Texas Lutheran's Lyssy, Taylor pick up SCAC Women's Track & Field weekly honors

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran student-athletes Caeli Taylor and Lydia Lyssy have been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively.

 

Taylor, a freshman from Tilden, Texas, ran a new personal record (PR) of 4 minutes, 58.32 seconds in the 1,500 meters on a blustery day at the Angelo State University David Noble Relays. She was eighth overall, with only NCAA Division II athletes beating her time.

 

Lyssy, a junior from Poth, Texas, earned a spot in the discus finals at the David Noble Relays and just missed a PR in the event with a toss of 36.46 meters (119 feet, 7 inches). She was seventh overall and was the only NCAA Division III athlete to make the finals. She also was 13th in the hammer throw with a toss of 28.92m (94-10). 

 

SCAC Women's Field Athletes-of-the-Week
Week 1	Dejah Carr, Texas Lutheran University
Week 2	Tia Hart, Texas Lutheran University
Week 3	-no selection
Week 4	April Kwan, Colorado College
Week 5	Emma Pool, Trinity University
Week 6	Lydia Lyssy, Texas Lutheran University

SCAC Women's Track Athletes-of-the-Week
Week 1	Jackie Mora, Texas Lutheran University
Week 2	Paige Tangney, Trinity University
Week 3	Grace Ebberwein, University of Dallas
Week 4	Avery Puig, Trinity University
Week 5	Rylie Edwards, Trinity University
Week 6	Caeli Taylor, Texas Lutheran University