King's Ballowe and Belmont Abbey's Smallwood Named Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The King University's James Russell Ballowe and Belmont Abbey College's Julian Smallwood have been named the Conference Carolinas Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for meets held Jan. 9-15, the conference announced today.
A junior from Roseland, Va., Ballowe opened the season with a pair of personal records to lead King at the ETSU Inviational hosted by East Tennessee State. He posted a pair of top-15 finishes, with his best performance being a fifth-place finish in the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:36.37. Ballowe would finish 15th with a time of 9:04.77 in the 3000 meter run.
Smallwood, a freshman from Buffalo, N.Y., represented Belmont Abbey well at the Art & Maillet Open hosted by UNC Chapel Hill, finishing second in the shot put. Smallwood would break his own school record by registering a throw of 14.62 meters.
Also nominated for Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Thomas Eichorn (Belmont Abbey), Jannai Maxwell (Southern Wesleyan) & Cody McNeely (Lees-McRae)
Also nominated for Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Larry Russell (Barton) & Christian Lloyd (Lees-McRae)
2016-17 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Week One (Dec. 6) – Semaj Street (Barton)
Week Two (Dec. 17) – James Russell Ballowe (King)
2016-17 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Week One (Dec. 6) – Russell Corbett (Barton)
Week Two (Dec. 17) – Julian Smallwood (Belmont Abbey)