SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Dylan Schubert and Samford’s Carl Henry have been named the Southern Conference men’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively, while Furman’s Nicole Matysik and ETSU’s Diana Romero-Barba 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 17-23.
 
Furman’s Schubert competed at the Wake Forest Invitational this week, finishing third overall in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 13:36.98. The Loveland, Colorado, product is currently first in the SoCon in the event, 14^th in the East Region and 25^th in the NCAA. A senior, Schubert is the highest ranked Southern Conference athlete across all track events.
 
Samford’s Henry finished fifth in the shot put at the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn on Saturday. The freshman from Gadsden, Alabama, threw 16.43 meters, which is a new Samford school record and places Henry in the conference lead by four feet.
 
Competing at the Wake Forest Invitational, Matysik placed 15^th in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase, logging a time of 10:30.16. The fifth-year senior currently ranks first in the conference, 36^th in the East Region and 69^th in the NCAA in the event. A Key West, Florida, product, Matysik is the second-highest ranked Southern Conference athlete across all track events.

ETSU’s Romero-Barba competed at the Catamount Classic in Cullowhee, North Carolina, where she placed first in the pole-vault, clearing a personal best 3.96 meters. The junior from Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco, Mexico, leads the conference in the event and is ranked 49^th in the East Region.

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
April 24            Dylan Schubert, Furman
 
Men’s field
March 27         Carl Henry, Samford
April 3              Brenden Vanderpool, Samford
April 10            Cameron Thomas, VMI
April 17            Jaggered Moore, Samford
April 24            Carl Henry, Samford
 
Women’s track
March 27         Abigail Robertson, Furman
April 3              Sierra Bower, Furman
April 10            Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford
April 17            Megan Marvin, Furman
April 24            Nicole Matysik, 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
April 24            Diana Romero-Barba, ETSU