DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Samia Adan of Embry-Riddle has been named The Sun Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Month.
The freshman from Hesselby, Sweden ran at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in Johnson City, Tenn.
In her first appearance at the NAIA Indoor National Championship, freshman Samia Adan raced her way to a second place finish in the women's 800m, scoring eight points for the Eagles and earning All-American status. After entering the competition as the No. 4 seed, Adan surpassed her expectations and finished just four seconds behind the 2010 National Champion, Helen Croft of Simon Fraser.
Other Nominees
Anika Baptiste, Florida Memorial
Manolitha Joseph, Warner