Nicholls State University

Lauren Jones was named Southland Conference Athlete of the Week after shattering her own school record in the 5K by nearly half a minute at the Leonard Hilton Invitational last Friday.

Jones clocked in at clocking in at 17:57.10, 28.52 seconds better than her previous school record of 18:25.62 which she set at the 2010 Southland Conference Championships at the University of Oklahoma.  Jones won the event handily, as Rice's Johanna Ohm claimed a distant second place.  Jones had a 16.18 second cushion on Ohm, who clocked in at 18:13.28.