Conference Carolinas

Mount Olive Claims Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship; Individual Awards and All-Conference Announced

2/20/2018 12:00:00 AM

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The 2017-18 Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship was held on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. University of Mount Olive captured its fifth title in program history after posting a team score of 205 points.

Limestone College's Marquett Simmons Jr. repeated as 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 his second straight Field Athlete of the Year. Russell Jr. picked up 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 Jacob Gonzalez took home Freshman of the Year after posting 21 points with a pair of silvers in the 3000m and 5000m runs and a fourth-place finish in the mile run.

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.

 

2018 Conference Carolinas Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - Marquett Simmons, Jr., Limestone

 

2018 Conference Carolinas Men's Team Standings - Full Results

1) Mount Olive - 237

2) Limestone - 139

3) Barton - 72

4) North Greenville - 68

5) Southern Wesleyan - 36

6) King - 26

7) Lees-McRae - 23

8) Belmont Abbey - 18

 

Men's All-Conference Teams: 

(Top 3 finishes are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team All Conference)

Men's 60 Meter Dash
1. Marquett Simmons, Jr., Limestone
2. JJ Sherman, North Greenville
3. Harold Hilton, North Greenville

Men's 200 Meter Dash
1. Marquett Simmons, Jr., Limestone
2. JJ Sherman, North Greenville
3. Tevin Richardson, North Greenville

Men's 400 Meter Dash
1. Joshua Simmons, Limestone
2. Johnny Middlebrooks, Mount Olive
3. Aaron Jones, Barton

Men's 800 Meter Run
1. Christopher Perez, Mount Olive
2. Jonathan Dahlke, Mount Olive
3. Trey Stewart, North Greenville

Men's Mile Run
1. Jonathan Dahlke, Mount Olive
2. Christopher Perez, Mount Olive
3. Tai Smith, Mount Olive

Men's 3000 Meter Run
1. Jonathan Dahlke, Mount Olive
2. Christopher Perez, Mount Olive
3. Tai Smith, Mount Olive

Men's 5000 Meter Run
1. Adam Craig, Mount Olive
2. Jacob Gonzalez, Mount Olive
3. Jereamy Hall, Mount Olive

Men's 60 Meter Hurdles
1. Naim Fareed, Limestone
2. Devon Brooks, Limestone
3. Leonard Holmes, Southern Wesleyan

Men's 4 x 400 Relay
1. Mount Olive
2. Limestone
3. Southern Wesleyan

Men's Distance Medley Relay
1. Mount Olive
2. Lees-McRae
3. Barton

Men's High Jump
1. Lawrence Russell, Jr., Barton
2. Devon Brooks, Limestone
3. Jaylen Foster, King

Men's Pole Vault
1. Martin Bayles, Mount Olive
2. Luke Rochester, Lees-McRae
3. Justin Alford, Barton

Men's Long Jump
1. Lawrence Russell, Jr., Barton
2. Eian Hines, Mount Olive
3. Trevor Carr, Mount Olive

Men's Triple Jump
1. LaDante Elerby, Limestone
2. Trevor Carr, Mount Olive
3. Lawrence Russell, Jr., Barton

Men's Shot Put
1. Julian Smallwood, Belmont Abbey
2. Micah Clemons, Barton
3. Tom Kalliske, Mount Olive

Men's Weight Throw
1. Devin Parker, Limestone
2. Nick Greyno, Mount Olive
3. Micah Clemons, Barton

 

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Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 11 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, 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.