Mount Olive's Kitagawa and King's Farmen Named Conference Carolinas Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Mount Olive's Kitagawa and King's Farmen Named Conference Carolinas Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – University of Mount Olive's Akiharu Kitagawa and King University's Elijah Farmen have been named the Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.
A senior from Wilsonville, Ore., Kitagawa notched a 13th-place finish and set a personal best and NCAA provisional mark with his time of 30:30.93 in the 10,000m run at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Farmen, a freshman from Medical Lake, Wash., tallied two top-five finishes and set two personal records at the Benyon Sports Catamount Classic. He would place fourth in the javelin throw with a mark of 47.70m and then take fifth in the discus throw with a distance of 46.12m. His marks were also the best of any Division II competitor at the event.
Also nominated for Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Joel Lagat (Barton) and Justin Newring (King)
Also nominated for Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Kyle Joiner (North Greenville) and Nick Greyno (Mount Olive)
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)
Apr. 5 – Michael Munoz (Mount Olive)
Apr. 12 – Zach Melvin (Belmont Abbey)
Apr. 19 – Akiharu Kitagawa (Mount Olive)
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)
Apr. 5 – Joseph Thierfelder (Belmont Abbey)
Apr. 12 – Mark Livingston (Limestone)
Apr. 19 – Elijah Farmen (King)