University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Junior sprinter and jumper Lexi LeFever has been named the WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week as well as the USTCCCA Division III National Athlete of the Week.

The junior from Hudson, Wisconsin, made up for lost time at a dual meet against UW-Stout this past weekend, winning three events – 60, 200, long jump – and notching marks in those first two events that rank her among the nation's best. LeFever won the 60 in 7.78 and the 200 in 25.64, both of which currently left No. 2 in the nation by a slim margin (0.01 in the 60; 0.10 in the 200).  Her time of 7.78 in the 60 is a new UW-River Falls program record.  

This is the first time in program history that a female athlete from UW-River Falls has been named National Athlete of the Week during the indoor season. David Paynotta previously was named National Athlete of the Week back on February 21, 2017.