Posted: Mar 28, 2023
AZARIAH ANDERSON OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for meets held from Monday, March 20 through Sunday, March 26. SCAC Track & Field Weekly Release - Week 4
Anderson won the 110h at Texas Lutheran's D3 Challenge in a time of 14.19. This is the top time in the country for Division III. He also ran a leg on the second place 4x100 team.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore Elijah Jefferson of Texas Lutheran broke personal, school and stadium records in the 100 and 200 meter events at the D3 Challenge. In the 100, his time of 10.48 sits #3 in Division III (.02 out of #1 spot) and is the top time in the SCAC and West Region. In the 200, his time of 21.05 ranks #2 in Division III (behind the indoor national champion in the event) and leads the SCAC and West regions. He also anchored the 4x100 relay to a 3rd place finish at the D3 Challenge in 42.05 (12th nationally). Sophomore Jhancarlos Carpio of St. Thomas set the pace for the Celts in the 1500m with a finish of 4:02.36. Carpio finished 23rd overall at the meet and ahead of 23 Division I runners. First-year Jonathan Olmsted of Dallas placed fourth in the 400 meters at the Dan Veach Invite at Southern Arkansas University. Olmsted had to battle windy conditions, but was still able to defeat a field loaded with NCAA Division II and NJCAA Division I athletes with a time of 50.06. Less then an hour later he competed in the 200 meters battling windy conditions to get a lifetime PR in the 200 meters with a time of 22.84. Junior Xavier Venious of Centenary won the men's 400 hurdles with an impressive time of 57.39 at the Dan Veach Invitational, hosted by Southern Arkansas. Venious' time is the second-fastest in the conference so far this season. He was also part of the Gents' team that finished second in the men's 4 x 100m relay (43.74).
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore Elijah Jefferson of Texas Lutheran broke personal, school and stadium records in the 100 and 200 meter events at the D3 Challenge. In the 100, his time of 10.48 sits #3 in Division III (.02 out of #1 spot) and is the top time in the SCAC and West Region. In the 200, his time of 21.05 ranks #2 in Division III (behind the indoor national champion in the event) and leads the SCAC and West regions. He also anchored the 4x100 relay to a 3rd place finish at the D3 Challenge in 42.05 (12th nationally). Sophomore Jhancarlos Carpio of St. Thomas set the pace for the Celts in the 1500m with a finish of 4:02.36. Carpio finished 23rd overall at the meet and ahead of 23 Division I runners. First-year Jonathan Olmsted of Dallas placed fourth in the 400 meters at the Dan Veach Invite at Southern Arkansas University. Olmsted had to battle windy conditions, but was still able to defeat a field loaded with NCAA Division II and NJCAA Division I athletes with a time of 50.06. Less then an hour later he competed in the 200 meters battling windy conditions to get a lifetime PR in the 200 meters with a time of 22.84. Junior Xavier Venious of Centenary won the men's 400 hurdles with an impressive time of 57.39 at the Dan Veach Invitational, hosted by Southern Arkansas. Venious' time is the second-fastest in the conference so far this season. He was also part of the Gents' team that finished second in the men's 4 x 100m relay (43.74).
| SCAC Men's Track Athletes-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Elijah Jefferson, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 2 | James Settles, Colorado College |
| Week 3 | Josh Williams, Colorado College |
| Week 4 | Azariah Anderson, Trinity University |
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