SLIAC Women's Track and Field Players of the Week - March 27

This week's SLIAC Players of the Week are Meghan Illig, from Webster University and Raven Venegas, from Fontbonne University.

SLIAC WOMEN'S FIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MARCH 27 RAVEN VENEGAS, FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY Raven Venegas begins her outdoor season as the SLIAC Women's Field Player of the Week. Venegas, a freshman from Racine, Wis., competed in three events at two meets last week, with a top three finish in the discus. Venegas took second place in the discus at the Falcon Classic, throwing a distance of 35.22 meters. She also notched a mark of 12.19 meters in the shot put at Rhodes, the 21st best mark this season in Division III. Venegas just missed a top ten finish in the hammer throw at the Falcon Classic with a mark of 37.26 meters.

SLIAC WOMEN'S TRACK PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MARCH 27 MEGHAN ILLIG, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY Meghan Illig is the SLIAC Women's Track Player of the Week after three top three finishes last week for the Gorloks. Illig, a junior from St. Louis, Mo., took second place in the 100-meter hurdles at Culver-Stockton, finishing in a time of 15.74 seconds. She actually had a better time of 15.47 seconds at the Rhodes Invitational, where she placed third, setting a school record. Illig also took third place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.45, a Webster record, at Rhodes.

Other Notables:

• Zoe Burton, Webster University (Track and Field) Burton set a school record in the discus with a distance of 35.60 meters.
• Katie Suiters, Spalding University (Track and Field) Suiters had two top five finishes last week, placing third in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the Pioneer Spring Invitational.