Following a record breaking performance, Cedricka Williams of the Barton Community College women's track and field team has been named the week three Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Women's Field and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Women's Athlete of the Week.

Failing to post a discus mark in the Cougars' opening outdoor meet the week prior, Williams bounced back with a vengeance last Thursday at the Emporia State Relays to not only win the meet but record the NJCAA's 3rd furthest throw.

Watching teammate and fellow freshman Ivanilda Semedo break the program record in her first toss of the day, it took Williams just two rounds to get loose in launching the first of two 55-meter throws with the initial 55.39m (181-9) mark rewriting the freshly posted program best.

The pair exceeded the previous best of 53.15m (174-04) set by Fiona Richards in 2019 as Williams' mark sailed six feet past Richards and five feet further than Semedo which now ranks 6th best on the NJCAA chart with a 53.49m (175-06) throw.

As far as Williams' mark measured out, it still wasn't the furthest she has thrown as she owns the Jamaican U20 record of 57.84m (189-9) in winning last year's ISSA High School Championships which would also exceed the NJCAA's all-time best of 56.61m (185-5).

This is the eighth time that a female athlete from Barton has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season. Williams joins Kelsie Murrell-Ross (2022), Nia Robinson (once each in 2022 and 2021), Lashanna Graham (2021), Yoveinny Mota (twice in 2019) and Lydia Mato (2015) in that regard.

Story contribution credits to USTFCCCA found at www.ustfccca.org