Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University junior student-athlete Assiya El Hafyan (Casablanca, Morocco) is this week's South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, league officials announce from corporate headquarters. El Hafyan receives this distinction for the first time in her career.
 
El Hafyan won the high jump at the JDL ASICS Sound Invitational Saturday, thanks to her NCAA provisional leap of 1.67 meters. El Hafyan posted a mark of 1.70 meters at the JDL Camel City Distance event earlier this month. Her early February mark is the best effort in the SAC this season.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate director of cross country and track and field Matt van Lierop
 
"We are honored that Assiya El Hafyan is being recognized by the South Atlantic Conference for her recent accomplishments in the high jump. We are hoping this is the year she debuts on the NCAA Division II stage. We believe in her…and she believes in herself. Sometimes, this is all you need."
 
Up Next for the Wingate indoor track and field teams
 
The next event for Wingate is the Saucony Battle for Boston Sunday, February 22. This last-chance meet is hosted by Boston University. The South Atlantic Conference meet starts February 28 at JDL. Presently, the Wingate men are No. 2 in the USTFCCCA indoor power rankings. The Bulldog women are No. 11 in the USTFCCCA indoor power rankings.
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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