Tanasha Atwater Award Female Athlete of the Week Week Of 2/26/2017 Sport American Rivers Conference School University of Dubuque Year Junior Position Hometown Davenport, Iowa High School Central Co-Female Athlete of the Week – Women’s Indoor Track and Field – Field Performer of the Week Tanasha Atwater, University of Dubuque Jr., Davenport, Iowa/Central Atwater helped lead the Dubuque women to a fourth-place team finish at the 2017 Iowa Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Event 1: Shot put (IIAC Champion – 14.67m) Iowa Conference Championship meet record Atwater’s shot put mark of 15.01m on 1/26/17 ranks second in NCAA Division III Event 2: Weight throw (IIAC Champion – 18.71m) Iowa Conference Championship meet record Atwater’s weight throw mark of 18.71m is a new University of Dubuque record and ranks third place in the NCAA rankings this season Atwater is now a five-time Indoor Track and Field – Field Performer of the Week (2/26/17, 1/29/17, 12/15/16, 1/25/16, 1/18/16) Atwater was the 2016 IIAC Indoor Track and Field Champion in the shot put and bronze medal winner in the weight throw Atwater finished 12th in the shot put at the 2016 Division III Indoor National Championships
