhodes College. Dunham broke two ETBU records in the 3000-meter steeple chase and the mile.
Dunham ran in three events in Tennessee and set three new personal times.
Below is the ASC release on Dunham.
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Phoebe Dunham, So., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist sophomore
Phoebe Dunham (Prairieville, La.) had a great meet in Memphis as she broke two ETBU records. She first broke the ETBU record in the 3000-meter steeplechase finishing 3rd. She broke the ETBU record by 20 seconds that she set last year and currently has the 9th best time in the nation for this event. In the mile event, she had the top D3 time of the meet at 5:21.11 setting a new ETBU record and beating her person best time by 25 seconds. In the 5000-meter run, her time was 37-seconds better than her time last year in the event.
ASC Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Phoebe Dunham – Mar. 19 (track)
Neelie Scheil – Mar. 5 (field)
