HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Houghton indoor track and field student-athlete Amerrah Horne-Vaden has been named the Empire 8 Women's Indoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending December 5.

Horne-Vaden finished third in the 60-meter dash (7.97 seconds), second in the 200-meters (26.49 seconds) and helped lead the Highlanders to a win in the 4 x 200-meter relay (1:52.29) at the Houghton December Classic on Friday. Her marks top the Empire 8 after week one in the 60- and 200-meters and are 15th and 11th best in NCAA Division III, respectively.