Women’s Track & Field Claims Pair of SLIAC Awards, Johnson And Schutte Earn POW

Published: April 13, 2021

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Greenvilles Philita Johnson and Kristin Schutte have been named the SLIAC womens outdoor track & field performers of the week for the week of April 4-10.

Greenville College's Philita Johnson, a junior from East St. Louis, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Women's Track Performer of the Week for the week of April 4-10.

Johnson posted two provisional qualifying marks at the Washington University Select Meet. She ran a time of 56.30 seconds in the 400-meter to place second out of 64 runners. Her time, which ranks her second in NCAA Division III, was a personal best and also broke the Greenville school record by 1.14 seconds. Johnson was also part of the 4x100 squad that placed fourth out of seven teams competing with a time of 48.34 seconds, which is currently the 10^th fastest time in NCAA Division III.

Greenville College's Kristen Schutte, a junior from Stewardson, Ill. (Stewardson-Strasburg), has been named the SLIAC Women's Field Performer of the Week for the week of April 4-10.

Schutte placed first out of 13 competitors in the javelin throw at the Washington University Select Meet. She recorded a throw of 122'10". Schutte also competed in the discus throw and hammer throw. She posted a mark of 113'08" in the discus throw to place fourth of 10. Her hammer throw mark of 122'9" earned her a seventh place finish out of 13 competitors.