ELGIN, Ill. - Becoming the first female to qualify for the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Meet, freshman Sarah Dede was voted the NCCAA National Player of the Week. Dede qualified in the triple jump for Judson with a NAIA standard.

Dede leaped 36'11.5" to make the qualification for the NAIA and finished second at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet. She finished second in the meet ahead of several NCAA Division III athletes. She also qualified for the NCCAA National Meet, too, with the jump.

On the day, she recorded eight of Judson's 25 points to help them finish in 10^th overall.