Jane Hergett, X-Women Track & Field

Jane Hergett, X-Women Track & Field

X-Women track & field runner Jane Hergett was named the StFX Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 23, 2020. Jane, a third year Nursing student from Port Williams, NS won four gold medals at the AUS championship this weekend. She was the AUS champion in both the 1000m and 1500m events and anchored the X-Women 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams to gold medals. In the 1000m, Jane bettered the field of 18 for 1st place with a time of 2:52.83, and her finish of 4:33.42 in the 1500m was tops in the field of 25. Ranking nationally in the Top 10 in both events, she has qualified to compete at the upcoming U SPORTS championship. Jane was also honoured as the AUS Female Track Athlete of the Year at the championship banquet.