The 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Monday afternoon with Mount Olive collecting both the men’s and women’s team titles at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the seventh-straight title for the men’s program while the women claimed back-to-back titles and have now won eight of the last nine indoor crowns.

The Trojan men were led by Field Athlete of the Year Kamden Johnson who tallied 18 points in the championship as he won the high jump with a mark of 2.03m (6-8.0) and placed second in the long jump with a mark of 6.90m (22-7.75).

Joshua Chepkesir was named Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the second straight season for UNC Pembroke. On Sunday, Chepkesir won the 5,000m (14:48.12) and came back on Monday to finish second in the mile (4:19.55) and capped his final indoor championship with a meet record in the 3,000m with a time of 8:33.79.

Terrique Webb of North Greenville earned men’s Freshman of the Year honors as he won the men’s long jump with a mark of 7.06m (23-2.0), was on the winning men’s 4x400m relay team (3:22.81) and placed sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.90m (6-2.75).

On the women’s side, Kathryn Anderson of UNC Pembroke took home Track Athlete of the Year honors as she won the 3,000m with a time of 10:40.13, placed second in the 5,000m (18:32.74) and women’s distance medley relay (12:50.93) and was third in the mile (5:24.05).

Mycherie Onwuzurukie of Southern Wesleyan repeated as the Field Athlete of the Year as she won long jump with a meet record mark of 5.91m (19-4.75) and placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.57m (37-11.5). She also competed on the championship women’s 4x400m relay team and placed sixth in the 60m.

The women’s Freshman of the Year went to Ruth Spijker of Converse who won the mile (5:14.60), 800m (2:19.32) and anchored the women’s distance medley relay (12:46.36). 

Earl Graves of Mount Olive was named the men’s and women’s Coach of the Year.

Mount Olive won the men’s championship with 146 points while UNC Pembroke placed second with 139. North Greenville finished third with 89 points with Belmont Abbey (48.5) and Southern Wesleyan (46) rounding out the top five.

The Trojan women scored 159 points to win the title with UNC Pembroke second with 102 points. Converse placed third with 74 points while Southern Wesleyan (65) and North Greenville (63) rounded out the top five.

Women’s Track & Field Award Winners

Women’s Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services

Anna Blankenship, King

Women’s Freshman of the Year 

Ruth Spijker, Converse

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year 

Mycherie Onwuzurukie, Southern Wesleyan

Women’s Coach of the Year

Earl Graves, Mount Olive

Men’s Track & Field Award Winners

Men’s Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services

Jacob Klumb, North Greenville

Men’s Freshman of the Year

Terrique Webb, North Greenville

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year 

Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year

Kamden Johnson, 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)

Women’s Triple Jump

1. Karla Hormazabal, Mount Olive
2. Leah Dotson, Erskine
3. Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan

Men’s Triple Jump

1. Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
2. Kendrick Lewis, UNC Pembroke
3. Royal Foster, North Greenville

Women’s Shot Put

1. Ashley Lindsay, Mount Olive
2. Kaliya Suttone, Mount Olive
3. Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive

Men’s Shot Put

1. Josh Faison, Mount Olive
2. Nic Cloud, Mount Olive
3. Justin Walker, UNC Pembroke

Women’s Pole Vault

1. Caitlin Paulins, King
2. Trinity Frayer, Mount Olive
3. Sydney Keller, Belmont Abbey

Men’s Pole Vault

1. Bryce Hamby, North Greenville
2. Tucker Flint, Emmanuel
3. Kelly Hay, Belmont Abbey

Women’s Mile

1. Ruth Spijker, Converse
2. Avery Shope, North Greenville
3. Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke

Men’s Mile

1. Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
2. Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
3. Deshawn Owens, Barton

Women’s 60m Hurdles

1. Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
2. Phoebe Myers, Converse
3. Karolina Colon, Belmont Abbey

Men’s 60m Hurdles

1. Tayvon Callahan, UNC Pembroke
2. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
3. Jacobie Sims, North Greenville

Women’s 400m

1. Jaiden Moody, Mount Olive
2. Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive
3. Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan

Men’s 400m

1. Jalen Jones, UNC Pembroke
2. Antavious Lawton, North Greenville
3. John Clayton Reed, Erkine

Women’s 60m

1. Tiara Cox, North Greenville
2. Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
3. Mahala Evans, UNC Pembroke

Men’s 60m

1. Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
2. Gavin McFadden, Converse
3. DaMarr Harvey, UNC Pembroke

Women’s 800m

1. Ruth Spijker, Converse
2. Julia Van Dine, UNC Pembroke
3. Katy Neubert, King

Men’s 800m

1. Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
2. Josh Gillis, Less-McRae
3. Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey

Women’s 200m

1. Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
2. Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive
3. Tiara Cox, North Greenville

Men’s 200m

1. Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
2. DaMarr Harvey, UNC Pembroke
3. Noah Meadows, Southern Wesleyan

Women’s 3000m

1. Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
2. Valary Samoei, UNC Pembroke
3. Morgan Whitley

Men’s 3000m

1. Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
2. Brandon Martin, Emmanuel
3. Ronan O’Neill, Southern Wesleyan

Women’s 4x400m Relay

1. Southern Wesleyan
2. North Greenville
3. Belmont Abbey

Men’s 4x400m Relay

1. North Greenville
2. Mount Olive
3. Belmont Abbey