The Mount Olive men’s and women’s track and field programs each captured their ninth consecutive Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championship and 11th in 12 seasons as the 2023 Championships concluded on Saturday afternoon at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
On the women’s side, the Trojans were led by back-to-back Conference Carolinas Women’s Field Athlete of the Year, Mary Brigid Keck, and Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, Jaylin Reeves. Keck finished with a women’s field athlete-best 28 points in the championship as she won the shot put and the hammer throw and placed second in the discus throw. Reeves tied with Conference Carolinas Women’s Track & Field Freshman of the Year Ruth Spijker of Converse for the most points on the track with 20 as she won both the 100m and 200m and was the leadoff leg of the second-place women’s 4x100m relay. Spijker won both the 800m and the 1500m for the Valkyries.
On the men’s side, Joshua Faison paced the Trojans as the senior thrower won the shot put and the discus throw and placed eighth in the hammer throw for a men’s field championship-best 21 points. Terrique Webb of North Greenville was named Conference Carolinas Men’s Track & Field Freshman of the Year after he won the long jump with an NCAA Division II provisional mark and helped the Crusaders’ 4x400m relay team to a third place finish. The Conference Carolinas Men’s Track Athlete of the Year was Deshawn Owens of Barton who won both the 800m and 1500m and ran on the teams 4x400m relay.
Mount Olive head coach Earl Graves was named men’s Coach of the Year for the second straight season while he earned the women’s honor for a third consecutive year.
The Trojan women won the title with 206 team points while Converse finished second with 127 and Southern Wesleyan placed third with 89 points. On the men’s side, Mount Olive tallied 171.50 points to edge UNC Pembroke with 165. North Greenville placed third with 95 points.
Women’s Track & Field Award Winners
Women’s Elite 23
Kacey Miller, North Greenville
Women’s Freshman of the Year
Ruth Spijker, Converse
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Women’s Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
Men’s Track & Field Award Winners
Men’s Elite 23
Tucker Eaton, Barton
Men’s Freshman of the Year
Terrique Webb, North Greenville
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Deshawn Owens, Barton
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
Josh Faison, 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)
All-Conference Finishes from Day Two
(Top Three finishes are First, Second and Third Team All-Conference)
Men’s 4x100m Relay
UNC Pembroke
Mount Olive
North Greenville
Women’s 4x100m Relay
Southern Wesleyan
Mount Olive
Converse
Men’s 1500m
Deshawn Owens, Barton
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Joey Tindale, Erskine
Women’s 1500m
Ruth Spijker, Converse
Avery Shope, North Greenville
Riley Nicholson, North Greenville
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Tayvon Callahan, UNC Pembroke
Jacobie Sims, North Greenville
Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Phoebe Myers, Converse
Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive
Men’s 400m
Jacobie Sims, North Greenville
Cameron Gunn, Belmont Abbey
Shaun Jones, Erkine
Women’s 400m
Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
Hannah Hill, North Greenville
Jaiden Moody, Mount Olive
Men’s 100m
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Gavin Mcfadden, Converse
Quvontre Harper, Mount Olive
Women’s 100m
Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan
Eseose Okoduwa, Converse
Men’s 800m
Deshawn Owens, Barton
Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
Josh Gillis, Lees-McRae
Women’s 800m
Ruth Spijker, Converse
Celine Fleurilus, Mount Olive
Katy Neubert, King
Men’s 400m Hurdles
Jacobie Sims, North Greenville
Cameron Gunn, Belmont Abbey
Shaun Jones, Erkine
Women’s 400m Hurdles
Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive
Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
Kiwanna Pemberton, Mount Olive
Men’s 200m
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
DaMarr Harvey, UNC Pembroke
Noah Meadows, Southern Wesleyan
Women’s 200m
Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Eseose Okoduwa, Converse
Hannah Hill, North Greenville
Men’s 5000m
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Ronan O’Neill, Southern Wesleyan
Jordan Robertson, Emmanuel
Women’s 5000m
Avery Shope, North Greenville
Sharon Yego, Emmanuel
Deanna Betzer, Lees-McRae
Men’s 4x400m Relay
UNC Pembroke
Mount Olive
North Greenville
Women’s 4x400m Relay
Mount Olive
North Greenville
Southern Wesleyan
Men’s Discus
Josh Faison, Mount Olive
Justin Walker, UNC Pembroke
Alex Smit-Forte, Mount Olive
Women’s Discus
Raigan Evans, UNC Pembroke
Mary Keck, Mount Olive
Lillian Marino, UNC Pembroke
Men’s Triple Jump
Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
Demonte Lavender, Mount Olive
Kendrick Lewis, UNC Pembroke
Women’s Triple Jump
Mora Smith, Mount Olive
Leah Dotson, Erskine
Tyleah Moorer, Erskine
Men’s Shot Put
Josh Faison, Mount Olive
Nick Cloud, Mount Olive
Cedric Douglas, UNC Pembroke
Women’s Shot Put
Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Ashley Lindsey, Mount Olive
Kaliya Sutton, Mount Olive
Men’s High Jump
Demonte Lavender, Mount Olive
Jason Burke, Emmanuel
Rexton Thorson, Belmont Abbey
Women’s High Jump
Jordan Brown, Converse
Phoebe Myers, Converse
Macie Tuttanon, Belmont Abbey
Aly Hudspeth, UNC Pembroke
