Dial and Jones Win OVC Athlete of the Week Honors

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2/18/2009 6:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

Senior Shameka Dial and Sophomore Katelyn Jones won Murray State's first Ohio Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honors for the 2008-09 Track and Field season. Dial was named the OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week, while Jones was named OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week.

Dial broke the school records for both the weight throw and shot put at the DePauw Invitational. Her mark of 60'08.75" in the weight throw places her at the top of the OVC Best List for this season and her shot put of 45'07.25" places her second on the best list for the event.

Jones came in first place in both the mile and 3,000-meter run at the DePauw Invitational with times of 5:00.15 and 10:08.05 respectively. Her time in the mile puts her at the top of the OVC Best List for the event and she is currently second in the 3,000.

The Racers will be back in action Feb. 20-21, 2009 at the SEMO Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo.