SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Brandon Hazouri has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for meets over the weekend. The selections are made by the league’s track and field coaches.

Hazouri, a sophomore from Hoover, Ala., posted a personal-record time of 1:50.07 in the 800 meters at the Hilton Garden Invitational over the weekend. His time is the best in the SoCon in the 800 meters this season.

Western Carolina’s Genvieve Emrick and Appalachian State’s Makayla Roten were selected as the Southern Conference 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.

Emrick finished the 400 meters at the Bob Pollack Invitational with a time of 55.98, which converts to a 55.25 on the SoCon ranking list for 400 meter flat track conversion. The junior from Franklin, N.C., also posted a 55-second split in the 4x400 meter relay and has been atop the SoCon 400 meter list all season.

Roten, a freshman from Wilkesboro, N.C., finished second in the high jump at the Hilton Garden Invitational, clearing 5 feet, 7 inches, the seventh-best performance in Appalachian State history.

Due to a lack of nominees, the conference did not select a men’s field athlete of the week.

Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Jan. 22 – Adam Jones, Samford
Jan. 29 – Jamaal Brantley, The Citadel
Feb. 5 – Brandon Hazouri, Samford

Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 22 – Brandon Bassett, Samford
Jan. 29 – David Johnson, Western Carolina
 
Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Jan. 22 – Teghan Henderson, Chattanooga
Jan. 29 – Grace Tinkey, Furman
Feb. 5 – Genvieve Emrick, Western Carolina

Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 22 – Chenell Bryan, Western Carolina
Jan. 29 – Michaela Birek, Western Carolina
Feb. 5 – Makayla Roten, Appalachian State