SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI’s Isaiah Blount and Samford’s Cameron Jaggerd Moore have been named the Southern Conference men’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively, while Furman’s Megan Marvin and Western Carolina’s Heidi Hudson earned the respective awards 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 from April 10-16.
 
VMI’s Blount competed at the South Side Power and Fitness Invitational in Hickory, North Carolina, and set a personal record by 600 points in the decathlon. The junior’s 6832-point performance earned first place at the invitational. The Milford, Virginia, product is currently second on the SoCon performance list in the event.
 
Samford’s Moore competed at the Doc Anderson Invitational in Troy, Alabama, where he won the high jump, clearing 2.11 meters. The sophomore from Trussville, Alabama, currently leads the conference with his mark that has made regional in all previous seasons.
 
Competing at the Electric City Invitational in Anderson, South Carolina, Marvin placed first in the 800-meter run, logging a time of 2:07.44. The senior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, also finished fifth in the mile with a time of 4:55.28. Her 800-time put her in the conference lead.

Western Carolina’s Hudson also competed at the Duke Invitational in Durham, North Carolina, where she finished sixth in the heptathlon with 4,692 points.  The freshman from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, currently leads the conference in the heptathlon as well as the high jump having cleared 1.78 meters in her heptathlon competition.

2024 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men’s track
March 27         Titus Moore, Samford
April 3              Jason Bowers, ETSU
April 10            Zephaniah Carcio-McLennan, Samford
April 17            Isaiah Blount, VMI
 
Men’s field
March 27         Carl Henry, Samford
April 3              Brenden Vanderpool, Samford
April 10            Cameron Thomas, VMI
April 17            Jaggered Moore, Samford
 
Women’s track
March 27         Abigail Robertson, Furman
April 3              Sierra Bower, Furman
April 10            Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford
April 17            Megan Marvin, Furman
 
Women’s field
March 27         Ellison Chadwick, Samford
April 3              Brittany Bishop, Samford
April 10            Hannah Daffin, Samford
April 17            Heidi Hudson, Western Carolina