WESTWOOD, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) has announced its weekly awards for the period ending March 24th and Mount Holyoke College student-athlete Julia Hecking was recognized. A senior and captain of the Lyons track & field team, she garnered Field Athlete of the Week honors after an outstanding week to open the outdoor season.
Competing at the Wesleyan Spring Classic, Hecking posted a personal record mark of 27.71 meters (90-11) to place sixth in the discus throw. She then finished ninth overall in the hammer throw with a season-best distance of 33.94 meters (111-04). Her efforts were several of the outstanding performances at the non-scoring meet as a total of 17 personal records were bested across the squad.
Hecking, who hails from Greenville, Pa., had a solid indoor season as well, earning seventh or better across five meets. Highlighting the efforts was the Gordon Kelly Invitational at MIT, where she threw a personal best 13.70 meters in the weight throw to earn fifth overall. She also competed at the New England Division III Indoor Championships, taking 17th overall in the weight throw.
The former Greenville High School standout is coming off a 2018 outdoor season which saw her earn 11th or better in all five meets she competed, including two victories. She won the hammer throw at back-to-back meets, throwing a 38.45 meters at the Pioneers Classic, before recording a personal best mark of 39.90 meters to win at MHC's Spring Fling Invitational. She also took 11th overall at the NEWMAC Outdoor Championships, posting a 39.05 meter throw.
Mount Holyoke returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Medford, Mass., to compete at the 2019 Snowflake Classic. The event, which is hosted by Tufts University, begins at 10am.
