Track Athlete of the Week
Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive

A sophomore from Richmond, Virginia, Jefferson competed in a total of four events over the weekend while being part of two NCAA marks on the relay teams.

At the Trojans Relays on Friday, she captured the event title in the 400-meter hurdles after crossing the line with a season-best time of 1:02.47, which ranks second in the Conference Carolinas this season. She also qualified in the long jump with a season-best distance of 5.63 meters to record a second-place finish.

At the Duke Invitational, the 4x100 relay team of freshman Kiara Campbell, sophomore Chianel Asoburuenwu, junior Lasira Nicholson, and Jefferson placed fifth overall with a time of 46.34 seconds to hit the NCAA Standard and the top mark in the Conference Carolinas this season. In the 4x400 relay, the squad of senior Vinesha Briggs, senior Natalyah Wilson, Asoburuenwu, and Jefferson recorded an eighth-place finish and an NCAA provisional mark after crossing the line at 3:47.12, which is the fastest time in the league.

Field Athlete of the Week
Adrienne Crawford, Mount Olive

A junior from Middlesboro, Kentucky, Crawford competed in three events at The Trojan Relays and registered a pair of podium finishes this week. She improved her NCAA mark with a toss of 56.41 meters in the hammer throw to earn the event victory while moving up to ninth in NCAA Division II in the event.

Additionally, Crawford placed second overall in the discus with a distance of 39.69 meters. She also delivered a career-best mark in the javelin with a toss of 28.06 meters to take sixth place.

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

Week 6 (April 16, 2024)

Track Athlete of the Week: Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive

Field Athlete of the Week: Adrienne Crawford, Mount Olive

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

Track Athlete of the Week
Jaidan Lee, Barton

Lee won his third men's 100 meter dash this week with a 10.37 seconds, an NCAA D-II provisional mark, on Saturday at the Trojans Relays. The freshman also helped the men's 400 meter relay squad finish second as well.

Field Athlete of the Week
Dorian Tolbert, Mount Olive

A senior thrower from Pelham, Alabama, Tolbert competed in three events at The Trojan Relays and delivered an NCAA mark in the hammer throw for the first time this season. On Saturday, Tolbert captured first place in the hammer following a career-best mark of 58.53 meters, which ranks second all-time at Mount Olive and first in the Southeast Region.

Additionally, Tolbert produced a season-best distance of 13.96 meters to place fifth overall in the shot put on Friday. He also placed eighth in the discus after posting a mark of 40.88 meters.

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

Week 6 (April 16, 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
Alyssa Adams, Emmanuel

Adams helped the Lions to a 5-1 record last week, with a .545 batting. She posted 12 hits, including four doubles and three home runs. She scored seven runs and drove in 16. The senior laced home runs in three straight games against North Greenville and Young Harris while driving in five runs in a game-one win over Young Harris.

Pitcher of the Week
Lonna Addison, Lees-McRae

Addison posted three wins, defeating Erskine twice and league-leading Francis Marion once. For the week she only allowed 10 runs, six earned, for to finish with an ERA of 1.98. She also added 24 strikeouts. In the win over Francis Marion, she only allowed one on two hits in a 2-1 Lees-McRae victory.

2024 Conference Carolinas Softball Weekly Awards

Week 11 (April 16, 2024)

Player of the Week: Alyssa Adams, Emmanuel

Pitcher of the Week: Lonna Addison, Lees-McRae

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

Player of the Week
Mason Staz, Barton

The first baseman hit .818 last week, going 9-for-11 with six runs batted in to lead the Bulldogs to a series sweep over rival 10th-ranked Mount Olive. Staz started the series with a 4-for-4 performance where he scored three times and drove in three runs. He later closed the series by going 4-for-5, driving in two runs and scoring three times.

Pitcher of the Week
Drew Stegura, Belmont Abbey

Just a week after throwing a one-hitter against North Greenville, Stegura followed it up with a career-best 12 strikeouts in a win over UNC Pembroke. Nine of those strikeouts came consecutively from the fourth through the sixth innings. He only allowed one run on five hits, tossing 122 pitches in the 7-3 Belmont Abbey victory.

2024 Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Awards

Week 11 (April 16, 2024)

Player of the Week: Mason Staz, Barton

Pitcher of the Week: Drew Stegura, Belmont Abbey

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