BOULDER – University of Colorado senior Emily Hunsucker has been named the Pac-12 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week after recording the NCAA leading hammer throw mark on March 21 at the Jerry Quiller Classic.
Hunsucker, a 2013 second team All-American, recorded a mark of 212 feet, 11 inches, in her first throw of the outdoor season. In the process, she broke the Potts Field and CU records. The former Potts Field record was 212-4, which was set by Kansas State’s Loren Groves at the 2008 Big 12 Championships. Hunsucker broke her own CU record of 207-10 that she had set last May at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships.
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