Brian Sims Jr. of Lees-McRae and Orlandus Gamble of UNC Pembroke Named Men’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Brian Sims Jr. of Lees-McRae and Orlandus Gamble of UNC Pembroke were named Conference Carolinas Track and Field Athletes of the Week for men’s track and field for their performances in the week ending Feb. 13.
Sims Jr. was named Track Athlete of the Week while Gamble is the Field Athlete of the Week.
A senior from Birmingham, Alabama, Sims Jr. won the 400m at the Champion Team Challenge with a time of 49.21, which was a meet record and the second-fastest time in Conference Carolinas this season. The time is also an NCAA Division II Provisional mark, which ranks fifth in the Southeast Region and 25th overall.
Gamble, a junior from Kings Mountain, North Carolina, earned his second weekly honor this season as he cleared 2.10m (6-10.75) in the high jump to win the event at the Roanoke Invitational Challenge. The mark is a personal best, NCAA Provisional mark and the top mark in Conference Carolinas and the Southeast Region. He ranks ninth in all of NCAA Division II.
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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
Week 5 (Feb. 8, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jean Origene, Lees-McRae
Field Athlete of the Week: Cole Thomas, UNC Pembroke
Week 6 (Feb. 15, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Brian Sims Jr., Lees-McRae
Field Athlete of the Week: Orlandus Gamble, UNC Pembroke