ATLANTA, GA – Three Kentucky State University track and field athletes have been honored by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for their athletic exploits this past week, the league announced today (March 19, 2019).

The women's track and field team swept the SIAC weekly honors as senior Brianna Patterson (Houston, TX) earned Track Performer of the Week and senior Chelsey Ford (Versailles, KY) earned Field Performer of the Week.
On the men's side, senior David Jelks (Conyers, GA) picked up Field Performer of the Week honors.

"The student athletes that earned athlete of the week all display the meaning of being a student athlete," said Kentucky State University head coach Fatimah Shabazz. "All three athletes are representing KSU, not only as track and field athletes, but academically as well. All three athletes our balancing their senior year internships with class, part- time jobs, practice and other student body duties. I am very proud of this group believing in themselves first and entrusting the coaching staff with their continuous development." 
 
Ford, who becomes the school's first women's SIAC weekly field athlete honoree, scored in three field events, including winning the discus with a personal record distance of 37.7 meters. Her mark is the third best distance in the SIAC this season.
 
She was the Top Division II athlete, and second overall, in the Hammer with a SIAC-best and personal record of 43.32 meters. Ford added a seventh-place finish in the discus (10.56 meters).
 
Patterson established a personal record in the 1500, placing sixth with the time of 5:44.76 and then added a fourth-place finish in the 800 (2:47.02). She was also a member of the schools 4x400 relay team that placed third. She became the first KSU track athlete to earn the weekly award since 2014.
 
Jelks set personal best marks in the hammer (fifth, 24.47 meters), javelin (sixth, 35.41 meters), discus (eighth, 29.65) and the shot put (10.37 meters). He is the first KSU men's track and field athlete to earn a weekly honor since 2017.

Kentucky State returns to action Saturday, March 30 at the Centre College Invitational.