Delta State University

Sophomore Maria Torres Perez has been named the Western Sizzlin’ Female Athlete of the Week for the period ending Feb. 27. Torres opened the NSISC Championships Feb. 22 with a first-place finish in the 1000-Freestyle event with a time of 10:22.05. Torres's time was five seconds faster than her season best of 10:27.07. On the final day, she won the 1650-Freestyle with a time of 17:13.8, over 12 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.