North Greenville's Richardson and Barton's Clemons Named Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
North Greenville's Richardson and Barton's Clemons Named Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – North Greenville University's Tevin Richardson and Barton College's Micah Clemons have been named the Conference Carolinas Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for meets held Jan. 29 - Feb. 4, the Conference announced today.
A sophomore from Calhoun Falls, S.C., Richardson set a new personal best in the indoor 200m dash this past weekend at the Buccaneer Invitational. His best time of the day came in the preliminary round when he ran a provisional qualifying mark of 21.72 seconds, the third fastest time going into the finals. In the final round, he again surpassed the national provisional qualifying mark by running 21.77 seconds to take second place overall, behind only a Division I competitor. He now holds the top spot in the conference in that event.
Clemons, a sophomore from Greenville, N.C., showed his consistency in the throws this past weekend at the Buccaneer Invitational. In the weight throw, he was the only Division II competitor to make it to finals and ended the competition in fifth place with a throw of 16.74 meters (54' 11 1/4"). That mark is his second-furthest of the season, behind his mark of 16.83 meters which currently sits atop the conference standings in that event. In the shotput, his mark of 14.44 meters (47' 4 1/2") was good for an eighth-place finish.
Also nominated for Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Adriel McPhee (King), Aaron Jones (Barton), and Christopher Perez-Mondragon (Mount Olive).
Also nominated for Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: N/A
2017-18 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Week One (Jan. 9) – Naim Fareed (Limestone)
Week Two (Jan. 16) - James Russell Ballowe (King)
Week Three (Jan. 23) - JJ Sherman (North Greenville)
Week Four (Jan. 30) - Marquett Simmons Jr. (Limestone)
Week Five (Feb. 6) - Tevin Richardson (North Greenville)
2017-18 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Week One (Jan. 9) – Martin Bayles (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Jan. 16) - Jalen Martin (Lees-McRae)
Week Three (Jan. 23) - Trevor Carr (Mount Olive)
Week Four (Jan. 30) - Larry Russell (Barton)
Week Five (Feb. 6) - Micah Clemons (Barton)