COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — University of New Mexico track & field athlete Jannell Hadnot has been named Mountain West Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for meets contested from February 12-13. This honor is the first-ever athlete-of-the-week honor for Hadnot.
Hadnot, a junior from Oakland, Calif., leaped a school record-tying 43 feet, 2 ½ inches (13.17 meters) in the women’s triple jump to place fourth overall at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational this past weekend at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
She currently ranks 12th in the NCAA with her personal-record mark and leads the Mountain West by over 16 inches.
She also tied All-American Deanna Young for the New Mexico record in the triple jump. Young set her mark at the 2011 Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships.
Overall, it’s the third indoor athlete-of-the-week honor for New Mexico this season after Allan Hamilton (men’s field athlete, January 26) and Adam Cotton (men’s track athlete, February 9).
Hadnot’s selection is also the 12th since the MW expanded the number of conference athletes of the week from two to four (track athletes and field athletes for both genders) last season.
The Lobos return to action February 25-27 to host the Mountain West Indoor Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center.