SoCon announces Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
SoCon Performers Shine at VertKlasse Meeting
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina’s Christian Roberts, Austin Cline, and Toria Roundtree have been named the Southern Conference men’s track, men’s field, and women’s field outdoor athletes of the week, respectively. Wofford’s Taylor Jennings‑Ward has been selected as the women’s outdoor track athlete of the week, the conference office announced Wednesday.
This week’s honorees competed at the VertKlasse Meeting hosted by High Point University.
Jennings‑Ward ran a personal‑best 54.91 in the 400‑meter dash. She finished third at the meet, and her time now leads all Southern Conference performances.
Roundtree recorded a conference‑leading 45.98m in the discus. The mark also ranks as the third‑best performance in Western Carolina program history.
Roberts ran 52.71 in the 400‑meter hurdles to place second and set the conference‑leading mark. He also clocked 14.35 in the 110‑meter hurdles, another conference‑leading performance, finishing fifth overall.
Cline placed third in the hammer throw with a mark of 55.38m, improving his No. 5 all‑time performance in program history. The junior now leads the league by just under two meters.
Wofford and Western Carolina are set to compete next at the Duke Invitational.
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Also nominated |
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Garner Ezell, Samford |
Men’s Field |
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McCrary Beaty, WCU |
Women’s Track |
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Jayla Simmons, Mercer |
Women’s Field |
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Laurel Phelps, Samford |
Women’s Field |
2025-26 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
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March 18 |
Men’s Track – Trevor Williams, WCU Men’s Field – Austin Cline, WCU Women’s Track – Shaneil Lysight, WCU Women’s Field – Ellison Chadwick, Samford |
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March 25 |
Men’s Track – Trevor Williams, WCU Men’s Field – Austin Cline, WCU Women’s Track – Naturale Faison, VMI Women’s Field – Sadler Miller, WCU |
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April 1 |
Men's Track - Albert Velikonja, Furman Men's Field - Bryce Davis, Samford Women's Track - Aaliyah Mbenda, Samford Women's Field - JT Shaw, Samford |
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April 8 |
Men's Track - Christian Roberts, WCU Men's Field - Austin Cline, WCU Women's Track - Taylor Jennings-Ward, Wofford Women's Field - Toria Roundtree, WCU |