Track Athlete of the Week
Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive

A 5-foot-6 sophomore sprinter, Asoburuenwu earned a pair of event wins and hit two NCAA Provisional Standards this weekend at the Hornet Open in Virginia. She secured first place in the 100 meters after crossing the line in 11.65 seconds, which moves her into the top 10 in NCAA Division II in the event this season. Additionally, she claimed first place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.16 seconds to hit the NCAA standard for the first time this season.

Field Athlete of the Week
JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville

JoAnn Smiling placed in a pair of events this weekend including the the triple and long jumps at the Southern Wesleyan Gotta Run Invitational. Smiling finished second in both events with jump of 11.87 meters in the triple and a leap of 5.73 meters in the long jump. 

2024 Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards

Week 4 (April 2, 2024)

Track Athlete of the Week: Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive

Field Athlete of the Week: JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville

Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

Track Athlete of the Week
Jaidan Lee, Barton

Barton freshman Jaidan Lee won the men's 100-meter dash in a time of 10.72 seconds for the second straight meet, this time at Livingstone's Blue Bear Invitational. Lee was also a member of of the Bulldogs' men's 1,600-meter relay squad that took third place at 3:19.83 seconds.

Field Athlete of the Week
Dorian Tolbert, Mount Olive

A senior from Pelham, Alabama, Tolbert secured the event title in the hammer throw with a toss of 55.27 meters on his final attempt of the day while competing at the Hornet Open in Virginia. He continues to hold the top spot in the Conference Carolinas in the event following a distance of 55.37 meters set earlier this season at UNCW.

2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards

Week 4 (April 2, 2024)

Track Athlete of the Week: Jaidan Lee, Barton

Field Athlete of the Week: Dorian Tolbert, Mount Olive

Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

Player of the Week
Kylie Emanuele, Mount Olive

A senior from Corona, California, Emanuele put on an offensive showcase this week after posting a .833 batting average (10-for-12) with two homers, four doubles, 11 runs batted in, and four runs scored, as the Trojans went a perfect 4-0 in conference play last week. She produced a 1.667 slugging percentage with a 1.000 fielding percentage (seven putouts and four assists). On Monday, Emanuele finished 4-for-6 at the plate with a homer, two doubles, drove in four, and scored three times in a doubleheader sweep over King. The following day, she went a perfect 6-for-6 with a homer, two doubles, drove in seven, and crossed the plate six times in a pair of wins over Chowan.

Emanuele was recently named to the NFCA Player of the Year Watchlist and currently leads NCAA Division II with 58 runs batted in.

Pitcher of the Week
Miranda Holmes, Barton

Barton senior Miranda Holmes threw a perfect game to go along with 13 strikeouts in the Bulldogs' 9-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader shutout of Winston-Salem State on Saturday. Holmes is 12-5 on the season with 177 strikeouts.

2024 Conference Carolinas Softball Weekly Awards

Week 9 (April 2, 2024)

Player of the Week: Kylie Emanuele, Mount Olive

Pitcher of the Week: Miranda Holmes, Barton

Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

Player of the Week
Kaleb Hall, North Greenville

Hall recorded at least one hit in all four games last week, including three games with at least two hits. He drove in six runs, all coming in a series sweep of ninth-ranked Young Harris. In game one he went 3-for-5 with a home run and drove in three in a 6-5 Crusader win. For the week he hit .500 in four games with a slugging percentage of .688 and on base percentage of .529.

Pitcher of the Week
Hunter Pirkle, Emmanuel

In two starts last week, Pirkle tossed 11.2 innings, including a shutout against Francis Marion. He tossed all seven innings of a 4-0 win over Francis Marion where he struck out six and only allowed two hits. Earlier in the week he tossed 4.2 innings in a 3-2 win over Belmont Abbey where he didn't allow a hit. For the week he posted an ERA of 0.80 with seven strikeouts.

2024 Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Awards

Week 9 (April 2, 2024)

Player of the Week: Kaleb Hall, North Greenville

Pitcher of the Week: Hunter Pirkle, Emmanuel

Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

Athlete of the Week
Kayla Young, Coker

Young competed in 11 heats and team event Thursday night as a main base and tumbler. Her performance was highlighted by a 9.75 out of 10.00 in compulsory pyramid and two 9.85 out of 10.00 scores in the duo and open pyramids where she competes as a mid base, placer and catcher. She also helped score an 8.8 out of 9.4 in the salto toss. In the acro event, she competes as a main base in the 6 element and 7 element heats, basing two tops in each heat. Young is a large contributor to team event as well, as she is involved in the synchronized acro section, all pyramid sections, all toss sections and both standing and running tumbling. Her efforts helped improve the scores in nine heats and team event from the previous meet leading to a dominant win against Emmanuel.

Specialist of the Week
Hanna Helms, Coker

Helms competed in two heats in the pyramid event Thursday night. She competed as a top performing two different body positions on two different structures. In the duo pyramid, Hanna performed a straddle hold on a backbend pyramid and in the open pyramid she competed a vertical one man pyramid. Her contributions helped the team to score a pair of 9.85 out of 10.00 scores in both heats in a win against Emmanuel.

2024 Conference Carolinas Acrobatics & Tumbling Weekly Awards

Week 8 (April 2, 2024)

Athlete of the Week: Kayla Young, Coker

Specialist of the Week: Hanna Helms, Coker

Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.