Winthrop University Athletics

Senior All-American Marthaline Cooper continued her winning ways by capturing the women's weight throw and three school records were either broken or tied as the Winthrop track and field teams competed in the Virginia Tech Challenge this weekend.  Cooper, who is trying to return to the NCAA Indoor Championships, captured the weight throw with a distance of 20.24 meters.  It was her second first place indoor finish in three meets this season.