South Carolina track and field senior Jeannelle Scheper garnered national recognition thanks to her performance this past weekend at the Shamrock Invitational.
Scheper, a St. Lucia native, tied her own record and the South Carolina program-record in the high jump, registering a mark of 1.91 meters.
It was announced Tuesday that Scheper was named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week while also receiving SEC field athlete of the work honors.
The Shamrock Invitational took place at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, and Scheper’s result broke the the stadium record by six-plus inches.
The outing was Scheper’s first outdoor college meet since 2013 after she redshirted during the 2014 outdoor season in order to have have one more opportunity at a national championship.
Scheper, a five-time All-American, and the rest of South Carolina track and field will be back in action this weekend. Part of the team will go to the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, while others will participate in the Texas Relays, which take place in Austin.