NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Catherine Fakler, a 5-time winner at Saturday's Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships, is the GCAC Performer of the Week in women's track.
Fakler earned the GCAC weekly award for the first time this season and the fourth time in her career.
A senior from Phoenix, Ariz., and a graduate of Xavier College Preparatory Roman Catholic High School, Fakler scored victories in all five events she entered at the GCAC meet. Over a span of about six hours, Fakler won the 3,000-meter steeplechase, the 1,500, the 800 and the 5,000. She erased a 75-meter deficit during the final segment to give the Gold Nuggets a nearly 3-second victory in the 3,200 relay.
Fakler won the 1,500 for the fourth consecutive year and the 5,000 and steeplechase for the third straight year. In the 5,000, Fakler lapped all eight of her opponents, including three teammates. She won by nearly two minutes.
Fakler won 13 times at GCAC Championships in four seasons — 11 individual races and two relays.
Fakler will graduate from XU May 9 with a cumulative grade-point average of 4.0.
Next for the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush will be the Southern Miss Invitational April 24-25 at Hattiesburg, Miss.
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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