SoCon Announces Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

March 21, 2007

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ?

MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Will Funderburg ? Davidson College

Sophomore ? Buford, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)

Funderburg opened his outdoor season with a seventh place finish in the shot put at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic.  His best put of 50' 1.25" is just 1.75" short of the Davidson school record and is an all-time personal best. He currently leads the conference by almost three feet. Congratulations to Will Funderburg on winning athlete of the week.

Other top performers:

Charles Derrickson, So, Appalachian State (Fayetteville, N.C.) Derrickson ran an NCAA Regional Qualifying time of 14.27 for the 110m Hurdles at Charlotte last Saturday.