Mount Olive's Munoz and Belmont Abbey's Thierfelder Named Conference Carolinas Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Mount Olive's Munoz and Belmont Abbey's Thierfelder Named Conference Carolinas Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – University of Mount Olive's Michael Munoz and Belmont Abbey College's Joseph Thierfelder have been named the Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.
A senior from Whittier, Calif., Munoz finished seventh and set an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:15.49 at the Colonial Relays hosted by the College of William & Mary. He would also finish 18th in the 10000m run with a time of 31:37.26.
Thierfelder, a senior from Gastonia, N.C., placed 11th in the high jump with a leap of 1.79m for the Crusaders at the VertKlasse Meeting hosted by High Point University.
Also nominated for Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Tanner Cook (King), Connor Buhmeister (Belmont Abbey) and Semaj Street (Barton)
Also nominated for Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Lawrence Russell, Jr. (Barton)
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)
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)