Texas Tech University Athletics
Carson Collects Big 12 Athlete Of The Week
May 11, 2016 | Track and Field
Hannah Carson picks up her second award of the week as she was honored by the conference on Wednesday.
May 11, 2016
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech track & field redshirt senior Hannah Carson added another accolade on Wednesday, after being named Big 12 Female Athlete of the Week for her performance last weekend at the Masked Rider Open.
Another One! Hannah Carson is named Big 12 Athlete of the Week! https://t.co/RQ09EsRQTp #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/nK7S1gggDg
-- TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) May 11, 2016
Carson made collegiate history at the Masked Rider Open. Already leading the NCAA in the javelin (60.42m/198-3), Carson stepped in to the ring with one attempt left in the discus and unleashed a monstrous heave of 61.97m/203-4. The mark shattered the school record, which was previously held by D'Andra Carter of 57.75m/189-5 set in 2008, and propelled her to No. 2 in the NCAA this season and 12th all-time among collegiate competitors.
The throw also made Carson the first woman in collegiate history to break the 60-meter barrier in both the javelin and discus in the same NCAA career, let alone in the same season.
Before the weekend, Carson's personal-best was 54.98m/180-4. On Friday, she passed it four times with marks of 57.56m/188-10, 58.30m/191-3 and 55.79m/183-0, along with her record-breaking throw.
She also racked up her sixth win of the season in the javelin at the Masked Rider Open, hitting a distance of 54.48m/178-9. Carson is the No. 3 all-time collegiate and No. 5 all-time U.S. performer in the javelin, after tossing it to 60.42m/198-3 earlier this season. She owned all of the school's top 10 marks in the Texas Tech record books before the 2016 season started, and has added three this season, along with three in the discus as well.
The defending Big 12 discus and javelin champion Carson and the rest of the Red Raiders look to add more hardware to the trophy case this week at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships on May 13-15 in Fort Worth.
