Track and Field’s Kaylnn Pitts named APSU Athlete of the Week

APSU Sports Information

Clarksville, TN – Senior jumper Kaylnn Pitts, of the Austin Peay State University track and field team, has been named the Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week.

Pitts took over the lead in the Ohio Valley Conference triple jump race with a 12.44m (40-9.75) mark at Ole Miss’ Joe Walker Invitational, earning runner-up in the 17-competitor field. She also earned fourth out of 31 in the long jump with a 5.72m (18-9.25) mark; both were season-bests for the Woonsocket, Rhode Island native.

On the strength of her performance, Pitts moved into 15^th in the NCAA East Region (and 27^th nationally) in the triple jump, while her long jump mark ranks 56^th in the region.

The Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information staff each Wednesday during the academic year.

Copies in a Flash, of Clarksville, sponsors the award.

Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included

• Sophomore Ashton Goodley, of the women’s golf team, led the Govs for the third consecutive tournament with a 150 (77-73), tying for fifth thanks in large part to a season-best 73 in the second round.
• Freshman Ana Albertson, of the women’s tennis team, won an epic match at No. 4 singles against Jacksonville State’s Malin Buechner (6-7 [7-9], 6-0, 12-10) and teamed with Helena Kuppig to secure the doubles point with a 7-6 (7-4) win over Buechner and Alba Conejero, giving Austin Peay three straight victories to start OVC play.
• Redshirt freshman utility man Parker Phillips, of the baseball team, hit .667 (8-for-12) with four home runs, seven RBI and eight runs scored, including his first career multi-homer game in Saturday’s series finale against Tennessee Tech. The Collierville Tennessee native boosted his average by more than 50 points last week, up to .370 on the season.