Henry Latest GoDucks.com Student-Athlete of the Week
Redshirt Senior Britney Henry has been named GoDucks.com's Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of April 29th to May 5th.
Britney Henry paced the Duck track and field teams in her final regular season home appearance ? the Oregon Twilight ? staged Saturday at the UO’s historic Hayward Field.
The All-American from Spokane, Wash., won the hammer throw against an all-star field thanks to a meet record and season best on her second throw Saturday (221-7). Overall on her six throw series, she added marks of 216-7, 213-5 and 219-4 on her first, third and fourth throws ? all in the neighborhood of her previous season best of 218-2 that ranked her 10th in the U.S. this season ? then fouled her fifth and sixth attempts.
Four other post-collegiate throwers ranked top-15 nationally this season followed Henry in Saturday’s standings ? Loree Smith of the New York Athletic Club (second, season best 221-5), Bethany Hart (third, 220-6), Jen Leatherman (fourth, 218-4) and Cari Soong (sixth, 196-3). Former Duck and Team XO member Brittany Hinchcliffe added fifth place with a season best (209-9).
