RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The Southland Conference (SLC) announced on Wednesday that The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field freshman Dior Williams has been named the SLC Women's Track Athlete of the Week. 
 
This is the first conference weekly award for Williams, a hurdler and sprinter from Missouri City, Texas. The freshman earned two wins and set two meet records at Texas A&M-Kingsville's Cactus Cup on Saturday. 
 
In the 100-meter hurdles, Williams ran a personal best time of 13.28 to win the event while setting a meet record. That race, which is the third-fastest in program history, moved her up to No. 1 in the Southland and No. 13 on the NCAA West qualifying list. Williams got her day started running the third leg of the women's 4x100-meter relay for UTRGV. The relay won in 45.56, a meet-record time and the sixth-fastest performance in program history. She also finished fourth in the 200-meter dash. 
 
Williams has won the 100-meter hurdles at both outdoor meets she has competed in this season and was the 60-meter hurdles silver medalist at the SLC Indoor Championships. She and the Vaqueros will be back in action Friday and Saturday at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. 

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