Barr earns RSC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for Rio Grande (Ohio)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- University of Rio Grande (Ohio) freshman Kaila Barr claimed River States Conference Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for her performance Feb. 10-16.
Barr, a thrower from Waverly, Ohio, registered a first-place finish in the weight throw at the Ohio Wesleyan Open this past weekend. She was on top of the field of 20 competitors with a toss of 15.50 meters, a career-long.
The RSC champion in the event and the RSC Women's Indoor Co-Newcomer of the Year, she was just off the NAIA national standard of 15.80 meters. The RedStorm will be at the Wittenberg meet on Feb. 22.