The American Conference News Release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (SMU) – SMU sophomore
Hannah Miller was named the American Athletic Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
The award comes days after Miller set a new personal record and broke the existing SMU record in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller placed fifth in the event with a time of 9:26.62, beating her own PR of 9:29.43 set in 2017 and the school record of 9:28.90 set by Mary Alenbratt in 2013.
The mark also put Miller atop the American Athletic Conference rankings in the women's 3000m. The Invercargill, New Zealand native leads the second-place athlete by nearly 20 seconds. Her mark also ranks No. 21 in the nation.
Miller is the first Mustang to receive the award this season.
The Mustangs will compete next at the Houston Invitational Jan. 26-27 at the Yeoman Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas.
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