Women's Outdoor Track and Field

Southern Virginia Wins USA South Women's Track & Field Championship

Southern Virginia Wins USA South Women's Track & Field Championship

(BREVARD, NC) - The 2023 USA South Women's Track & Field Championship took place Thursday-Friday, April 27-28 at the Brevard College Track & Field Complex on the campus of Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina. Southern Virginia captured the USA South championship for the second consecutive year as the Knights topped second place Meredith by 95 points.

Individually, top performers of the meet were selected based on the amount of points contributed to their team. Meredith's Corrine Weaver was named Track Athlete of the Meet while N.C. Wesleyan's Ahnia Cherry collected Rookie Track Athlete of the Meet honors. Pfeiffer's Aaliyah Thomas earned Field Athlete of the Meet accolades while the Southern Virginia duo of Ainsley Lau and Kyle Chandler were named Rookie Field Athlete of the Meet and Coach of the Meet, respectively.

The top-three performers in each event were deemed All-Conference while an All-Sportsmanship team was also announced (see below).

2023 USA South Women's Track & Field Team Results:

Place Team Score
1. Southern Virginia 199
2. Meredith 104
3. N.C. Wesleyan 80
4. Pfeiffer 67
5.  Methodist 65
6.  Brevard 55
7. William Peace 32
8. Mary Baldwin 11


FULL INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM RESULTS


The 2023 USA South Women's Track & Field Individual Award Winners & All-Conference Team:

Track Athlete of the Meet Rookie Track Athlete of the Meet Field Athlete of the Meet Rookie Field Athlete of the Meet Coach of the Meet

Corrine Weaver
Meredith
Ahnia Cherry
N.C. Wesleyan
Aaliyah Thomas
Pfeiffer
Ainsley Lau
Southern Virginia
Kyle Chandler
Southern Virginia

  

First Team Second Team Third Team
(First Place at Conference Meet) (Second Place at Conference Meet) (Third Place at Conference Meet)
100 Meters: Ahnia Cherry, N.C. Wesleyan - 12.15
200 Meters: Ahnia Cherry, N.C. Wesleyan - 24.79*
400 Meters: Kayla Mitchell, Methodist - 58.83^
800 Meters: Carly O'Toole, Meredith - 2:21.16
1,500 Meters: Corrine Weaver, Meredith - 4:41.59*
5,000 Meters: Isabel Zimmermann, Meredith - 17:51.31*
10,000 Meters: Isabel Zimmermann, Meredith - 36:48.12*
100 Meter Hurdles: Shandrey Allman, Southern Virginia - 15.71*
400 Meter Hurdles: Shandrey Allman, Southern Virginia - 1:07.95
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Corrine Weaver, Meredith - 11:51.36
4x100 Meter Relay: N.C. Wesleyan (Mariah Brooks, Tenna Bellamy,
Snejana Spincahe, Ahnia Cherry) - 48.28*
4x400 Meter Relay: Southern Virginia (Savanna Chapin, Liz Morgan, Folole Torres, Addie Parker) - 4:06.60*
High Jump: Barresha Jones, Meredith - 1.55m
Pole Vault: Rory Hanchett, Southern Virginia - 2.60m
Long Jump: Brandi Gardner, Methodist - 5.29m
Triple Jump: Ainsley Lau, Southern Virginia - 10.43m
Shot Put: Aaliyah Thomas, Pfeiffer - 11.81m^
Discus Throw: Myla Barnes, William Peace - 35.59m
Hammer Throw: Aaliyah Thomas, Pfeiffer - 42.26m
Javelin Throw: Jilane Pedersen, Southern Virginia - 32.13m
100 Meters: Mariah Brooks, N.C. Wesleyan - 12.66
200 Meters: Mariah Brooks, N.C. Wesleyan - 25.36
400 Meters: Treazure Rosario-Watson, Methodist - 59.00
800 Meters: Channing Barker, Brevard - 2:21.53
1,500 Meters: Kyandra Chandler, Southern Virginia - 4:46.06
5,000 Meters: Madison Lowery, Pfeiffer - 18:11.73
10,000 Meters: Madison Lowery, Pfeiffer - 37:28.58
100 Meter Hurdles: Riley Heward, Southern Virginia - 16.81
400 Meter Hurdles: Folole Torres, Southern Virginia - 1:09.32
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Amethyst Joseph, Meredith - 11:58.35
4x100 Meter Relay: Methodist (Brandi Gardner, Treazure Rosario-Watson, Erykalyn Neal, Kayla Mitchell) - 49.12
4x400 Meter Relay: N.C. Wesleyan (Mariah Brooks, Teanna Bellamy, Snejana Spincahe, Ahnia Cherry) - 4:08.19
High Jump: Makayla Street, Brevard - 1.50m
Pole Vault: Savanna Chapin, Southern Virginia - 2.44m
Long Jump: Ahnia Cherry, N.C. Welseyan - 5.11m
Triple Jump: Brandi Gardner, Methodist - 10.26m
Shot Put: Myla Barnes, William Peace - 11.39m
Discus Throw: Isabell Musser, Brevard - 32.90m
Hammer Throw: Elizabeth Jones, Pfeiffer - 42.17m
Javelin Throw: Presley Heggie, Southern Virginia - 27.99m
100 Meters: Brandi Gardner, Methodist - 12.93
200 Meters: Makayla Street, Brevard - 25.98
400 Meters: Mariah Brooks, N.C. Wesleyan - 59.58
800 Meters: Kyandra Chandler, Southern Virginia - 2:22.11
1,500 Meters: Carly O'Toole, Meredith - 4:47.57
5,000 Meters: Corrine Weaver, Meredith - 18:21.10
10,000 Meters: Sasha Willie, Southern Virginia - 38:49.44
100 Meter Hurdles: Haylea-Layne Miller, Brevard - 17.16
400 Meter Hurdles: Haylea-Layne Miller, Brevard - 1:09.39
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Katelyn Warner, Southern Virginia - 13:13.76
4x100 Meter Relay: Southern Virginia (Riley Heward, Shandrey Allman, Emily Sterling, Addie Parker) - 50.65
4x400 Meter Relay: Meredith (Andrea Gallegos, Madelyn Merna, Corrine Weaver, Carly O'Toole) - 4:16.27
High Jump: Jilane Pedersen, Southern Virginia - 1.50m
Pole Vault: Ainsley Lau, Southern Virginia - 1.95m
Long Jump: Ainsley Lau, Southern Virginia - 4.80m
Triple Jump: Grace Hearns, Mary Baldwin - 10.01m
Shot Put: Christian Van Norden, N.C. Wesleyan - 11.38m
Discus Throw: Aaliyah Thomas, Pfeiffer - 32.55m
Hammer Throw: Majesty Smith, William Peace - 41.10m
Javelin Throw: Ashlyn Stone-Awong, Southern Virginia - 27.97m
  *New All-Time Conference Record
^New Conference Meet Record		  
     
  All-Sportsmanship Team  
  Grace Pukas, Brevard
Kayla Richardson, Mary Baldwin
Emma Pritchard, Meredith
Kaitlyn Huskey, Methodist
Ahnia Cherry, N.C. Wesleyan
Alex Stancell, Pfeiffer
Jilane Pederson, Southern Virginia
Majesty Smith, William Peace