SUWANEE, Ga. – \#Deonna Walton\# of Millsaps College, a sophomore from Leland, Miss., has been named the SCAC Women's Track Athlete-of-the-Week for all meets from Monday, April 5 through Sunday, April 11.

Walton had a big jump of 5.46 meters / 17'11" in the long jump which earned second place in the Millsaps Twilight Meet, which is only four inches off the NCAA provisional mark.

Walton is now ranked first in the long jump for the SCAC and becomes the first Millsaps track and field athlete in program history to garner the award.

She is also ranked third in the SCAC in the 100 meter dash (12.86 seconds) and seventh in the 200 meter dash (26.73).

“Deonna had a great day at the long jump and she has been working very hard with Coach Bailey in order to become a qualifier for the NCAA Championships” head coach Andy Till said.

“I'm very proud that she is the first to earn this honor as the SCAC Athlete-of-the-Week for the field events.”