Austin Peay State University Athletics

Clarksville, Tenn. – Senior jumper Kaylnn Pitts, of the Austin Peay State University track and field team, has been named the Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week.

Pitts broke the meet and facility record in the triple jump at the Thundering Herd Invitational with a 12.42m (40-9.00) leap, earning her second win in as many weeks in the event after going a calendar year between victories. It's her 12^th career victory in the triple jump and moved her into second place in the OVC into the top-50 nationally (50^th).

For her efforts last week, she was named the adidas/Ohio Valley Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week for the fifth time in her career and first since May 6, 2015. She's Austin Peay's first weekly award winner from the conference in 2016-17 and the first since Savannah Amato won for the week of Feb. 17, 2016.

The Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information staff each Wednesday during the academic year. Copies in a Flash, of Clarksville, sponsors the award.

Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included:

• Senior center Tearra Banks, of the women's basketball team, averaged 25.5 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Govs last week, hitting 72.7 percent (24-for-33) from the floor. She posted a game-high 24 points in the Governors victory against Southeast Missouri.