GENERAL
2017 SoCon Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2017 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
May 11-12 • Samford Track and Soccer Stadium • Birmingham, Ala.
Western Carolina won the final event of the day, the 4x400-meter relay, to edge Samford for the men's title, and the Bulldogs cruised to the women's crown to wrap up the Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium. The title was the seventh for WCU and the second for Samford.
Western Carolina's men posted 190.5 points to slip past the Bulldogs, who accumulated 184.5. Samford's women racked up 245 points, while runner-up WCU had 194.
ETSU had the meet's Most Outstanding Athletes on both sides, as Kyra Atkins and Benjamin Johnson were the top-scoring female and male athletes, respectively.
- Tickets:
- Single Day: $5.00
- 2 and Under: Free
- Students with valid SoCon ID: Free
- Directions:
- Driving directions
- Campus map
- Area attractions:
- What to see and do in Birmingham, Ala.
- Hotels:
- SoConTravel.com
- Review of past championships:
- 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
- Participating institutions (men):
- CIT // ETSU // FUR // UNCG // SAM // WCU // WOF
- Participating institutions (women):
- CIT // ETSU // FUR // MER // UNCG // SAM // UTC // VMI // WCU // WOF
2017 Champions
Men: Western Carolina
Women: Samford
