Mount Olive Sweeps Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships for Eighth Straight Season
RESULTS | MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The Mount Olive men’s and women’s track and field programs each captured their eighth consecutive Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championship and 10th in 11 seasons as the 2022 Championships concluded on Saturday afternoon at Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex in Mount Olive, North Carolina on the campus of Mount Olive.
The Trojan men were led by Track Athlete of the Year Justin Burnette and Field Athlete of the Year Josh Faison. Burnette captured individual titles in the 100m (10.59) and 200m (21.09) while also helping the 4x100m relay team to a second-place finish (41.46). Not to be outdone, Faison won the shot put (15.94m) and discus (51.72m) and was 10th in the hammer (41.40m). This is the second straight season Mount Olive swept the Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors.
The men’s Freshman of the Year was Gavin McFadden of Converse who finished second in the 100m (10.77) and third in the 200m (21.53). He also ran on the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay teams.
On the women’s side, Jharna Alston of Emmanuel, who also captured the same honor at the 2022 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships, was named Track Athlete of the Year. Alston captures titles in the 100m (11.79) and 200m (23.99) while also competing in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
In the field, Mary Brigid Keck of Mount Olive was selected as the Field Athlete of the Year. Keck won the discus with a mark of 41.30m, placed second in the hammer with a toss of 52.67m and was fifth in the shot put (12.45m).
Ashley Doyle of King was named Freshman of the Year after capturing the same honor at the indoor championships. Doyle won the 10000m with a time of 37:59.04 and placed second in the 5000m with a time of 18:43.52.
Earl Graves, head coach at Mount Olive, was named men’s and women’s Coach of the Year, the second straight season he’s earned the award for the men’s team.
Women’s Track & Field Award Winners
Women's Elite 23
Julia Reeves, Southern Wesleyan
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
Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Women's Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
Men’s Track & Field Award Winners
Men's Elite 23
Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
Men's Freshman of the Year
Gavin McFadden, Converse
Men's Track Athlete of the Year
Justin Burnette, Mount Olive
Men's Field Athlete of the Year
Josh Faison, 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)
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Jacob Holcombe, North Greenville
Brian Sause, Belmont Abbey
Corentin Serbource, Erskine
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
Vennise Shelton, Mount Olive
Jackline Kosgei, UNC Pembroke
Men’s 4x100m Relay
UNC Pembroke
Mount Olive
Barton
Women’s 4x100m Relay
Mount Olive
UNC Pembroke
Converse
Men’s 1500m
Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Brennen Pierce, Lees-McRae
Women’s 1500m
Hailey Russell, Barton
Laila Abouzaid, Mount Olive
Valery Samoei, UNC Pembroke
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
Jeffrey Gunter, UNC Pembroke
CJ McFerrin, North Greenville
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Quanterra Harrison, UNC Pembroke
Daeja Belton, Converse
Phoebe Myers, Converse
Men’s 400m
Marcus Thomason, North Greenville
Jeffrey Gunter, UNC Pembroke
Cameron Gunn, Belmont Abbey
Women’s 400m
Britney Augustin, Lees McRae
Jaiden Moody, Mount Olive
Natalyah Wilson, Mount Olive
Men’s 100m
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Gavin McFadden, Converse
Jean Origene, Lees-McRae
Women’s 100m
Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Mi'aire Haynie, Erskine
Men’s 800m
Ethan Hargrove, Emmanuel
Gray McIntyre, North Greenville
Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
Women’s 800m
Vennise Shelton, Mount Olive
Hailey Russell, Barton
Bayley Robinson, Converse
Men's 400m
James Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
Antavious Lawton, North Greenville
DaMarr Harvey, UNC Pembroke
Women’s 400m
Britney Augustin, Lees-McRae
Jaiden Moody, Mount Olive
Natalyah Wilson, Mount Olive
Men’s 200m
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Noah Meadows, Southern Wesleyan
Gavin McFadden, Converse
Women’s 200m
Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
Jaela Thomas, UNC Pembroke
Mi’aire Haynie, Erskine
Men’s 5000m
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Brandon Martin, Emmanuel
Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Women’s 5000m
Laila Abouzaid, Mount Olive
Ashley Doyle, King
Makenna Pollozzi, Belmont Abbey
Men’s 4x400m Relay
UNC Pembroke
North Greenville
Belmont Abbey
Women’s 4x400m Relay
Southern Wesleyan
Mount Olive
North Greenville
Men’s Discus
Josh Faison, Mount Olive
Alex Smit-Forte, Mount Olive
Dorian Tolbert, Mount Olive
Women’s Discus
Mary Keck, Mount Olive
Lillian Marino, UNC Pembroke
Ruthie Fripp, King
Men’s Triple Jump
Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
Demonte Lavender, Mount Olive
Royal Foster, North Greenville
Women’s Triple Jump
Za’Isha Fraser, Lees-McRae
Leah Dotson, Erskine
Tyleah Moorer, Erskine
Men’s Shot Put
Josh Faison, Mount Olive
Nick Cloud, Mount Olive
Bennie Oxendine, UNC Pembroke
Women’s Shot Put
Trinity Holder, Mount Olive
Kaliya Sutton, Mount Olive
Lillian Marino, UNC Pembroke
Men’s Pole Vault
Tanner Smith, Mount Olive
Damon Worley, North Greenville
Quante Downey, Barton
Women’s Pole Vault
Clara Heiss, Emmanuel
Caroline Flax, UNC Pembroke
Sophia O’Sullivan, Belmont Abbey