Eads is the first Charger to win the Great Midwest Track Athlete of the Week Award for the outdoor campaign, and she did so in style. Her first outdoor run of the season resulted in the junior putting up the best 3,000-meter steeplechase performance of the season.
Eads ran a 10:44.64 to set the conference record previously held by Malone’s Jade Smith last year. Smith’s time finished at 10:46.86, which Eads broke on Friday.
Eads will look to continue upon a strong performance from last season as she finished 18th in the 3K steeplechase at the 2017 DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10:50.95.
She also finished 17th at the DII Indoor Track & Field Championships in March in the mile with a time of 5:04.22.