LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fourth-year, throws, Eileen Noordam (Abbotsford, B.C.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after setting two TWU records, while earning a NAIA National “B” Standard in Javelin this past weekend at the Cascade Conference Championship at Banner Bank Track at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon.
The biology student broke TWU records in Javelin and Shot Put. Noordam broke the Javelin record with a throw of 41.83m to finish sixth, and in Shot Put, set a TWU record with a toss of 12.76m to finish second in the Cascade Conference Championship.
Noordam and the Spartans will now have a couple of weeks off before heading to the NAIA Championships at Karl Straus Track at UNC Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, May 20-22.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the NAIA in track and field, cross country, and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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