King's Bejarano and Barton's Clemons Named Conference Carolinas Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – King University's Brandon Bejarano and Barton College's Micah Clemons have been named the Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for meets held March 26 - April 1, the Conference announced today.
Bejarano, a junior from Margate, Fla., had a record-setting weekend in the men's 800 meter-dash at the Wofford Terrier Relays. Bejarano clocked in a personal best time in the event with 1:58.99 for a twelfth place finish in Spartanburg, S.C.. Bejarano moved up the conference charts to now hold the fourth fastest 800m time in the league for this outdoor season.
Barton junior Micah Clemons, the reigning league field athlete of the week, had another strong performance this past weekend at The Adidas Trojan Challenge in Mount Olive, N.C., winning the hammer throw (186' 1") for the second straight meet in addition to a third-place finish in the shot put (49' 2"). Clemons also threw a distance of 137' 4" in the discus for a sixth place finish, topping off his nineteen point contribution to the Barton team total. Clemons sits atop Conference Carolinas charts in the men's shot put and hammer throw for this outdoor season, while holding third and eighth positions in the men's discus and javelin, respectively.
Also nominated for Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week:
Dymitric Ray (Southern Wesleyan) - 21.89 in 200m dash, 7th
Sulaimane Bangura (Emmanuel) - 47.27 in 400m dash, 28th
Also nominated for Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week:
Cooper Abernathy (Lees-McRae) - 39.01m hammer throw, 17th; 12.69m shot put, 24th; 44.96m javelin throw, 4th
Chandler Whittle (Southern Wesleyan) - 1.95m high jump, 2nd
Ben Howard (Mount Olive) - 43.62 discus, 2nd; 48.33m hammer, 2nd
Dominic Pautler (Belmont Abbey)
2019 Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Week One (Mar. 19) – Tai Smith (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Mar. 26) - JJ Sherman (North Greenville)
Week Three (Apr. 2) - Brandon Bejarano (King)
2019 Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Week One (Mar. 19) – Zach Teeple (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Mar. 26) - Micah Clemons (Barton)
Week Three (Apr. 2) - Micah Clemons (Barton)