Joyce Oguama Named SEC Women’s Co-Field Athlete of the Week
4/7/2026 1:00:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The announcement marks the first for the Crimson Tide in the 2026 outdoor season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama track and field's Joyce Oguama was named the Women's Southeastern Conference Co-Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. It marked the first conference weekly honor of Oguama's career and first for the Crimson Tide in the 2026 outdoor season.
Oguama made her collegiate debut last weekend at the Battle on the Bayou in record-setting fashion to claim the women's discus event title. The Bochum, Germany, native set a UA school and meet record, while also becoming the new national leader in the event.
Joyce Oguama – SEC Women's Co-Field Athlete of the Week
- First conference weekly honor of her career since arriving to The Capstone in the fall of 2025
- Won the women's discus event at the Battle on the Bayou, in her collegiate debut, behind a meet-record mark of 62.13m (203-10)
- Broke a 21-year-old Alabama school record
- Currently leads the nation in the event
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