GREENVILLE, S.C. – Furman's Carson Williams and Kaylie Armitage have been named the Southern Conference men's and women's outdoor track athletes of the week, respectively, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Selections were made by panels of the league's track and field coaches and included all outdoor competition from April 19-25.
Williams earned his second SoCon honor in three weeks after turning in a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Eastern Kentucky's Rick Erdmann Twilight in Richmond, Ky., on Saturday. The junior from Raleigh, N.C., clocked a time of 8:43.56 in his season debut in the event, a mark that leads the SoCon by nearly nine seconds and ranks 10th on the NCAA Division I East Outdoor Qualifying List.
Competing at the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday, Armitage finished 16th in the 1,500-meter run 4:20.56. That time is a career-best for the sophomore from Exeter, R.I., who leads the SoCon in the event by four seconds and ranks 67th on the NCAA Division I East Outdoor Qualifying List.
2023 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Men's track
March 22 Dylan Christopher, UNCG
March 29 Cagan Campbell, Samford
April 5 Joe Thoma, UNCG
April 12 Carson Williams, Furman
April 19 Cagan Campbell, Samford
April 26 Carson Williams, Furman
Men's field
March 22 Andrew Granger, VMI
March 29 Tripp Marcus, Samford
April 5 Andrew Granger, VMI
April 12 None
April 19 Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel
April 26 Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel
Women's track
March 22 Genevieve Schwarz, ETSU
March 29 Lesley Green, Chattanooga
April 5 Tara Davis, Mercer
April 12 Madelynne Cadeau, Furman
April 19 Kerrington Johnson, Wofford
April 26 Kaylie Armitage, Furman
Women's field
March 22 Erin Long, Samford
March 29 Hannah Daffin, Samford
April 5 Tya Blake, ETSU
April 12 None
April 19 Erin Long, Samford
April 26 Hannah Daffin, Samford
