SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Brandon Hazouri and VMI’s Joel Hoisington have been named Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week on the men’s side, while a pair of Keydets – Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe and Bria Anderson – took honors for the women, the league office announced on Wednesday. Selections were made by a group of the league’s track and field coaches and included competition held Feb. 17-23.

Hazouri, a senior, was able to claim the men’s track award behind a SoCon-best 1:51.48 mark in the 800-meter run at the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C, on Saturday.

Hoisington claimed the men’s field honor with a SoCon-leading 16.33-meter (53’ 7”) shot-put effort at the Virginia Tech Challenge on Friday, which was good for a fifth-place finish at the meet. The redshirt senior from Annandale, Va., also recorded a toss of 13.55 meters (44’ 5”) in the weight throw.

Agyepong-Wiafe earned the women’s track distinction by clocking a time of 8.83 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Challenge on Friday. That time ranks third in the league. The sophomore from Woodbridge, Va., also registered a time of 7.84 seconds in the 60-meter dash, which is 10th-best among conference competitors.

Anderson, meanwhile, stretched the tape to 5.66 meters (18’ 7”) in the long jump for the Keydets on Friday. That mark came up just short of her season-best jump of 5.71 meters (18’ 9”), which ranks third in the league.

The indoor track and field season will culminate on Friday and Saturday at the Southern Conference Championships hosted by Samford in Birmingham, Ala.

Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Jan. 20 – Brandon Hazouri, Samford

Jan. 27 – No nominees

Feb. 3 – Brandon Hazouri, Samford

Feb. 10 – Matt Moore, ETSU

Feb. 17 – Ryan Adams, Furman

Feb. 24 – Brandon Hazouri, Samford

Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week

Jan. 20 – Jamie Brown, Western Carolina

Jan. 27 – No nominees

Feb. 3 – Jared Johnson, Western Carolina

Feb. 10 – Jordan White, VMI

Feb. 17 – Tray Oates, Samford

Feb. 24 – Joel Hoisington, VMI

Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Jan. 20 – Tayla Carter, Western Carolina

Jan. 27 – No nominees

Feb. 3 – Sarah Sanford, Samford

Feb. 10 – Teghan Henderson, Chattanooga

Feb. 17 – Laura Miller, Furman

Feb. 24 – Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe, VMI

Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week

Jan. 20 – Hailey Cook, Western Carolina

Jan. 27 – Jordan Highsmith, Samford

Feb. 3 – Holly Gaines, Western Carolina

Feb. 10 – Tatiana Taylor, Samford

Feb. 17 – Tiffani Lewis, Western Carolina

Feb. 24 – Bria Anderson, VMI

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