Delsin Burkhart of UNC Pembroke and Joshua Faison of Mount Olive Named Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Delsin Burkhart of UNC Pembroke and Joshua Faison of Mount Olive have been selected as the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas men’s outdoor track & field for the week ending April 2, 2023.
Burkhart was tabbed as the Track Athlete of the Week, while Faison was named the Field Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this outdoor season.
A redshirt junior from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Burkhart captured a first-place finish in the Colonial Penn Relays in the 1,500m with an NCAA provisional time of 3:52.40. The time is tops in Conference Carolinas this outdoor season. He also ran another strong 800m with a time of 1:52.48. He is also first in Conference Carolinas this outdoor season in the 800m with his time of 1:50.12 setting the standard last week.
A senior thrower from Clayton, North Carolina, Faison secured a first-place finish in the discus while competing at the Bill Carson Invitational, hosted by East Carolina. He delivered a toss of 53.05 meters to claim the individual title in the event in a field of 16 competitors. Faison holds the second-best mark in the country in the event at 54.60m set earlier this season.
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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