SoCon announces Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
SoCon performers deliver another strong week of spring competition
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Bradley Franklin and Bryce Davis have been named this week’s men’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, respectively. Furman’s Annie Miller and Samford’s Lindsey Havens have been selected as the women’s outdoor track and field athletes of the week, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Havens cleared an outdoor personal best of 3.93m at the Crimson Tide Invitational, leading the conference by 10 inches in the pole vault.
Miller placed first overall in the 3,000‑meter steeplechase at the Duke Invitational. Her time of 10:13.12 leads the SoCon, ranks seventh in the NCAA East, and 20th nationally.
Davis recorded a personal best throw of 55.67m to take the conference lead and finish seventh at the Crimson Tide Invitational.
Franklin ran 13.58 into a 1.3 headwind at the Alabama Invite to win the men’s 110‑meter hurdles. He also posted a conference leading 21.06 in the 200 meters.
The Bulldogs will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, for the Georgia Tech Invitational on April 17–18, while the Paladins compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 17 in Azusa, California.
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 |
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April 15 |
Men’s Track – Bradley Franklin, Samford Men’s Field – Bryce Davis, Samford Women’s Track – Annie Miller, Furman Women’s Field – Lindsey Havens, Samford |
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Also Nominated |
Women’s Field – Jasmine Greene, WCU Women’s Track – Jess Edwards, Samford Naturale Faison, VMI Cymoria Thomas, WCU Men’s Track – Brayden Seymour, Furman Men’s Field – J.J. Hudson, The Citadel Anthony Hawkins, wCU |