SoCon announces Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. –  Samford’s Bradley Franklin, Jaggerd Moore, and Lindsey Havens have been named the men’s track, men’s field, and women’s field indoor athletes of the week, respectively. Additionally, Western Carolina’s Katherin Hopkins has been selected as the women’s indoor track athlete of the week, the conference office announced Wednesday.  

Selections were made by panels of the league’s track and field coaches and included all competitions from Feb. 11-17. 

Franklin ran a personal best 7.56 in the men’s 60m hurdles at Clemson’s Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 13. With the time, the Alabaster, Alabama, native set a new school record and posted the 10^th-best time in the country.  

Moore won the men’s high jump after tying his personal record of 2.14m as Samford hosted the Bulldog Invite last Friday. The Trussville, Alabama, product now ranks second in the SoCon in the event, just .02m behind teammate Arthur Chitty.  

Havens pole vaulted to the conference lead, clearing 3.97m at the Bulldog Invite. The Hudson, Ohio, native now ranks third all-time in Samford program history.  

Hopkins competed and won the open section of the 3K at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational over the weekend. A native of Lincolnton, North Carolina, her time of 9:53.73 is the third fastest in school history. Additionally, she ran a personal best 5:04.76 mile, placing second in the open section.  

Both teams now look ahead to the conference championship, which begins on Feb. 27.  

Also nominated: Bryn Woodall – Furman Men’s Track, Luke Huehn – UNCG Men’s Track, Bradley White – Western Carolina Men’s Track, Daniel Coronell – Western Carolina Men’s Field, Jais Ward – Furman Women’s Track, Azyia Jefferson – UNCG Women’s Track, Jessica Edwards – Samford Women’s Track 

2025-26 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week   

Men’s track  

Dec. 10 – Bradley Franklin, Samford  

Jan. 14 – Ian Hicks, Western Carolina 

Jan. 21 – Bradley Franklin, Samford 

Jan. 28 – No Nominations 

Feb. 4 – Brayden Seymour, Furman 

Feb. 11 – Zion Bennett, Wofford 

Feb. 18 – Bradley Franklin, Samford 

Women’s track  

Dec. 10 – Claire Cook, Furman  

Jan. 14 – Maddie Wheatcroft, Chattanooga  

Jan. 21 – Jessica Edwards, Samford 

Jan. 28 – No Nominations  

Feb. 4 – Aaliyah Mbenda, Samford 

Feb. 11 – Micailah Cook, ETSU  

Feb. 18 – Katherine Hopkins, Western Carolina 

Men’s field 

Dec. 10 – Arthur Chitty, Samford 

Jan. 14  - Kolton Weaver, Western Carolina 

Jan. 21 – Cameron Thomas, VMI 

Jan. 28 – Cameron Thomas, VMI  

Feb. 4 – Patrick Green, Wofford 

Feb. 11 – Bryce Davis, Samford 

Feb. 18 – Jaggerd Moore, Samford 

Women’s field 

Dec. 10 – Ellison Chadwick, Samford  

Jan. 14 – Stella Henry, Chattanooga  

Jan. 21 – Lexie Durban, Western Carolina  

Jan. 28 – No Nominations 

Feb. 4 – Sherika Christie, Wofford 

Feb. 11 – Halle Carden, Chattanooga  

Feb. 18 – Lindsey Havens, Samford