Justen Burnette and Jaleal Hamlett of Mount Olive Named Men’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Justen Burnette and Jaleal Hamlett of Mount Olive were named Conference Carolinas Track and Field Athletes of the Week for men’s track and field for their performances in the week ending Jan. 30.
Burnette was named the Track Athlete of the Week, while Gamble was chosen as the Field Athlete of the Week.
A junior from Winston, North Carolina, Burnette had an impressive performance at the Virginia Military Institute Winter Relays as he finished second in the 60m with a time of 6.81 and second in the 200m with a time of 21.56. Both times are tops in Conference Carolinas this season while his 60m time was an NCAA Division II provisional mark and ranks 15th in the country.
Hamlett, a freshman from Lynchburg, Virginia, also impressed at the VMI Winter Relays as he placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 14.50m (47-7) and fourth in the long jump with a mark of 6.63m (21-9). His triple jump distance is tops in the league and an NCAA Division II provisional mark, which ranks 31st in the country. His long jump mark is sixth in the conference.
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2021-22 Conference Carolinas Men’s Track & Field Honors
Week 1 (Dec. 7, 2021)
Track Athlete of the Week: Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
Week 2 (Jan. 18, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: CJ McFerrin, North Greenville
Field Athlete of the Week: Kevin Wood II, Emmanuel
Week 3 (Jan. 25, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Sulaimane Bangura, Emmanuel
Field Athlete of the Week: Orlandus Gamble, UNC Pembroke
Week 4 (Feb. 1, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive