BOSTON - For the first time in her UMBC career, Winter Evans has been named America East Rookie of the Week after a strong showing this weekend at the JMU Invite. Evans is the fourth Retriever to earn an America East weekly honor on the women's side during the outdoor season, and the third to earn Rookie of the Week honors, joining Enazajah Young and Lily Bandy. 

Evans competed in three events this weekend, earning an event victory for the second consecutive weekend as she clocked a time of 14.07 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles. Additionally, she placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of 1.58 meters, and helped the Retrievers to a third-place finish in the 4x100 relay with a time of 46.85. 

On UMBC's all-time performance list, Evans currently ranks second in the 100 hurdles with a PR time of 13.94 seconds, and third in the high jump with a PR jump of 1.68 meters.