Mount Olive Claims Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship; Individual Awards and All-Conference Announced
Mount Olive Claims Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship; Individual Awards and All-Conference Announced
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The 2016-17 Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship was held on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. University of Mount Olive captured the title after posting a team score of 205 points.
Limestone College's Marquett Simmons Jr. was named the Track Athlete of the Year after notching 20 points on a pair of first-place finishes in the 60m and 200m dashes.
Barton College's Larry Russell Jr. earned Field Athlete of the Year. Russell Jr. registered 30 points at the championship meet, taking first in the high jump and long jump, while finishing third and fifth in the triple jump and 60m hurdles, respectively.
Mount Olive's Tedric Shannon took home Freshman of the Year after collecting 10 points with his 400m win.
Matt van Lierop of Mount Olive garnered Coach of the Year after leading the Trojans to the Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship.
Men - Team Rankings - 16 Events Scored
1) Mount Olive - 205
2) Limestone - 151
3) Barton - 85
4) Lees-McRae - 57
5) King - 51
5) North Greenville - 29
7) Southern Wesleyan - 18
8) Belmont Abbey - 14
9) Pfeiffer - 9
Full Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship Results
Men's All Conference Teams:
(Top 3 finishes are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team All Conference)
Men's 60 Meter Dash
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Name
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School
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1
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Marquett Simmons Jr.
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Limestone
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2
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Guillermo Rendon-Alcala
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Mount Olive
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3
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JJ Sherman
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North Greenville
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Men's 200 Meter Dash
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Name
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School
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1
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Marquett Simmons Jr.
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Limestone
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2
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Guillermo Rendon-Alcala
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Mount Olive
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3
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Semaj Street
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Barton
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Men's 400 Meter Run
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Name
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School
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1
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Tedric Shannon
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Mount Olive
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2
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Nihgel Scott
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Barton
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3
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Ethan Morrison
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Limestone
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Men's 800 Meter Run
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Name
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School
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1
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Cody McNeely
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Lees-McRae
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2
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Jacob Urys
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Mount Olive
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3
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Corey Ross
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Limestone
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Men's Mile Run
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Name
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School
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1
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Jonathan Dahlke
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Mount Olive
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2
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Pol Domenech-Ferrer
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Mount Olive
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3
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Brady Deaner
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Mount Olive
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Men's 3000 Meter Run
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Name
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School
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1
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Jonathan Dahlke
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Mount Olive
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2
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Adam Craig
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Mount Olive
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3
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Daniel Francken
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Mount Olive
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Men's 5000 Meter Run
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Name
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School
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1
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Adam Craig
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Mount Olive
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2
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James Russell Ballowe
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King
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3
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Tanner Cook
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King
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Men's 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name
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School
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1
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Marshawn Scott
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Limestone
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2
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Naim Fareed
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Limestone
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3
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Haanes Huyck
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Lees-McRae
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Men's 4 x 400 Relay
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Team
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1
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Limestone
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2
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Mount Olive
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3
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Barton
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Men's Distance Medley Relay
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Team
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1
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Mount Olive
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2
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Barton
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3
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Lees-McRae
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Men's High Jump
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Name
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School
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1
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Larry Russell Jr.
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Barton
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2
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Melvin Davidson
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Limestone
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3
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Malik Wilson
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Limestone
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Men's Pole Vault
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Name
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School
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1
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Kyle Joiner
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North Greenville
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2
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Joshua Cady
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Lees-McRae
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3
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Christian Lloyd
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Lees-McRae
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Men's Long Jump
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Name
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School
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1
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Larry Russell Jr.
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Barton
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2
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Malik Wilson
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Limestone
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3
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Guillermo Matesanz
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Mount Olive
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Men's Triple Jump
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Name
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School
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1
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Vincent Okot
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King
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2
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Kendall Isler
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Lees-McRae
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3
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Larry Russell Jr.
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Barton
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Men's Shot Put
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Name
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School
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1
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Nick Greyno
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Mount Olive
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2
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Anthony Friday
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Limestone
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3
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Julian Smallwood
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Belmont Abbey
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Men's Weight Throw
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Name
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School
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1
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Nick Greyno
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Mount Olive
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2
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Devin Parker
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Limestone
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3
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Daryn Hughes
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King
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Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 12 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College is currently completing the NCAA DII Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.