Big South Announces Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week - Jan. 17
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference announced today its Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for competitions during the weekend of Jan. 12-14.
Charleston Southern’s
Sarah McCartney (Laurenceville, Ga.) was selected as the Track Athlete of the Week, while High Point’s
Sydney Horn (Lancaster, Pa.) earned Field Athlete of the Week honors, with HPU’s
Brianna Malone (Barrington, N.H.) honored as the Freshman Athlete of the Week.
McCartney won the 3,000 meters at the Gamecock Opener with a school-record time of 9:42.20. She won the event by :31 seconds to establish the top performance in the Big South this season.
Horn placed second in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a height of 4.37m. Her mark ranks fourth in the nation this year.
Malone won the mile run at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 4:55.95 to establish the top effort in the conference in 2023-24.