SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel’s Solomon Ghosh has been named the Southern Conference men’s field athlete of the week for the third week in a row, while Bulldogs Mecca Jackson and Ali Wilson-Ruffin have been named the women’s track and field 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 outdoor competition from April 26 to May 2. They are the final selections of the season. There was not a men’s track athlete of the week nomination this week.
 
For the second straight week, Ghosh broke the school record in the discus throw, eclipsing his own mark with a toss of 54.38 meters to take second at North Florida’s East Coast Relays in Jacksonville, Florida. That throw increased his SoCon lead in the event to 8.68 meters and ranks 39th on the NCAA Division I East Outdoor Qualifying List. Ghosh, a graduate student from Blacksburg, Virginia, also took 10th in the hammer with a throw of 46.41 meters and 16th in the shot put with a heave of 13.60 meters.
 
Also competing at the East Coast Relays, Jackson broke the school record in the 100-meter dash for the second straight week, finishing 21st in the event in 11.73 seconds, the second-best time in the SoCon this season. Jackson, a junior from Sandersville, Georgia, also broke her own program record in the 200-meter dash, finishing 11th in 23.92 seconds, the top time in the SoCon in the event this season.
 
Wilson-Ruffin, also competing at the East Coast Relays, broke the school record in the javelin, unleashing a throw of 45.24 meters to finish third and supplant a program mark that had stood since 2018. The sophomore from Greenville, North Carolina, climbed two spots to No. 3 on the SoCon leaderboard this season and ranks 46th on the NCAA Division I East Outdoor Qualifying List.
 
The Citadel and the rest of the league teams return to action at the Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Western Carolina’s Catamount Athletic Complex in Cullowhee, North Carolina, on Monday and Tuesday.
 
2023 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
March 22         Dylan Christopher, UNCG
March 29         Cagan Campbell, Samford
April 5             Joe Thoma, UNCG
April 12           Carson Williams, Furman
April 19           Cagan Campbell, Samford
April 26           Carson Williams, Furman
May 3             None
 
Men’s field
March 22         Andrew Granger, VMI
March 29         Tripp Marcus, Samford
April 5             Andrew Granger, VMI
April 12           None
April 19           Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel
April 26           Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel
May 3             Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel
 
Women’s track
March 22         Genevieve Schwarz, ETSU
March 29         Lesley Green, Chattanooga
April 5             Tara Davis, Mercer
April 12           Madelynne Cadeau, Furman
April 19           Kerrington Johnson, Wofford
April 26           Kaylie Armitage, Furman
May 3             Mecca Jackson, The Citadel
 
Women’s field
March 22         Erin Long, Samford
March 29         Hannah Daffin, Samford
April 5             Tya Blake, ETSU
April 12           None
April 19           Erin Long, Samford
April 26           Hannah Daffin, Samford
May 3             Ali Wilson-Ruffin, The Citadel