MAC Field Athlete of the Week
Fatikha Tikhtova (Lebanon Valley / Fy. / Luzerne, Pa.) won the high jump and finished second in the long jump to her teammate at the Diplomat Open in her first collegiate meet. The jumper recorded the 17th-best high jump in Division III with a height of 1.60 meters (5'3"). She cleared the height on her first attempt after clearing 1.50 meters and 1.55 meters on her first tries. Her mark is ranked first in the MAC, second in the Mid-Atlantic Region, and fifth in AARTFC. Her jump is fourth in program history. Tikhtova also competed in the long jump where she recorded another impressive mark of 5.13 meters (16'10") on her fourth attempt to finish second out of 29 jumpers behind her teammate. Tiktova's jump is ranked third in the MAC and ninth in the region. Her mark is ninth in program history.