Kelly Young continues to add accolades to her trophy case, most recently being named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference female Athlete of the Week between April 25 and May 1 for her performance at the 2011 SCIAC Championships where she was named the Female Athlete of the Year after winning three events.
In the process, Young broke a 25 year old SCIAC Meet record. After earning her first gold in the hammer with a mark of 165’8″, she went on to set a new personal best and Occidental College record in the discus with a throw of 147’5″, nearly five feet further than she threw two weeks ago, to win by more than 27 feet.
On Saturday, Young added a third and ever-so-memorable win to her repertoire in the shot put. Not only did she earn an Automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, but her throw, more than nine feet further than her closest competition, 47’2½” was centimeters further than Cassandra Dumas (Redlands) threw the shot at the 1986 SCIAC Championship Meet. Young improved her shot throw by more than eight feet from her last outing.
Additionally, she placed second in the javelin with a throw of 130’3″.
Young currently holds all four women’s throwing records at Oxy.
She will represent the Black and Orange and the SCIAC at the 2011 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships in Delaware, Ohio May 26-28.
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