BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Southern University Jaguars placed seven athletes on the All-SWAC team for Track and Field as announced by the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The All-SWAC team was comprised of the top-two athletes in each event from the SWAC Indoor Championships held on February 17-18.
 
Three Jaguars won their events and four others placed second to earn their accolades.
 
One Jaguar to win their event was sophomore Trinity Bolden with a school record 7.4 seconds in the 60m. Bolden set a personal record of 7.52 earlier in the season at the Samford open to win the event, she went on to tie that at the Houston G5 and Super 22.
 
"Trinity (Bolden) came in and stepped up big," said Head Coach Teremine White about Bolden's school record. "She has been running well all year. Her future is really bright, and she will only get better."
 
The second athlete to take home a SWAC crown was Char'Vares Wilson. Wilson was able to outthrow Davieon Center of Jackson State by half a meter to take home the crown in the weight throw with a distance of 16.22m, beating his previous record by two meters.
 
"Wilson wasn't projected to score," White said. "He was another one to come up big for us by winning."
 
The third Jaguar to take home the gold was Nicholas Scott in the 800m with a time of 1:52.68, two seconds ahead of second and only 1.5 seconds behind his personal best. Scott won the final three 800m races of the indoor season.
 
"Nick Scott came in and ran his race," said White. "He was having fun out there. He is one of the best athletes in our conference."
 
Keenan Villery would set the bar high for the shot-put with his first throw setting a personal best of 14.62m. He would come back on his second and improve it to 14.65m. He would end up getting out thrown for the crown but would still hold on to runner-up.
 
The final group of Jaguars to claim All-SWAC was the men's 4x400 team of Kason Jones, DeAnthony Nervis, Jordan Thompson and Scott. The group got off to a slow start but took a slight lead in leg two and three. They would end up getting edged out by Prairie View A&M by less than a second. Their time of 3:16.84 would be the season best by over three seconds.
 
"The men's 4x400 ran the best of the season," White said. "They got edged at the line for second but (Nicholas) Scott was down about 15m in the second leg and closed the gap."
 
Next up for the Jaguars is the start of outdoor season. The first meet will be at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA on March 12.
 
The complete listing of all-conference selections and individual awards winners can be found below.
 
Women's Coach of the Year
Angela Williams, Prairie View A&M

Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Safiya John, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 
Women's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Kyana Evans, Alabama State

Men's Coach of the Year
Chris Clay, Prairie View A&M

Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Nathan Crawford-Wallis, Prairie View A&M

Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Jemal Wote, Prairie View A&M
 

Women's Event	All-Conference
60 Meter Dash	Trinity Bolden, Southern
	Kaizha Roberts, Prairie View A&M
200 Meter Dash	Kyana Evans, Alabama State
	Jade Sabir, Prairie View A&M
400 Meter Dash	Kyana Evans, Alabama State
	Jade Sabir, Prairie View A&M
800 Meter Run	Shamia Jones, Alabama State
	Dinah Murphy, Prairie View A&M
1 Mile Run	Stellah Kiptui, Alcorn State
	Sydney Devereaux, Prairie View A&M
3000 Meter Run	Runelda Jackson, Alcorn State
	Stellah Kiptui, Alcorn State
5000 Meter Run	Daisy Enriques, Alcorn State
	Runelda Jackson, Alcorn State
60 Meter Hurdles	Safiya John, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Darrione Joseph, Miss. Valley State
4x400 Meter Relay	Alabama State
	Alcorn State
Distance Medley	Alabama State
	Prairie View A&M
High Jump	Rachel Robertson, Florida A&M
	Safiya John, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pole Vault	Kiara Ivy, Florida A&M
	Maci Guy, Prairie View A&M
Long Jump	Kaizha Roberts, Prairie View A&M
	Safiya John, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Triple Jump	Safiya John, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Rachel Robertson, Florida A&M
Shot Put	Hannah White, Jackson State
	Lillia Dudley, Jackson State
Weight Throw	Phylan Perkins, Texas Southern
	Hannah White, Jackson State

 

Men's Event	All-Conference
60 Meter Dash	Bralon Robinson, Alcorn State
	Kristopher Brown, Bethune-Cookman
200 Meter Dash	Alexavier Monfries, Grambling State
	Kristopher Brown, Bethune-Cookman
400 Meter Dash	Alexavier Monfries, Grambling State
	Damon Cobbs, Prairie View A&M
800 Meter Run	Nicholas Scott, Southern
	Brandon Washington, Texas Southern
1 Mile Run	Jalah Gaimah, Jackson State
	Carlin Berryhill, Bethune-Cookman
3000 Meter Run	Jemal Wote, Prairie View A&M
	Joes Gonzalez, Texas Southern
5000 Meter Run	Jemal Wote, Prairie View A&M
	Joes Gonzalez, Texas Southern
60 Meter Hurdles	Loftin Keys Jr., Jackson State
	Christian McNair-Jones, Jackson State
4x400 Meter Relay	Prairie View A&M
	Southern
Distance Medley	Prairie View A&M
	Texas Southern
High Jump	Caleb Snowden, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Zayne Palomino, Alcorn State
Pole Vault	Michael Hopkins, Bethune-Cookman
	Cedric Jones, Alabama State
Long Jump	Kenneth Pree, Texas Southern
	Nathan Crawford-Wallis, Prairie View A&M
Triple Jump	Nathan Crawford-Wallis, Prairie View A&M
	Ewulo Jonathan, Prairie View A&M
Shot Put	Deandre Fyffe, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Keenan Villery, Southern
Weight Throw	Char'Vares Wilson, Southern
	Davieon Center, Jackson State

 
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