SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s Paul Katam and
Appalachian State’s Jamal Tiller have been named the Southern Conference Men’s
Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets over the weekend. The
selections are made by the league’s track and field coaches.
Katam
placed fourth in his heat at the highly competitive Husky Invitational hosted
by the University of Washington. Katam’s time of 14:04.3 bettered his previous
personal record and the UNCG school record by over 15 seconds.
Returning
from injury, Tiller won the triple jump at the Liberty Quad with a mark of
48’5.25”. He still leads the SoCon with a previous best jump of 50’2”.
UNCG’s
Chelsea Sumney and Western Carolina’s Achsah Brice have been named the Southern
Conference’s Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets over
the weekend. The selections are made by the league’s track and field coaches.
On
the track, Sumney ran a personal best and UNCG school record in the 5000m
Friday at the prestigious Husky Invite hosted by the University of Washington.
Sumney’s time of 16:50.84 is also the best time in the SoCon this season. The
Washington, Pa., native is a speech pathology major with a 3.73 GPA.
In
the field events, Brice finished fifth in the triple jump at the Clemson Tiger
Paw Invitational with an all-time personal-best leap of 39-00.50. This is a
personal best by almost a foot and currently leads the SoCon.
Track honorable mentions include: The Citadel’s Jamaal
Brantley, who finished fifth in the 200m at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
with a time of 22.27 and moved into first place in the SoCon rankings;
Appalachian State’s Stanley Broaden, who won the 60m hurdles at the Liberty
Quad in a personal-best and SoCon-leading time of 8.03 and also recorded a
personal-best in the 200m with his 22.73 time; and Western Carolina’s Aaron
Tribble, who recorded an indoor personal record in the 400m at the Clemson
Tiger Paw Invitational.
Men’s Indoor Track
Athlete of the Week
Jan.
24 – Nathan Hendershot, Samford
Jan.
30 – Brandon Hairston, Western Carolina
Feb.
6 – Demetrios Pagonis, Davidson
Feb.
13 – Paul Katam, UNCG
Women’s Indoor Track
Athlete of the Week
Jan.
24 – Tayla Carter, Western Carolina
Jan.
30 – Amanda Hamilton, Appalachian State
Feb.
6 – Lauren D’Alessio, Samford
Feb.
13 – Chelsea Sumney, UNCG
Men’s Indoor Field
Athlete of the Week
Jan.
24 – Tyler Kemp, Samford
Jan.
30 – Geno Porter, The Citadel
Feb.
6 – Ryan Cook, Samford
Feb.
13 – Jamal Tiller, Appalachian State
Women’s Indoor Field
Athlete of the Week
Jan.
24 – RoShanni Glover, College of Charleston
Jan.
30 – Ana DeLeon, Appalachian State
Feb.
6 – Megan Kirschling, Elon
Feb.
13 – Achsah Brice, Western Carolina