High Point University junior Kaitlin Whittington has been named the Big South Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the conference announced on Friday. Whittington finished second in the triple jump at the JDL College Kickoff Classic.

Whittington jumped 11.95 meters (39-2.5) in her first attempt of the day to finish second in the event, the Panthers highest finish of the day. The junior broke the previous High Point record of 11.77 meters (38-7.5) set by Denise Morgan in 2003. Whittington also bested her previous career high of 11.40 meters (37-5) on two of her six jumps.

High Point returns to action following the winter break on Jan. 18 when the team heads to Blacksburg, Va., to take part in the Virginia Tech Invite.