Justen Burnette of Mount Olive and Calvin Fernandez of Southern Wesleyan Named Men's Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Justen Burnette of Mount Olive and Calvin Fernandez of Southern Wesleyan have been named the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas men’s outdoor track & field for the week ending April 16, 2023.
A 6-foot-2 senior sprinter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Burnette claimed first place in the 200 meters after crossing the line in 20.86 seconds to improve his NCAA standards in the event while competing at The Trojan Relays. He now holds the ninth-best time in NCAA Division II in the 200 meters. Burnette also continues to have the fastest times in the 100m and 200m in the Conference Carolinas this outdoor season. Additionally, he placed second overall in the 100 meters with a time of 10.55 seconds this past Saturday.
A junior from Charlotte, North Carolina, Fernandez posted an NCAA qualifying mark of 61.60m in the javelin at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational. The mark is currently second-best in the region and 19
th-best in all of NCAA Division II.
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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men's Outdoor Track & Field Honors
Week 1 (March 7, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jason Hart, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Joshua Faison, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 14, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Brandon Dugar, North Greenville
Field Athlete of the Week: Bryce Hamby, North Greenville
Week 3 (March 21, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Joshua Faison, Mount Olive
Week 4 (March 28, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Joshua Faison, Mount Olive
Week 5 (April 4, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week:
Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
Field Athlete of the Week: Joshua Faison, Mount Olive
Week 6 (April 11, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Demarco Hernandez, Emmanuel
Field Athlete of the Week: Joshua Faison, Mount Olive
Week 7 (April 18, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Calvin Fernandez, Southern Wesleyan