Redhawks' Kahle named OVC field athlete of the week

Southeast Missouri State senior Rachel Kahle was named the Ohio Valley Conference field athlete of the week Tuesday.

Kahle, a Jackson High School graduate who has had an impressive track and field career for the Redhawks, earned her first OVC weekly honor.

Kahle won the long jump at the Illini Classic in Champaign, Ill., over the weekend. Her distance of 18 feet, 10 3/4 inches is the best in the OVC so far this indoor season.

Kahle also was fifth in the 200 meters (25.31 seconds, second-fastest in the OVC), sixth in the 60 meters (7.70) and competed on Southeast's 1,600 relay team that finished in fourth place.