NEW ORLEANS – Troy’s Aaliyah Murphy and Louisiana’s Kimola Hines have earned recognition as the Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for their performances over the last week. 

Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Aaliyah Murphy, Troy
(So. | Hurdles | Morristown, N.J.) 

Troy Sophomore Aaliyah Murphy shattered her own school record at the Penn Relays on Thursday, running a 58.71 in the 400m hurdles, the second-fastest time in the Sun Belt this season. The result placed Murphy 12th in the field at Franklin Field.

Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Kimola Hines, Louisiana
(Gr. | Throws | Thompson Town, Jamaica)

Louisiana graduate thrower Kimola Hines became the second female athlete in school history to eclipse the 180-foot mark in the discus as her third-place throw of 180 feet, 4 inches (54.96m) at the LSU Alumni Gold meet was the best since Jo Jo Harris' school-record (180-11) throw in 1994. Her mark is the best in the Sun Belt Conference, 14th in the NCAA East Region and 29th nationally.

2026 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Week 1 – Shatalya Dorsett, Georgia Southern
Week 2 – Emme Bates, Southern Miss
Week 3 – Shatalya Dorsett, Georgia Southern
Week 4 – Kennedi Sanders, Southern Miss
Week 5 – Maya Anderson, Georgia State
Week 6 – Aaliyah Murphy, Troy

2026 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Week 1 – Elisabet Runarsdottir, Texas State
Week 2 – Carly Pujol, Arkansas State
Week 3 – Kiara Strayhorn, Arkansas State
Week 4 – Raquel Gomes, ULM
Week 5 – Elisabet Runarsdottir, Texas State
Week 6 – Kimola Hines, Louisiana