Converse Women, Mount Olive Men Claim 2024 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships

Converse Women, Mount Olive Men Claim 2024 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships

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RESULTS |  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The 2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Monday afternoon with the Converse women and the Mount Olive men capturing titles at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the first-ever track & field title for the Valkyries while the Trojans men’s program claimed a 10th title and eighth straight.

Converse was led by Women’s Track Athlete of the Year Lauren Beatty who scored 28 points with wins in the 5,000m (17:46.23) and the mile (5:13.58) as well as a second place finish in the women’s 3,000m (10:26.22). Her teammate Eseose Okoduwa also scored 28 points with wins in the 200m (25.26) and the long jump (5.59m) as well as a second place finish in the 60m (7.67).

Karla Hormazabal of Mount Olive earned the Women’s Field Athlete of the Year honors after placing first in the women’s triple jump with a mark of 12.24m (40-2.00) which is the 11th-best mark in NCAA Division II this season and a meet record. She was also seventh in the long jump (5.23m) and the high jump (1.45m).

Moureen Kimaiyo of UNC Pembroke was named the Women’s Freshman of the Year as she won the 3,000m with a meet record time of 10:17.79 and finished third in the 5,000m with a time of 17:53.50.

Brandon Morton of Converse earned the Women’s Coach of the Year award.

The Trojan men were led by repeat Field Athlete of the Year Kamden Johnson who tallied 20 points in the championship as he won the high jump with a mark of 2.00m (23-1.75) and the long jump with a mark of 7.05m (23-1.75). Johnson is the second student-athlete to earn the award in back-to-back seasons joining Lawrence Russell, Jr. of Barton who did so in 2018 and 2019.

Demarco Hernandez of Emmanuel was named Men’s Track Athlete of the Year as he won the 3,000m and placed second in the mile. He won the 3,000m in a meet record time of 8:29.79 and his mile time of 4:11.91 also bested the previous meet record.

Braylon Brooks of UNC Pembroke earned Men’s Freshman of the Year honors. He won the men’s 60m with a time of 6.85 and finished fifth in the 200m (22.30).

Earl Graves of Mount Olive was named the Men’s Coach of the Year.

Converse earned the women’s championship with 167 points, just one better than Mount Olive’s 166. UNC Pembroke placed third with 68 points followed by North Greenville (64) and Belmont Abbey (35) to round out the top five.

Mount Olive won the men’s championship with 164 points while UNC Pembroke placed second with 125. Belmont Abbey finished third with 83 points with North Greenville (53) and Southern Wesleyan (48) rounding out the top five.
 

Women’s Track & Field Award Winners
Women's Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
Kacey Miller, North Greenville

Women's Freshman of the Year 
Moureen Kimaiyo, UNC Pembroke

Women's Track Athlete of the Year
Lauren Beatty, Converse

Women's Field Athlete of the Year 
Karla Hormazabal, Mount Olive

Women's Coach of the Year
Brandon Morton, Converse

Men’s Track & Field Award Winners
Men's Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
Jacob Klumb, North Greenville

Men's Freshman of the Year
Braylon Brooks, UNC Pembroke

Men's Track Athlete of the Year 
Demarco Hernandez

Men's Field Athlete of the Year
Kamden Johnson, 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. Karla Hormazabal, Mount Olive
  2. JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville
  3. Lora Dillon, Lees-McRae
Men’s Triple Jump
  1. Ryan Wilson-McCoy, Mount Olive
  2. Brendin Marks, Mount Olive
  3. Sekani Coleman, Belmont Abbey
Women’s Shot Put
  1. Ashley Lindsay, Mount Olive
  2. Adrienne Crawford, Mount Olive
  3. Katlyn Parrish, Mount Olive
Men’s Shot Put
  1. Nic Cloud, Mount Olive
  2. Sigursteinn Asgeirsson, Mount Olive
  3. Cedric Douglas, UNC Pembroke
Men’s Pole Vault
  1. Cole Thomas, UNC Pembroke
  2. Bryce Hamby, North Greenville
  3. Kelly Hay, Belmont Abbey
Women’s Pole Vault
  1. Carina Fiorucci, UNC Pembroke
  2. Trinity Frayer, Mount Olive
  3. Ava Labrant, Southern Wesleyan
Women’s Mile
  1. Lauren Beatty, Converse
  2. Ruth Spijker, Converse
  3. Kamille Dixon, Converse
Men’s Mile
  1. Joey Tindale, Erskine
  2. Demarco Hernandez, Emmanuel
  3. Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
Women’s 60m Hurdles
  1. Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
  2. Phoebe Myers, Converse
  3. Karolina Colon, Belmont Abbey
Men’s 60m Hurdles
  1. Tayvon Callahan, UNC Pembroke
  2. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
  3. Khairi Steadman, Mount Olive
Women’s 400m
  1. Vinesha Briggs, Mount Olive
  2. Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive
  3. Hannah Hill, North Greenville
Men’s 400m
  1. Jesse Coleman, Belmont Abbey
  2. Chris Kirksey, Mount Olive
  3. Brian Saul, Mount Olive
Women’s 60m
  1. Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive
  2. Eseose Okoduwa, Converse
  3. LaSira Nicholson, Mount Olive
Men’s 60m
  1. Braylon Brooks, UNC Pembroke
  2. Miles Stephens, North Greenville
  3. Ny’lon Fair-Steele, UNC Pembroke
Women’s 800m
  1. Kathrine Thompson, Erskine
  2. Evelyn Gordon, Southern Wesleyan
  3. Celine Fleurilus, Mount Olive
Men’s 800m
  1. Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
  2. Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
  3. Ben Jaminet, North Greenville
Women’s 200m
  1. Eseose Okoduwa, Converse
  2. Heavan Roberts, Mount Olive
  3. Aniya Heckstall, Barton
Men’s 200m
  1. Miles Stephens, North Greenville
  2. Jason Hart, Mount Olive
  3. Gavin McFadden, Converse
Women’s 3000m
  1. Moureen Kimaiyo, UNC Pembroke
  2. Lauren Beatty, Converse
  3. Ashley Sosa, Converse
Men’s 3000m
  1. Demarco Hernandez, Emmanuel
  2. Joey Tindale, Erskine
  3. Ronan O’Neill, Southern Wesleyan
Women’s 4x400m Relay
  1. Mount Olive
  2. North Greenville
  3. Belmont Abbey
Men’s 4x400m Relay
  1. Mount Olive
  2. Belmont Abbey
  3. Converse