Oak Park and River Forest High School girls track and field alum Reese Garland (Class of ’23) is enjoying life in the warm California sun this spring.
Garland, a sophomore at the University of Southern California, was named the Big Ten Conference’s Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for April 2-9. She won the women’s discus throw at the Triton Invitational on April 5 with a personal best distance of 181 feet, 11 inches. It is the best mark in the Big Ten this year and also ranks 20th in the country.
Moreover, Garland took second in the discus (178-1) at the Battle of the Beach, April 4, which is the third-best mark by a Big Ten woman this season. She also competed in the shot put and took fourth place with a mark of 46-7.50.