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- Doctoral students in physics and astronomy Sarah Lamm and Helen Eifert spoke at the Women in Space Conference at Arizona State University on Feb. 8. The event is designed to support women in STEM by highlighting achievements of engineers and researchers in the field of planetary and space science. Lamm presented her string-model design of NASA’s Curiosity Rover to provide richer outreach demonstrations to the public.
- Track and field athletes Jasmine Malone and Christopher Grant were named Big Sky Conference Athletes of the Week after their performances at the Mountain T’s Invitational. Malone, a senior, finished first in a number of events and delivered a time of 53.07 seconds in the 400-meter event, giving her the third best time in the country. Grant, a freshman, contributed to team victories and finished the 60-meter dash in 6.74 seconds—the third fastest time on record for the Lumberjacks in that event.
- Junior Chiara Tomasetti was named the Big Sky Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the second time this season and fifth time in her career. Tomasetti holds the No.1 singles and doubles positions in the NAU women’s tennis lineup and was listed at No. 106 in the first Oracle/ITA Division I Women’s spring ranking. Tomasetti has a 3-0 dual record in single play and 2-2 in doubles this season.
- Christina Torrente, senior on the swimming and diving team, was named Western Athletic Conference Diver of the Week for the second time. While competing against Idaho State University and San Diego State University in the Lumberjack Diving Invite, Torrente finished first in the 3-meter and 1-meter events.