Natsiopoulou, Walters Garner ASUN Indoor Weekly Awards

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's track and field goes back-to-back weeks with a pair of student-athletes earning both Track and Field Performer of the Week from the Atlantic Sun Conference, as announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon.

Junior Katerina Natsiopoulou and freshman Nataly Walters garnered their first-ever ASUN awards by their incredible performances in multiple events at the ACSEC Invitational this past weekend in Gainesville, Fla.

Natsiopoulou was awarded ASUN Indoor Track Performer of the Week after placing as the runner-up in the 600m at 1:31.88, as well as first overall as a part of the DMR team clocking 12:12.45.

"Kat [Natsiopoulou] is very driven and talented, which is a great mix," stated Jeff Pigg, Director of Cross Country / Track and Field. "She is off to a great start here at UNF."

Walters earned ASUN Indoor Field Performer of the Week after breaking a 14-year school record twice for a runner-up finish in the triple jump at 12.08m. She also put together a top-three finish in the long jump at 5.68m to capsulate a successful weekend in just her second collegiate appearance.

"Nataly [Walters] having success is no surprise after such a storm high school career," Pigg continued. "It is great to see her adapting to college and off to such a great start."

After UNF earned its first-ever ASUN Field Performer of the Week for indoor season last week, Walters added another one to the docket for the Ospreys. It's the first time since February 2018 that a pair of weekly awards have been won in the same month for UNF, as well as only the third time in D-I program history reaching four or more conference weekly honors in a season across both indoor and outdoor.

The duo will return this next weekend back in Gainesville, Fla., for the Visit Gainesville Indoor Classic on Feb. 6 at Alachua County Sports & Events Center.

ASUN Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Week

Katerina Natsiopoulou | Middle Distance
Junior | Katerini, Greece

First career ASUN Track Performer of the Week award; first women's conference weekly honor of her Osprey career.
Placed second overall in both the women's 600m and as a part of the women's DMR races at the ACSEC Invitational.
Notched 1:31.88 as the runner-up in the 600m against 19 athletes for a personal-best time.
Ended her day as the second leg of the distance medley relay (DMR) team for first place at 12:12.45.

ASUN Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week

Nataly Walters | Jumps
Freshman | Palmerton, Pa.

First career ASUN Field Performer of the Week award; first women's conference weekly honor of her Osprey career.
Broke the school record in the women's triple jump twice with marks of 11.98m and 12.08m at the ACSEC Invitational in just her second-ever collegiate meet.
The freshman down a 14-year program record twice in the women's triple jump with the original program record being set by Brianna Frazier during the 2012 season with a mark of 11.88m (38-11.75).
Added on a top-three finish in the long jump with a stellar mark of 5.68m (18-7.75).

ASUN Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Week

ASUN Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week

Players Mentioned

Katerina Natsiopoulou

Nataly Walters

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