LATHAM, N.Y. – Juniors
Savannah Owens (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) and
Jillian Zukley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) of the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's indoor track & field team claimed the United East Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week awards as released by the league office Tuesday (Dec. 9).
Owens was named the United East Track Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career while Zukley garnered United East Field Athlete of the Week honors for the fifth time during her indoor career.
St. Mary's College opened the 2025-26 campaign at the Christopher Newport University Holiday Open on Dec. 6.
Owens broke a school record in her return following a year away from the Seahawks indoor and outdoor track & field teams. The 5-5 sprinter took second in the 600m with a program record of 1:44.22, breaking the previous school record of 1:49.93 set by teammate
Avery Arizzi '27 on Dec. 2, 2023. She also placed third in the 800m in 2:35.81 while leading off the fourth-place 4x400m.
Following her performance, Owens leads the conference in the 800m while ranking 18th in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Zukley qualified for the 2026 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships (Mar. 6-7) in the weight throw in the first indoor meet of the season. The 6-3 thrower opened her junior campaign with a bang as she captured the shot put with 11.67m. She then came in second in the weight throw with a school record 15.11m, knocking off her own record of 13.79m set on Jan. 31, 2025, at the Marlin Invitational.
Zukley currently leads the league in both events while ranking fourth in the Mid-Atlantic region in weight throw and sixth in shot put.
SMCM will be idle until the new year when St. Mary's College travels to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. to compete in the Spartan Invitational hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas College. Action is slated to begin at 12 pm on Friday, January 9.
2025-26 United East Conference Women's Indoor Field Athletes of the Week
2025-26 United East Conference Women's Indoor Track Athletes of the Week
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