Men's Indoor Track and Field Southern Conference

Love Competes In Two Spors On Same Day

SPARTANBURG -- After participating in a two-hour football scrimmage on a snow-covered Gibbs Stadium field this morning, sophomore cornerback Alex Love immediately departed for Johnson City, Tenn., to compete in the 3:30 p.m. preliminaries for the 60-meter hurdles at the Southern Conference Indoor Track Championships.

Love is believed to be the first Wofford student-athlete in recent memory to compete in two different sports on the same day.

A native of Decatur, Ga., Love totaled 38 tackles last season. He had an interception and 47-yard return in the Terriers' 34-17 quarterfinal-round playoff win over Western Kentucky. He also blocked two punts on the season.

Love is splitting time this spring between corner and free safety. He and Craig Thomas, who started all 14 games at left cornerback last season, are the top two candidates to fill the free safety position vacated by the graduation of consensus All-America Matt Nelson.

Love was being driven to Johnson City by Wofford running back coach Freddie Brown, who doubles as the Terriers' head track coach.