HAMMOND, La. – After setting a school and facility record in the high jump for the Southeastern Louisiana University track and field team Saturday at the Strawberry Relays, Katrine Olsen earned Southland Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.
Olsen, out of Skive, Denmark, jumped 5-10.75 (1.80m) and broke the 18-year school high jump record held by Janice Ezegbunam (5-10.25 – 1.78m) which was set May 16, 2004 at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships.
The Southeastern Track Complex stood for four years prior to Olsen's performance Saturday. HBU's Samara Hodges (2018) and UL Lafayette's Lindsey Harmon (2014) shared the record at 5-8.75 (1.74m).
Olsen, a freshman, now ranks atop the Southland in the high jump rankings and is 11
th in the NCAA East Qualifying standings in her respective event.
Olsen joins teammate
Kristian Jackson, who earned the award in back-to-back weeks, as the second SLU female to be named Southland Field Athlete of the Week for this year's outdoor season.
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