SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford’s Megan Dunn and Tanner Henry were named the Southern Conference women’s and men’s field athletes of the week, respectively, while VMI’s Ariana Ruffin and Johnnie Walker were named the women’s and men’s track athletes of the week, respectively, the conference office announced Wednesday.
 
Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches and included all competition from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2.
 
Wofford’s Dunn won the pentathlon at the Bob Pollock Invitational at Clemson on Saturday, turning in a school-record total of 3,603 points. The senior from Dorchester, Ontario, Canada, finished in the top three of all five events, winning the 800-meter run in 2:27.31, finishing second in the shot put and high jump, and taking third in the long jump and 60-meter hurdles. Dunn’s pentathlon total leads the SoCon this season and ranks 30th on the NCAA Division I Indoor Qualifying List.
 
At the same meet, Wofford’s Henry took second place in the heptathlon with 4,725 points. The sophomore from Kingsport, Tennessee, finished in the top five in each event, including a first-place finish in the high jump, which he won with a leap of 2.04 meters (6 feet, 8 1/4 inches). Henry finished second in the long jump, took third in the pole vault, finished fourth in the 1,000-meter run, 60-meter hurdles and shot put, and finished fifth in the 60-meter dash. His overall score is good for second in the SoCon this season and 42nd on the NCAA performance list.
 
VMI’s Ruffin claimed a pair of dominant wins at the VMI Winter Relays on Saturday. The senior from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, turned in a time of 24.85 to win the 200-meter race on her home track, finishing more than a second and a half ahead of the runner-up. Ruffin clocked 57.09 to take first in the 400-meter dash, winning by more than two seconds. Both times lead the SoCon this season.
 
On the men’s side at the VMI Winter Relays, the Keydets’ Johnnie Walker posted a runner-up finish in the 400-meter run in 49.69 seconds, the third-best time in the SoCon this season. The junior from Stafford, Virginia, also finished 11^th in the 200-meter dash in 22.79 seconds, good for the ninth-best time in the league this season.
 
2020-21 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
Jan. 27    Cameron Ponder, Furman
Feb. 3      Johnnie Walker, VMI
 
Men’s field
Jan. 27    Jed Sisco, Samford
Feb. 3      Tanner Henry, Wofford
 
Women’s track
Jan. 27    Megan Marvin, Furman
Feb. 3      Ariana Ruffin, VMI
 
Women’s field
Jan. 27    Madeline McNinch, Wofford
Feb. 3      Megan Dunn, Wofford