Indira Rauf, who broke two Salem University records and posted a combined four individual first-place finishes in two meets, has been named ECAC Division II Women's Indoor Track and Field Rookie of the Month for the month of January. The award was announced by the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
 
A freshman from Washington, D.C., Rauf set a school record and placed first in the 55 meters at the Marietta Open. Her time of 7.42 seconds beat the previous mark by 0.16 seconds. Rauf also won the 200 meters at the Pioneer Open. Both meets were hosted by Marietta College (Ohio).
 
Rauf finished first and set a new school record in the long jump at the Marietta Open with a distance of 5.20 meters. A week later at the Pioneer Open, she topped her own mark in a first-place finish at Pioneer Open with a distance of 5.26 meters.
 
Rauf becomes the second Tiger student-athlete to win an ECAC monthly award in 2019-20. Jordan Forbes was named ECAC Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Month for the month of December.
 
The Salem men's and women's indoor track and field teams return to action Saturday as the Tigers travel to Tiffin, Ohio, to compete in the Tiffin Open.