BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- For the third straight week and sixth time this season, Bridgewater State University sophomore Serenity Sands has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week.

A native of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Sands placed second in the high jump last week at the MIT Final Qualifier as she posted a mark of five feet, 4.25 inches (1.63m).

Sands will be making her collegiate debut at the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships which will take place later this week at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Sands is seeded 21st in the high jump as she recorded her qualifying leap of five feet, 5.75 inches (1.67m) on April 2nd at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic.

Along with her six MASCAC Rookie of the Week accolades, Sands has also earned MASCAC Field Athlete of the Week honors twice this season.