Limestone's Simmons, Jr. and Barton's Russell, Jr. Named Conference Carolinas Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Limestone's Simmons, Jr. and Barton's Russell, Jr. Named Conference Carolinas Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Limestone College's Marquett Simmons, Jr. and Barton College's Lawrence Russell, Jr. have been named the Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.
Simmons, Jr., a sophomore from Jonesboro, Ga., booked himself a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships over the weekend at the Raleigh Relays. In the 100m prelims he would qualify for nationals with a time of 10.30, which was a third-place finish in the heat. Overall, Simmons, Jr. would place third in the 100m and seventh in the 200m dashes with a finals times of 10.49 and 21.31, respectively.
A freshman from Sicklerville, N.J., Russell, Jr. set a Barton outdoor record in the triple jump at the Wingate Invitational with a distance of 13.41m, which placed him fifth overall. He would come up .01m short of a Barton outdoor record in the long jump as he finished third in the event with a distance of 6.93m.
Also nominated for Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Connor Hatfield (King), Akiharu Kitagawa (Mount Olive) and Aaron Jones (Barton)
Also nominated for Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: N/A
2016 Men’s Outdoor Track Athletes of the Week
Mar. 15 – Cody Kelly (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 22 – Connor Hatfield (King)
Mar. 29 – Marquett Simmons, Jr. (Limestone)
2015-16 Men’s Outdoor Field Athletes of the Week
Mar. 15 – Nick Greyno (Mount Olive)
Mar. 22 – Terry Davis (North Greenville)
Mar. 29 – Lawrence Russell, Jr. (Barton)