COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech sophomore Katie Lowery has been honored by the Ohio Valley Conference for the second consecutive week, repeating a the league's Femaile Field Athlete of the Week following her record-setting effort in the pole vault.

Lowery broke her own school record in the pole vault at the MTSU Valentine's Invitational, winning the event when she cleared the bar at 10 feet. She became Tech's first athlete to achieve 10 feet in the pole vault both indoors and outdoors, holding the school record in both.

Joining Lowery in reaping the conference honors were Soufiane Bouchikhi from Eastern Kentucky as the Male Track Athlete, Kat Pagano of EKU as the Female Track Athlete, and Tyler Carter of Eastern Illinois as the Male Field Athlete.

The Golden Eagle track & field team is out of action this weekend, gearing up for the Feb. 25-26 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships at Eastern Illinois.