Mount Olive Claims 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships

Mount Olive Claims 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships

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RESULTS | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Monday afternoon with Mount Olive collecting both the men’s and women’s team titles at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the sixth-straight title for the men’s program while the women reclaimed their title and have now won seven of the last eight indoor crowns.
 
The Trojan men were led by Field Athlete and Freshman of the Year Jaleal Hamlett who tallied 14 points in the championship as he placed third in the triple jump (13.91m, 45-7.75) on Monday to go with his second-place finish in the long jump. 
 
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year, Joshua Chepkesir, was a star for UNC Pembroke on the final day of competition as the redshirt junior added to his 5000m win on day one with another win in the 3000m (8:41.74) and a second-place finish in the mile (4:20.51). 
 
On the women’s side, Jharna Alston of Emmanuel took home Track Athlete of the Year honors as she finished the meet with 20 points with wins in the 200m (24.87) and 60m (7.68). She also ran on the Lions’ 4x400m relay squad. 
 
Mycherie Onwuzurukie of Southern Wesleyan was named the Field Athlete of the Year as she scored 22.5 points, second most in the meet overall, as she won both the triple jump (11.57m, 37-11.5) and the long jump while also competing in the 4x400m relay. 
 
The women’s Freshman of the Year went to Ashley Doyle of King who won the women’s 3000m (10:41.98) and placed second in the 5000m. 
 

 Mount Olive won the men’s championship with 152 points while UNC Pembroke placed second with 115. North Greenville finished third with 94 points with Emmanuel (73.5) and Lees-McRae (64) rounding out the top five.
 
The Trojan women scored 132 points to win the title while Southern Wesleyan edged UNC Pembroke 87-86 for second place. Converse was fourth with 77 points and Emmanuel (52) rounded out the top five. 
 
Women’s Track & Field Award Winners
 
Women's Elite 23
Christina Passamonte, King
 
Women's Freshman of the Year 
Ashley Doyle, King
 
Women's Track Athlete of the Year
Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
 
Women's Field Athlete of the Year 
Mycherie Onwuzurukie, Southern Wesleyan
 
Women's Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
 
Men’s Track & Field Award Winners
 
Men's Elite 23
Blake Walker, Emmanuel
 
Men's Freshman of the Year
Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
 
Men's Track Athlete of the Year 
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
 
Men's Field Athlete of the Year
Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
 
Men's Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
 
All-Conference Finishes from Day Two
(Top Three finishes are First, Second and Third Team All-Conference)
 
Women’s Triple Jump
  1. Mycherie Onwuzurukie, Southern Wesleyan
  2. Jordan Hagood, North Greenville
  3. Mackenzie Whiteside, Converse
Men’s Triple Jump
  1. Nykie Pray, Mount Olive
  2. Valante Walker, Southern Wesleyan
  3. Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
Women’s Shot Put
  1. Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
  2. Kaliya Sutton, Mount Olive
  3. Lillian Marino, UNC Pembroke
Men’s Shot Put
  1. Josh Faison, Mount Olive
  2. Bennie Oxendine, UNC Pembroke
  3. Nick Cloud, Mount Olive
Women’s Pole Vault
  1. Clara Heiss, Emmanuel
  2. Haley McLaughlin, Southern Wesleyan
  3. Carolina Flax, UNC Pembroke
Men’s Pole Vault
  1. Cole Thomas, UNC Pembroke
  2. Tucker Flint, Emmanuel
  3. Evan Motes, Southern Wesleyan
Women’s Mile
  1. Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
  2. Chloe Wade, King
  3. Laila Abouzaid, Mount Olive
Men’s Mile
  1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
  2. Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
  3. Aidan Gilbride, Mount Olive
Women’s 60m Hurdles
  1. Quanterra Harrison, UNC Pembroke
  2. Daeja Belton, Converse
  3. McKenzie Connor, Mount Olive
Men’s 60m Hurdles
  1. CJ McFerrin, North Greenville
  2. Jordan Martin, Mount Olive
  3. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
Women’s 400m
  1. Hannah Hill, North Greenville
  2. Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
  3. Cierra Wright, Southern Wesleyan
Men’s 400m
  1. Brian Sims, Lees-McRae
  2. Sulaimane Bangura, Emmanuel
  3. Antavious Lawton, North Greenville
Women’s 60m
  1. Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
  2. Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
  3. Dy’Air McCormick, UNC Pembroke
Men’s 60m
  1. Jean Origene, Lees-McRae
  2. Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
  3. Jaidin Thomas, UNC Pembroke
Women’s 800m
  1. Bayley Robinson, Converse
  2. Katy Neubert, King
  3. Lycia Zavala, Southern Wesleyan
Men’s 800m
  1. Gray McIntyre, North Greenville
  2. Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
  3. Victor Shellhammer, North Greenville
Women’s 200m
  1. Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
  2. Jaela Thomas, UNC Pembroke
  3. Dy’Air McCormick, UNC Pembroke
Men’s 200m
  1. Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
  2. Ahmad Perryman, Emmanuel
  3. Antavious Lawton, North Greenville
Women’s 3000m
  1. Ashley Doyle, King
  2. Deanna Betzer, Lees-McRae
  3. Ahsley Sosa, Converse
Men’s 3000m
  1. Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
  2. Ian Kelbert, Lees-McRae
  3. Demarco Hernandez, Emmanuel
Women’s 4x400m Relay
  1. Southern Wesleyan
  2. Mount Olive
  3. North Greenville
Men’s 4x400m Relay
  1. North Greenville
  2. UNC Pembroke
  3. Emmanuel