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Ole Miss’ Saunders Named SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Photo courtesy of Josh McCoy
Ole Miss’ Raven Saunders had a scintillating season debut in the shot put over the weekend and was rewarded as the Southeastern Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
Following a 2016 sophomore campaign that saw her break the all-time collegiate records for the indoor and outdoor shot put, as well as represent Team USA with a fifth-place finish at the Rio Olympics, Saunders picked up right where she left off in her first competition as an Ole Miss junior. The Charleston, South Carolina, native established a world-leading shot put of 19.10m/62-8 that is over five feet farther than the next-best in the NCAA this year.
Here are some more notes about Saunders’ amazing performance at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Invitational last weekend:
Second-best indoor throw of her career, behind only her collegiate record of 19.23m/63-1.25
Fifth-best mark in NCAA indoor history
First woman in NCAA history to throw 19 meters in January
Only woman in NCAA history with three shot puts of 19+ meters indoors
Broke her own facility record of 18.98m/62-3.25 from last year
Also placed second among collegians in the weight throw with a heave of 20.22m/66-4.25, which ranks her ninth nationally
Saunders was a five-time SEC athlete of the week recipient last year (four indoor, one outdoor). She was also a two-time national athlete of the week winner a year ago.
Ole Miss is back in action this Friday-Saturday at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky.
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| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |