Carson-Newman's De Sousa and Lenoir-Rhyne's Kone Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman's Sade De Sousa was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, and Lenoir-Rhyne's Holly Kone was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for meets contested during the third week of the outdoor track & field season, the Conference office announced today.

De Sousa, a junior from Windholeck, Khonas, Namibia, competed in the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. De Sousa raced in the women's 100-meter dash timed section, finishing fourth in 11.48. Her time broke the Carson-Newman program record.

Kone, a junior from Nottingham, England, competed at the VertKlasse Meeting at Dick Vert Stadium. She finished in sixth place in the women's triple jump with a 12.19 meter leap. Kone now holds the school record and reached the national provisional mark with her jump. Her leap is the best in the SAC and the eighth-best distance in NCAA Division II. 

2023 SAC Varsity Gems Women's Track Athlete of the Week
March 21 – Amber Scott, Wingate
March 28 – Alexis Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
April 4 – Sade De Sousa, Carson-Newman

2023 SAC Varsity Gems Women's Field Athlete of the Week
March 21 – Andrea Pascual-Rivera, Newberry
March 28 – Kadidja Sangare, Carson-Newman
April 4 – Holly Kone, Lenoir-Rhyne

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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