Women's Indoor Track & Field

PSAC Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week - 4

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released its Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week. For the women, Slippery Rock's Samantha Gilbert (Track) and East Stroudsburg's Samiyah Little (Field) were honored. For the men, Slippery Rock's Kanye Thompson is Track Athlete of the Week while East Stroudsburg's Cole Gorham was selected as Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
 
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Samantha Gilbert
Slippery Rock
Graduate Student
Lakewood, N.Y. / Falconer Central
 
Gilbert clocked the fastest 60-meter dash time in the PSAC this year with a mark of 7.67 seconds to take third at the Ashland Invitational Saturday. She also then won the long jump competition with a leap of 5.65 meters, which ranks No.2 in the PSAC this year. She closed out her busy day by running the lead leg of the 4x400-meter relay that took sixth at the meet with a time of 4:05.70, which is the fifth-fastest time in the PSAC. 
 

Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
 
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Samiyah Little
East Stroudsburg
Throws
Senior
Williamsport, Pa. / Williamsport Area
 
Little had an impressive day at the Gulden Invitational, finishing second in the weight throw with a PSAC-best throw of 17.48m (57-04.25), nearly five feet better than the second-best mark. Nationally, her throw ranks 24th.
 

Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
 
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Kanye Thompson
Slippery Rock
Sprints
Junior
McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport

Thompson won the 60-meter dash at the Ashland Invitational Saturday in a career-best time of 6.73 seconds in his first meet this season. That mark is an NCAA provisional time that ranks No. 1 in the PSAC and No. 11 in Division II so far this year. It is the fastest 60-meter time run by any athlete in the PSAC since 2020. 
 


Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
 
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Cole Gorham
East Stroudsburg
Throws
Senior
Kingston, Pa. / Wyoming Valley West

Gorham continued his strong season with a first-place finish at the Gulden Invitational with a new personal best and meet record in the shot put with a throw of 18.27m (59-11.25), breaking his own school record and moving him to third in Division II this winter.