SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Cameron Ponder and Samford’s Brenden Vanderpool have been named the Southern Conference men’s indoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively, while Chattanooga’s Lesley Green Boyd and Wofford’s Sherika Christie claimed women’s track and field athlete of the week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Wednesday.

Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches and included all competition from Feb. 7-13.

Ponder competed at the Boston University Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, where he set a school record in the 3000 meter with a time of 7:48.20. The fifth-year senior from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, finished fourth collegiately in the event and now ranks first in the SoCon and 27^th in the NCAA.

Competing at the Bulldog Open in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, Vanderpool won the Men’s Pole Vault after setting a new personal record by a foot. The Smyrna, Georgia, product’s top mark of 5.45m ranks 18^th in the NCAA and placed the freshman in the conference lead.

Chattanooga’s Green Boyd competed in the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday where she broke an 18-year-old school record in the 3000m run with a time of 9:22.6. The Dayton, Tennessee, native finished third collegiately in the event and broke her personal record by 14 seconds. The previous school record of 9:31.5, was set in 2006 by All-American Shannon Wommack.

Wofford’s Christie competed at the VMI Winter Classic in Lexington, Virginia, on Friday, winning the triple jump with a school-record mark of 12.61m. The St. Catherine, Jamaica, native is leading the SoCon by three feet in the event.
 
Ponder, Vanderpool, and Christie were honored earlier this year, winning their Athlete of the Week awards on Jan. 31, Jan. 17, and Jan 24, respectively. This is Green Boyd’s first career recognition.
 
2023-24 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
Jan. 17             CJ McFerrin, Western Carolina
Jan. 24             Carson Williams, Furman
Jan. 31             Cameron Ponder, Furman
Feb. 7              Liam McBride, VMI    
Feb. 14            Cameron Ponder, Furman

Men’s field
Jan. 17             Brenden Vanderpool, Samford
Jan. 24             Samuel Werner, Samford
Jan. 31             Rafe Clendenin, VMI
Feb. 7              Isaiah Blount, VMI
Feb. 14            Brenden Vanderpool, Samford
 
Women’s track
Jan. 17             Ella Tennent, Wofford
Jan. 24             Sierra Bower, Furman
Jan. 31             Lily Feingold, Furman
Feb. 7              Amiel Dabney, Samford
Feb. 14            Lesley Green Boyd, Chattanooga
 
Women’s field
Jan. 17             Hannah Daffin, Samford
Jan. 24             Sherika Christie, Wofford
Jan. 31             Diana Romero-Barba, ETSU
Feb. 7              Olivia Bagg, Wofford
Feb. 14            Sherika Christie, Wofford