The 2015 SoCon Track & Field Championships

Western Carolina  completed competition at the 2015 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships on Sunday, as the Catamount women's team won the women's overall title, and the men's team finished second in second place of the men's division.

The women won nine of the 15 events on the final day of competition to claim an 89 point victory over second place Samford.  The Bulldogs earned the men's championship by 41 points over Western as the men won five of the 15 events on Sunday.

This year, the Catamounts continued their dominance in Southern Conference Track & Field, winning 3 of  4 of the championships offered in Track & Field, while finishing second for the forth title, down only 41 overall points behind Samford, 203 - 244.


Women - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored

1) Western Carolina 272
2) Samford 183
3) East Tenn. St. 91
4) Furman 77
5) Va. Military Institute 75
6) UT-Chattanooga 49
7) Citadel 40
8) Mercer 17
9) Wofford 12
10) UNC-Greensboro 3

Men - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored
1) Samford 244
2) Western Carolina 203
3) East Tenn. St. 118.50
4) Va. Military Institute 89
5) Citadel 67.50
6) Furman 47
7) UT-Chattanooga 26.50
8) Wofford 16.50
9) UNC-Greensboro 5


Co-Most Outstanding Athlete (Women)
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina

Most Outstanding Field Performer (Women)
Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina

Coach of the Year (Women)
Danny Williamson, Western Carolina

All-Southern Conference Performers (Women)
Corina Archie-McMillan, 4x400m relay champion, 400m second
Xaviera Bass, 4x100m relay champion, high jump second, 100m hurdles third
Michaela Birek, 4x400m relay champion, 400m hurdles second
Alisha Bradshaw, discus champion, hammer throw second, shot put third
Chenell Bryan, triple jump second, long jump third
Kim Cannon, javelin second
Tayla Carter, 100m champion, 200m champion, 4x100m relay champion, 4x400m relay champion
Hailey Cook, shot put champion
Genevieve Emrick, 400m champion, 4x100m relay champion, 4x400m relay champion, 200m second
Molly Fagan, long jump second
Holly Gaines, heptathlon champion, 400m hurdles third
Anne Greer, heptathlon second
Devyn Ressler, pole vault second
Anisia Starege, high jump champion
Kayla Williams, 4x100m relay champion

All-Southern Conference Performers (Men)
Marquis Bailey, 110m hurdles second
Demari Boswell, 4x100m relay champion, 4x400m relay champion
Jerry Bryant, triple jump third
Brenden Caldwell, 100m champion, 4x100m relay champion
Christian Carswell, high jump second, decathlon third
Michael Cornwell, 3,000m steeplechase second
Abraham Faison, 110m hurdles champion, 400m hurdles second
David Johnson, triple jump second
Jared Johnson, hammer throw second, shot put third
Henry Kiedy, 400m champion, 4x400m relay champion, 200m third
Dakota Lamont, 4x400m relay champion, 400m third
Jermaine Lewis, 4x100m relay champion
Adam Parker, javelin third
Aaron Tribble, 4x100m relay champion, 4x400m relay champion

Southern Conference All-Freshman Performers (Women)
Alisha Blackmon, discus, shot put
Laney Browder, 10,000m
Alyiah Riley, 100m, 100m hurdles
Erin West, heptathlon, javelin

Southern Conference All-Freshman Performers (Men)
Mateius Brown, discus, shot put
Brenden Caldwell, 100m, long jump
Corey Ginley, pole vault
Kevin Hires, triple jump
Henry Kiedy, 200m, 400m
Dakota Lamont, 200m, 400m

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