Conference Carolinas Unveils Weekly Honors for Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas unveiled its weekly honors for men’s outdoor track & field on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
It was a special week in Conference Carolinas men’s outdoor track & field with four student-athletes earning the weekly honors for their performances.
Thomas Thierfelder of Belmont Abbey and Justen Burnette of Mount Olive were selected as the honorees for Track Athlete of the Week, while Joshua Faison of Mount Olive and Luke Gordy of Southern Wesleyan were the recipients of Field Athlete of the Week.
A sophomore from Gastonia, North Carolina, Thierfelder won the 800 at the Hub-City Invitational last weekend with a time of 1:55.50. The time is currently the best in Conference Carolinas in the event. A junior from Winston, North Carolina, Burnette posted the top time in Conference Carolinas last weekend in the 100m with a time of 10.53. He also registered the top mark in the 200m so far this outdoor season with a time of 21.16.
A sophomore from Raleigh, North Carolina, Faison, with a mark of 51.62m, picked up the best mark in discus in Conference Carolinas so far this outdoor season. A freshman from Oak Ridge, North Carolina, Gordy posted the top mark in the javelin so far this outdoor campaign last weekend at 49.26m.
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2020-21 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 9, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Brian Sims Jr., Lees-McRae
Field Athlete of the Week: Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
Week 2 (March 16, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Tyler Burns, Barton
Field Athlete of the Week: Chianti Ghee, Barton
Week 3 (March 23, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justin Burnette, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Cooper Abernathy, Lees-McRae
Week 4 (March 30, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Sulaimane Bangura, Emmanuel
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
Week 5 (April 6, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Chandler Whittle, Southern Wesleyan
Week 6 (April 13, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey and
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Joshua Faison, Mount Olive and
Luke Gordy, Southern Wesleyan