Conference Carolinas Places 66 on 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field USTFCCCA All-Region
NEW ORLEANS, La. – All-Region honorees for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field season were announced this week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and Conference Carolinas earned 38 individual and four relay honors representing nine different institutions.
The top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region distinction, in addition to each member of the region’s top-3 relay teams.
Mount Olive led all conference programs with 24 all-region honors while Southern Wesleyan had 17, Converse had seven, UNC Pembroke had six and both Belmont Abbey and North Greenville had four. Emmanuel, Erskine and King each had one student-athlete recognized.
Of the 38 individual and four relay selections, Conference Carolinas had 10 top region performers in the Southeast Region.
In the men’s events, Mount Olive’s Josh Faison led the way with the top mark in both the men’s shot put and the men’s discus throw. Luke Thierfelder of Belmont Abbey held the top mark in the men’s javelin and Alex Smith-Forte of Mount Olive had the top mark in the men’s hammer throw.
In the women’s events, both the Mount Olive 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams held the top times while the Trojans also saw Channie Jefferson (400m hurdles), Mary Brigid Keck (hammer throw) and Danielle Trimbur (javelin) earn top marks. The final top performer in the southeast belonged to Mycherie Onwuzuruike of Southern Wesleyan in the long jump.
A complete list of all of the All-Region selections is available here.
Conference Carolinas All-Southeast Region Selections
Belmont Abbey
Isabelle Flores, Women’s 100m Hurdles & Women’s 400m Hurdles
Haley Kells, Women’s High Jump
Luke Thierfelder, Men’s Javelin
Converse
Jordan Brown, Women’s High Jump
Kamille Dixon, Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase
Phoebe Myers, Women’s 100m Hurdles & Women’s High Jump
Amora Okoduwa, Women’s 100m
Ruth Spijker, Women’s 800m & Women’s 1500m
Emmanuel
Olivia Weider, Women’s Long Jump
Erskine
Leah Dotson, Women’s Triple Jump
Tyleah Moorer, Women’s Triple Jump
King
Caitlin Paulins, Women’s Pole Vault
Mount Olive
Women’s 4x100m Relay - Channie Jefferson, Jaylin Reeves, Jaiden Moody, Jamesha Howell
Women’s 4x400m Relay - Natalyan Wilson, Vinesha Briggs, Jaiden Moody, Channie Jefferson
Chianel Asoburuenwu, Women’s 200m
Justen Burnette, Men’s 200m
Nick Cloud, Men’s Shot Put
Josh Faison, Men’s Shot Put & Men’s Discus
Jaleal Hamlett, Men’s Triple Jump
Channie Jefferson, Women’s 40m Hurdles
Mary Brigid Keck, Women’s Discus & Women’s Hammer
Israel Long, Men’s Hammer
Jaylin Reeves, Women’s 100m
Mora Smith, Women’s Triple Jump
Alex Smith-Forte, Men’s Discus & Men’s Hammer
Dorian Tolbert, Men’s Hammer
Danielle Trimbur, Women’s Javelin
North Greenville
Bryce Hamby, Men’s Pole Vault
Hannah Hill, Women’s 400m & Women’s Javelin
Terrique Webb, Men’s Long Jump
Southern Wesleyan
Women’s 4x100m Relay - Jada Pittman, Michele Beugre, Deborah Marlow, Mycherie Onwuzuruike
Women’s 4x400m Relay - Kyla Johnson, Cierra Wright, Michele Beugre, Mycherie Onwuzuruike
Michele Beugre, Women’s 200m & 400m
Madison Boyd, Women’s Hammer
Calvin Fernandez, Men’s Javelin
Luke Gordy, Men’s Javelin
Evan Motes, Men’s Pole Vault
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Women’s 100m, Women’s Long Jump and Women’s Triple Jump
UNC Pembroke
Delsin Burkhart, Men’s 800m
Tayvon Callahan, Men’s 110m Hurdles
Joshua Chepkesir, Men’s 10,000m
Cedric Douglas, Men’s Discus
Raigan Evans, Women’s Discus & Women’s Hammer