Alabama’s Quanesha Burks Named SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

4/25/2017 2:11:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Senior honored after posting NCAA-leading long jump mark on Saturday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama long jumper Quanesha Burks was named the Southeastern Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

Burks won her second long jump competition in as many outings at the War Eagle Invitational on Saturday with a leap of 22-0 ¾ (6.72m). The mark currently leads the nation and is the sixth-longest in school history. She was also the top collegiate finisher in the women's 100 meters on Saturday in a time of 11.18, which is tied for ninth-fastest nationally and ranks No. 6 all-time at Alabama.

Burks and the Crimson Tide will be in action this weekend at the SEC Relays at LSU, April 28-29.

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