SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Lauren D’Alessio and Western Carolina’s Alisha Bradshaw 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, D’Alessio won three individual titles at the 2013 SoCon Indoor Track & Field Championships held over the weekend in the mile, 3000m and 5000m run. The junior now has four SoCon individual championships this season after also winning the 2012 SoCon Cross Country championship. D’Alessio was named the Indoor Track & Field Championship’s Most Outstanding Athlete and Most Outstanding Track Performer.
In the field events, Bradshaw took home two individual titles at the SoCon Indoor Track & Field Championships, winning the women’s weight throw with a mark of 17.56m (57’7.5”) and the women’s shot put with a mark of 14.28m to help the Catamounts with the women’s team title. The sophomore won the women’s shot put by just .02m, and was named the weekend’s Most Outstanding Field Performers.
Western Carolina’s Brandon Hairston and Samford’s Steven Bastien 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.
Hairston took home two titles in the SoCon Indoor Track & Field championships over the weekend, one in the men’s 200m dash and another in the men’s 4x400m relay where he was the anchor leg. Hairston also finished second in the men’s 60m dash and third in the 400m dash. The senior was named the championship’s Most Outstanding Athlete and the Most Outstanding Track Performer.
Bastien took first in the men’s heptathlon, finishing with 4916 points, more than 250 points higher than the second place finisher. The freshman also took first in the men’s long jump with a mark of 7.19m. Bastien was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Field Performer and the Freshman of the Year.
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
Feb. 27 – Lauren D’Alessio, Samford
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
Feb. 26 – Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina
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
Feb. 27 – Brandon Hairston, Western Carolina
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
Feb. 27 – Steven Bastien, Samford