Selected as the Giant Eagle RMU Female Student-Athlete of the Week for Dec. 6, 2017, is freshman Estelle Katende of the track & field squad. At the Youngstown State Icebreaker to open the 2017-18 indoor track & field season last week, Katende launched the shot put 14.64 meters (48’0.5”) in her collegiate debut. It helped her take second place in the event and also established a new school record in the event by shattering the previous mark by over two feet. Only nine NCAA Division I throwers recorded a better mark than Katende during the season’s opening week. For her efforts, Katende, a native of Valbonne, France, was named both the Northeast Conference Field Athlete of the Week and NEC Rookie of the Week.
