SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Miguel Parrilla and Samford’s Matt Cahoon have been named the Southern Conference men’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively, while ETSU’s Genevieve Schwarz and Samford’s Brittany Bishop claimed the honors on the women’s side, the conference office announced Wednesday.
 
Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches and included all competition thus far this season.
 
ETSU’s Parrilla ran in four events at the 49er Classic in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday and Saturday. The freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, took second in the 800-meter run in a conference-leading time of 1:51.37 on Saturday, a day after finishing 11th in the 400-meter run in 50.23 seconds. Parrilla also ran in a pair of relays on Saturday, turning in a split of 1:52.75 to help the Bucs win the 4x800-meter run and turning in a split of 49.1 seconds for ETSU’s 4x400-meter relay, which finished sixth.
 
Samford’s Cahoon competed at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday and Saturday. The graduate student from Cullman, Alabama, finished second in the discus with a school-record and personal-best toss of 51.27 meters, which leads the SoCon this season and ranks eighth on the Division I South Region Outdoor Performance List. Cahoon finished fifth overall and was the top collegiate finisher in the javelin with a throw of 66.57 meters, which leads the SoCon, ranks first in the South Region and is 18th overall on the DI Outdoor Qualifying List.
 
ETSU’s Schwarz claimed a pair of wins at the 49er Classic, both in personal-best times. The sophomore from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, won the 1,500-meter run in 4:26.29, more than four seconds ahead of the runner-up, and the 800-meter run in 2:10.34 for a margin of victory of more than a second. Both times lead the SoCon this season, while her 800m time ranks second in the South Region and her 1,500m time is good for fourth. On the overall DI list, she is 15th in the 1,500m and 26th in the 800m.
 
Samford’s Bishop was also in action at the Yellow Jacket Invite. The junior from Clinton, Tennessee, turned in a personal-best outdoor jump of 4.00 meters to finish second in the pole vault. Her mark leads the conference, ranks third in the South Region and is good for 15th overall in Division I.
 
2022 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
March 23         Miguel Parrilla, ETSU
 
Men’s field
March 23         Matt Cahoon, Samford
 
Women’s track
March 23         Genevieve Schwarz, ETSU
 
Women’s field
March 23         Brittany Bishop, Samford