AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn junior Madi Malone was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. The All-American earned the honors after a record-breaking performance at the Carolina Classic this past weekend where she broke her own school record in the women's weight throw, posting the nation's best mark with a toss of 22.20m/72-10.
A native of Wichita, Kan., Malone broke the South Carolina Indoor facility record and her winning mark outdistanced the second-place finisher by nearly 12 feet. Five of her six throws were 21.50m or longer, which are five of the seven marks nationally this season of that distance.
The event win was the third of her Auburn indoor career, with all three coming in her last five competitions dating back to 2020. Malone's SEC honors are the first by an Auburn women's field athlete since Raevan Harris in 2009.
Malone and the Auburn team will return to action January 29-30 when it competes at the Bob Pollock Meet in Clemson, S.C.
