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SoCon announces outdoor track and field athletes of the week
Samford, VMI, and Wofford honored this week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Zephaniah Carico-McLennan and VMI’s Cameron Thomas have been named the Southern Conference men’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively, while Wofford’s Jasmine Jefferson and Samford’s Hannah Daffin earned the respective awards on the women’s side, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches and included all outdoor competition to date.
Samford’s Carico-McLennan competed at the Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:47.64. The freshman from Austin, Texas, currently ranks first in the conference, fifth in the region and 11th nationally in the event. He also competed in the 4x400 relay, which earned Samford a third-place finish with a time of 3:10.43.
VMI’s Thomas competed at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational on April 5, where he broke his own school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.06 meters. The freshman placed second in the event and currently ranks second in the conference.
Competing at the South Florida Invitational in Tampa, Florida, on April 6, Jefferson placed third in the 400-meter run, logging a new school record time of 53.13. The senior from Knoxville, Tennessee leads the conference in the event and is ranked 19th in the East Region.
Samford’s Daffin also competed at the Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she threw 53.51 meters in the hammer throw. The graduate student from Mobile, Alabama, currently ranks first in the SoCon in the event.
2024 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
March 27 Titus Moore, Samford
April 3 Jason Bowers, ETSU
April 10 Zephaniah Carcio-McLennan, Samford
Men’s field
March 27 Carl Henry, Samford
April 3 Brenden Vanderpool, Samford
April 10 Cameron Thomas, VMI
Women’s track
March 27 Abigail Robertson, Furman
April 3 Sierra Bower, Furman
April 10 Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford
Women’s field
March 27 Ellison Chadwick, Samford
April 3 Brittany Bishop, Samford
April 10 Hannah Daffin, Samford
Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches and included all outdoor competition to date.
Samford’s Carico-McLennan competed at the Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:47.64. The freshman from Austin, Texas, currently ranks first in the conference, fifth in the region and 11th nationally in the event. He also competed in the 4x400 relay, which earned Samford a third-place finish with a time of 3:10.43.
VMI’s Thomas competed at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational on April 5, where he broke his own school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.06 meters. The freshman placed second in the event and currently ranks second in the conference.
Competing at the South Florida Invitational in Tampa, Florida, on April 6, Jefferson placed third in the 400-meter run, logging a new school record time of 53.13. The senior from Knoxville, Tennessee leads the conference in the event and is ranked 19th in the East Region.
Samford’s Daffin also competed at the Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she threw 53.51 meters in the hammer throw. The graduate student from Mobile, Alabama, currently ranks first in the SoCon in the event.
2024 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
March 27 Titus Moore, Samford
April 3 Jason Bowers, ETSU
April 10 Zephaniah Carcio-McLennan, Samford
Men’s field
March 27 Carl Henry, Samford
April 3 Brenden Vanderpool, Samford
April 10 Cameron Thomas, VMI
Women’s track
March 27 Abigail Robertson, Furman
April 3 Sierra Bower, Furman
April 10 Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford
Women’s field
March 27 Ellison Chadwick, Samford
April 3 Brittany Bishop, Samford
April 10 Hannah Daffin, Samford