ATLANTA, Ga. (March 5, 2024) – The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) has announced its men’s track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday.
Kelsey Singleton (Belhaven) was named this week’s Men’s Track Performer of the Week, alongside
Caden Howard (Huntingdon) who collected this week’s Men’s Field Performers of the Week honor.
Rory Gilroy (Huntingdon) was also tabbed
Track Rookie of the Week and
Alex Reed (Belhaven) earned
Field Rookie of the Week.
TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – Kelsey Singleton, Belhaven
Sophomore | Flora, Miss.
Singleton won the men's 400 meters at the MC Spring Cleaning Classic with a program record time of 48.14 seconds. The Mississippi native also placed fifth in men's 200 meters.
FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – Caden Howard, Huntingdon
Sophomore | Navarre, Fla.
Howard took first place in high jump, eight in long jump. The Florida native was also a member of the eighth place 4x100m team.
TRACK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Rory Gilroy, Huntingdon
Freshman | Pace, Fla.
Gilroy earned fifth place in 110m hurdles. The freshman also was a member of the 4x100m team that was eighth place and the 4x400m team that also finished in eighth place.
FIELD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Alex Reed, Belhaven
Freshman | Jackson, MS
Reed finished sixth in the men's long jump (6.62 Meters) at the MC Spring Cleaning Classic.
OTHER PERFORMERS NOMINATED
| MEN’S TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK |
Silas Goolsby (Piedmont); Caden Howard (Huntingdon) |
| MEN’S FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK |
Ethan Butler-Paige (Piedmont); Benjamin Adams (Belhaven); Tyler Barret (Maryville) |
| MEN’S TRACK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK |
Alex Reed (Belhaven); Parker Snelson (Piedmont) |
| MEN’S FIELD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK |
Johnny Taylor (Piedmont) |
ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Berea College, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
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