SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Aaron Templeton and VMI’s Solomon Ghosh have been named the Southern Conference men’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively, while Furman’s Gabbi Jennings and VMI’s Tiffany Quick claimed the respective women’s awards, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches.
Furman’s Templeton competed at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday, shattering the school record in the 10,000-meter invitational run to claim the win in 28:27.85. The senior from Knoxville, Tennessee, dropped 48 seconds off of the old school mark set in 2017. Templeton’s time is the best in the SoCon this season by more than 20 seconds and ranks third in the NCAA East Region and eighth on the NCAA Division I performance list.
VMI’s Ghosh was also in action at the Raleigh Relays, making his collegiate outdoor debut. The freshman from Blacksburg, Virginia, threw the discus 46.61 meters (152 feet, 11 inches), turning in a top-20 finish in the event. Ghosh’s mark ranks second in the league this season.
Furman’s Jennings won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays on Saturday, turning in her collegiate-best time of 9:59.54 to take more than five seconds off the meet and facility record. The senior from Slidell, Louisiana, is third on the NCAA Division I performance list and second in the East Region with her Saturday effort. The weekly award is the second of Jennings’ career and first since April 12, 2017.
VMI’s Quick, a senior from Midlothian, Virginia, also competed at the Raleigh Relays, finishing seventh in the discus with a heave of 46.61 meters (152 feet, 11 inches). That mark, which ranks second in the SoCon this season, was a personal best by two meters and was an ECAC qualifier.
2019 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
March 20 Noah Charles, ETSU
March 27 Matt Scarr, ETSU
April 3 Aaron Templeton, Furman
Men’s field
March 20 Ben Johnson, ETSU
March 27 Ben Johnson, ETSU
April 3 Solomon Ghosh, VMI
Women’s track
March 21 Lindsey Stallworth, ETSU
March 27 Kennedy Thomson, Chattanooga
April 3 Gabbi Jennings, Furman
Women’s field
March 21 Simone Williams, Western Carolina
March 27 Amber Lust, Wofford
April 3 Tiffany Quick, VMI
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