Spartanburg, S.C. - Appalachian
State’s Stanley Broaden and Cole Finch 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.
Broaden won the 60m hurdles at the ASU Pre-Conference
meet with a personal-best time of 7.40, which was 0.02 seconds off the school
record. He also won the 200m with a personal-record time of 22.22. He leads the
SoCon in the hurdles going into this weekend’s conference championships.
Finch placed second in the high jump at the ASU
Pre-Conference meet with a season-best jump of 6’6.25.
Elon’s
Sydney Griffin and Appalachian State’s Brianna Tate 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, Griffin broke the Elon school record in the 60m hurdles with a time
of 8.62 placing fourth at the Virginia Tech Challenge meet on February 15. This
puts her first on the SoCon list.
In
the field events, Tate placed second in the weight throw with a throw of 53-1
and placed second in the shot put with a throw of 42-6.25. This was a personal
best in the weight throw.
The
2013 SoCon Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held this weekend
(February 23-24) at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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
Feb.
20 – Stanley Broaden, Appalachian State
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
Feb.
20 – Cole Finch, Appalachian State
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
Feb.
20 – Sydney Griffin, Elon
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
Feb.
20 – Brianna Tate, Appalachian State