University of Florida women’s track and field athlete Shara Proctor (The Valley, Anguilla) was named the Southeastern Conference Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year as announced by the league.

Proctor became the first athlete in Gator women’s history to earn the indoor freshman field athlete of the year and joins Tiandra Ponteen (2004) and Shannon Leinert (2006), who each won the indoor freshman runner of the year award, as the only Gators to win first-year honors from the SEC.

Proctor, a natural long jumper, began competing in the triple jump for the first time in her life at UF and has performed well in both events for the Gators this season. In the long jump, Proctor recorded two wins and two NCAA provisional marks while in the triple jump she earned three NCAA provisional marks and finished in second place twice. Her best marks in both events rank amongst Florida’s indoor top-10.

“Shara has been an excellent addition to the Florida program, and it’s tremendous for her to earn this honor,” women’s associate head coach Steve Lemke said. “Shara joined us as a long jumper, but has also become an exceptional triple jumper. She’s performed well in both events and has a very high ceiling in regards to what all she can achieve with her talent, so we expect even more great things out of her in the upcoming outdoor season and the years to come.”

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