Conference Carolinas Tuesday Weekly Award Winners

Tuesday, April 8

4/8/2025 12:30:00 PM

Men's Indoor Track & Field | Softball | Baseball

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Janara Bryant | Mount Olive | Freshman | Jumps | Beaufort, North Carolina

Bryant reached the NCAA standard and set a new Mount Olive record in the triple jump after clearing 12.77 meters to place third overall at the Tennessee Invite. Her mark in the triple jump ranks second in NCAA Division II this season. Additionally, Bryant finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 5.91 meters, which would have been a provisional mark and new school record but exceeded the wind limit.

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Riley Shope | North Greenville | Sophomore | Mid-distance | Fort Mill, South Carolina

Shope won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a North Greenville record time of 11:26. She then set a personal best 800 meter time of 2:24.17.
 

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Ryan Hunter | Francis Marion | Senior | Javelin/Sprints | Blythewood, South Carolina

Hunter broke his own school record, setting an NCAA Division II provisional javelin mark of 63.48 meters at the Francis Marion Patriots Invitational. That mark is the best javelin toss in Conference Carolinas this year by more than four meters. He also posted a school record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.81 meters and was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that set a school record with a time of 41.73 seconds.

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Gavin McFadden | Converse | Senior | Sprints

McFadden anchored the 4x100 meter relay team that posted the top NCAA Division II time of 39.85 seconds, coming at the Florida Relays. He also covered the 200 meter distance in 21.08 seconds.
 

SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Gracelyn Massey | Barton | Senior | Pitcher/First Base | Princeton, North Carolina

Massey hit .600 in four Bulldog wins last week. The senior posted three hits in two games, and two hits in another. She started the week by going 3-for-4 with a double and home run where she drove in four against Southern Wesleyan. She posted two hits in game two before closing the week with three hits, including a double against Augusta.

PITCHER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Emily Bobo | Barton | Freshman | Pitcher/Infield | Mount Ephraim, New Jersey

Bobo posted two shutouts last week, tossing 14 innings and striking out 15. She started with a one-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over Southern Wesleyan where she struck out 12. Bobo then defeated Augusta 2-0, allowing only two hits and striking out three. For the week she held opponents to a .070 batting average.
 

BASEBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Connor Tucker | Belmont Abbey | Senior | Third Base/First Base | Stanfield, North Carolina

Tucker hit .400 last week, going 6-for-15 and leading the Crusaders to a sweep at UNC Pembroke. He posted two hits, both doubles in the first game of the week against Wingate before driving in a pair wiht a double in game one against UNC Pembroke. The senior then recorded the go-ahead hit, a home run in Belmont Abbey's 3-1 game two win. Tucker closed the week with three hits and three runs batted in in game three against UNC Pembroke.

PITCHER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Rijnaldo Euson | Francis Marion | Senior | Pitcher | Haines City, Florida

In his lone start of the week, Euson tossed a one-hit shutout in Francis Marion's 3-0 win over Emmanuel. In seven innings, Euson only needed 72 pitches and struck out seven as the only base runner came on a two-out single in the third inning.