Sophomore La’Shya Cole has been named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 18-24, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Cole, a graduate of West Orange-Stark, swept both events she competed in. She led the team of Aggies that took the top three spots in the Triple Jump with a mark of 11.75m (38 ft. 7in.). In the Long Jump, she won with a mark of 5.61m (18 ft. 5 in.).
Her marks in both events were a college best for Cole. She currently is second in the WAC in both events.
Cole played a large role in helping the Aggies sweep the other five teams in the team scored meet, defeating WAC rival CSU Bakersfield 99-35, UNLV 70-66, Pepperdine 95-31, host Northern Arizona 72-65 and Cal State Fullerton 85-55.
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