GREENVILLE, S.C. (Feb. 4) – Following a pair of NCAA marks and trio of finishes in the top-three in Virginia, University of Mount Olive women's track & field freshman Janara Bryant was named the Conference Carolinas Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Bryant competed in three events at the Bast-Cregger Multi Invitational and registered two NCAA provisional standards over the weekend. She secured a first place finish and hit the NCAA mark in the triple jump with a leap of 12.07 meters, which sits second all-time in program history. She also established an NCAA standard in the long jump with a distance of 5.79 meters to place second overall. Bryant capped a fantastic meet with a third-place finish in the high jump after clearing 1.54 meters.

A native of Beaufort, North Carolina, Bryant currently ranks 10th in NCAA Division II in the triple jump. She also sits among the top-10 in the Southeast Region in the triple jump, long jump, and the high jump.

UMO will compete in a pair of meets next week, traveling to the Doc Hale Invitational and Liberty Open on Feb. 7-8 in Virginia.