The University of Mississippi Athletics
Track & Field’s Akaoma Odeluga Named SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
4/21/2026 | Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss women's track & field All-American junior Akaoma Odeluga has won SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.
Odeluga became one of the best women's shot putters in collegiate history following her winning performance at the Virginia Challenge. Her third-round heave of 19.23m/63-01.25 registered as a one-foot PR that ranks her second in both SEC and Ole Miss history behind Olympian Raven Saunders. In collegiate history, Odeluga is now the No. 7 performer all-time outdoors, No. 9 in absolute collegiate history (indoor/outdoor) and No. 19 in overall American history.
This season, that throw ranks Odeluga second in the NCAA, No. 2 in the U.S. across both the indoor and outdoor seasons, No. 4 on the world outdoor list and No. 8 on the world absolute list. In collegiate history, only Odeluga and former Arizona State national champion Maggie Ewen are at 63 feet in the shot put and 210 in the hammer.
Ole Miss track & field will take this week off before returning to action May 2 at the LSU Invite.
Odeluga became one of the best women's shot putters in collegiate history following her winning performance at the Virginia Challenge. Her third-round heave of 19.23m/63-01.25 registered as a one-foot PR that ranks her second in both SEC and Ole Miss history behind Olympian Raven Saunders. In collegiate history, Odeluga is now the No. 7 performer all-time outdoors, No. 9 in absolute collegiate history (indoor/outdoor) and No. 19 in overall American history.
This season, that throw ranks Odeluga second in the NCAA, No. 2 in the U.S. across both the indoor and outdoor seasons, No. 4 on the world outdoor list and No. 8 on the world absolute list. In collegiate history, only Odeluga and former Arizona State national champion Maggie Ewen are at 63 feet in the shot put and 210 in the hammer.
Ole Miss track & field will take this week off before returning to action May 2 at the LSU Invite.
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