SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Troy Reeder has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Samford’s Javion Lee being named the Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week. VMI’s Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe has been named the Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week while teammate Kerisha Goode was picked as the Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week. The selections are made by the league’s track and field coaches.
Reeder broke the Furman 3,000-meter school record at the Iowa State Invitational last weekend with a time of 8:02. Reeder receives his second weekly honor of the indoor season.
Lee recorded a SoCon-best mark of 7.18 meters (23-6.75 feet) in the long jump at Samford Invitational last weekend. The sophomore was already the SoCon leader in the event prior to that jump.
Agyepong-Wiafe won the 60-meter event at the Liberty Quad Meet last weekend with a time of 7.81 in the finals. The time ranks fourth in the SoCon this season and second in VMI school history. The freshman from Woodbridge, Va. also won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.92 in the finals, which ranks fifth in SoCon and is the second fastest time in school history.
Goode won the triple jump at the Liberty Quad Meet last weekend with a mark of 11.27m. The distance ranks fourh on the SoCon list this season and is the second farthest mark in school history.
Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Jan. 21 – Brandon Hazouri, Samford
Jan. 28 – Troy Reeder, Furman
Feb. 5 – Henry Kiedy, Western Carolina
Feb. 12 – Avery Martin, VMI
Feb. 18 – Troy Reeder, Furman
Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 21 – Keyth Fightmaster, Samford
Jan. 28 – Tray Oates, Samford
Feb. 5 – Jared Johnson, Western Carolina
Feb. 12 – Quincy Martin, VMI
Feb. 18 – Javion Lee, Samford
Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Jan. 21 – Tayla Carter, Western Carolina
Jan. 28 – Sinead Haughey, Furman
Feb. 5 – Tayla Carter, Western Carolina
Feb. 12 – Jackie Thompson, The Citadel
Feb. 18 – Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe, VMI
Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 21 – Chenell Bryan, Western Carolina
Jan. 28 – Kristen Brining, Samford
Feb. 5 – Chenell Bryan, Western Carolina
Feb. 12 – Michaela Birek, Western Carolina
Feb. 18 – Kerisha Goode, VMI