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GWU’s Smith, Young Earn Spots on Big South Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team
June 10, 2020 | Track & Field
CHARLOTTE – Gardner-Webb men's indoor track and field placed two men on the Big South Conference All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires. The team was announced Wednesday afternoon by the league office.
Jordan Smith (Chesterfield, Va.) and Alex Young (LaVergne, Tenn.) represented the Runnin' Bulldogs on a team that features the top performers in the conference from 2010-2019.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total.
Smith, who competed for GWU from 2013-2018, was a three-time conference champion and earned All-Conference honors on six occasions. Smith claimed the Big South crown in the shot put in 2015 and 2018, as well as in the weight throw in 2018.
His mark of 20.33 meters in the weight throw at the 2018 Big South Championships ranks third all-time in league history, while his mark of 16.67 meters in the shot put at the 2016 Big South Championships sits at tenth on the conference's all-time list.
Young competed for the Runnin' Bulldogs from 2013-2014, taking a pair of titles and earning three All-Conference spots. Young won the weight throw in both 2013 and 2014, setting the Big South's championship record in 2013 with a distance of 20.72 meters.
His career best mark of 20.95 meters in the weight throw ranks second all-time among Big South competitors, and he sits in eighth on the all-time list in the shot put with a mark of 16.95 meters. Young also earned All-American honors in 2014, competing at the NCAA championships, placing 13th with a mark of 20.05 meters.
The 2010-19 Big South Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order by event and features eight sprinters/hurdlers, eight distance/mid-distance runners, eight jumpers, four throwers, two heptathletes and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19s MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Sprints/Hurdles – Name, School Notables
Levi Brooks, Charleston Southern 4-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Jayshawn Campbell, Campbell 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Daequon Carr, Campbell 3-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Ryan Davis, Liberty 3-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Jeff Jacobs, Liberty 4-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Stephen Racanelli, Liberty 7-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Dantwan Spreads, Charleston Southern 2-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Cornelius Tyler, Charleston Southern 6-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Javon Young, Charleston Southern All-American, 6-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Distance/Mid-Distance – Name, School Notables
Sam Chelanga, Liberty 3-time All-American, 5-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jesse Cherry, High Point 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Caleb Edmonds, Liberty Big South Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Amon Kemboi, Campbell 2-time All-American, 8-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell All-American, 2-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Jacob Smith, High Point 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Amon Terer, Campbell All-American, 9-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Vinny Todaro, High Point 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Jumps – Name, School Notables
Carter Clasper, High Point 2-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Christopher Cleare, Campbell Big South Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Braxton Drummond, Charleston Southern 2-time All-American, 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Lorne Jenkins, Campbell Big South Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Darrel Jones, Liberty 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Clarence Powell, Liberty 4-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Davian Rhodes, Campbell 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Kolby Shepherd, Liberty 4-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Kyle Wheeler, Liberty 3-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Throws – Name, School Notables
JP Caglione, Charleston Southern 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Jordan Smith, Gardner-Webb 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Ryan Smith, Liberty 5-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Alex Young, Gardner-Webb All-American, 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Heptathletes – Name, School Notables
Pablo Romero, High Point 4-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Geren Woodbridge, Liberty 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School Notables
Brant Tolsma, Liberty 9 Championships, 5-time Coach of the Year
Jordan Smith (Chesterfield, Va.) and Alex Young (LaVergne, Tenn.) represented the Runnin' Bulldogs on a team that features the top performers in the conference from 2010-2019.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total.
Smith, who competed for GWU from 2013-2018, was a three-time conference champion and earned All-Conference honors on six occasions. Smith claimed the Big South crown in the shot put in 2015 and 2018, as well as in the weight throw in 2018.
His mark of 20.33 meters in the weight throw at the 2018 Big South Championships ranks third all-time in league history, while his mark of 16.67 meters in the shot put at the 2016 Big South Championships sits at tenth on the conference's all-time list.
Young competed for the Runnin' Bulldogs from 2013-2014, taking a pair of titles and earning three All-Conference spots. Young won the weight throw in both 2013 and 2014, setting the Big South's championship record in 2013 with a distance of 20.72 meters.
His career best mark of 20.95 meters in the weight throw ranks second all-time among Big South competitors, and he sits in eighth on the all-time list in the shot put with a mark of 16.95 meters. Young also earned All-American honors in 2014, competing at the NCAA championships, placing 13th with a mark of 20.05 meters.
The 2010-19 Big South Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order by event and features eight sprinters/hurdlers, eight distance/mid-distance runners, eight jumpers, four throwers, two heptathletes and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19s MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Sprints/Hurdles – Name, School Notables
Levi Brooks, Charleston Southern 4-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Jayshawn Campbell, Campbell 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Daequon Carr, Campbell 3-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Ryan Davis, Liberty 3-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Jeff Jacobs, Liberty 4-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Stephen Racanelli, Liberty 7-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Dantwan Spreads, Charleston Southern 2-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Cornelius Tyler, Charleston Southern 6-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Javon Young, Charleston Southern All-American, 6-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Distance/Mid-Distance – Name, School Notables
Sam Chelanga, Liberty 3-time All-American, 5-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jesse Cherry, High Point 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Caleb Edmonds, Liberty Big South Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Amon Kemboi, Campbell 2-time All-American, 8-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell All-American, 2-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Jacob Smith, High Point 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Amon Terer, Campbell All-American, 9-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Vinny Todaro, High Point 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Jumps – Name, School Notables
Carter Clasper, High Point 2-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Christopher Cleare, Campbell Big South Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Braxton Drummond, Charleston Southern 2-time All-American, 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Lorne Jenkins, Campbell Big South Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Darrel Jones, Liberty 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Clarence Powell, Liberty 4-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Davian Rhodes, Campbell 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Kolby Shepherd, Liberty 4-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Kyle Wheeler, Liberty 3-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Throws – Name, School Notables
JP Caglione, Charleston Southern 2-time Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Jordan Smith, Gardner-Webb 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Ryan Smith, Liberty 5-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Alex Young, Gardner-Webb All-American, 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Heptathletes – Name, School Notables
Pablo Romero, High Point 4-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Geren Woodbridge, Liberty 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School Notables
Brant Tolsma, Liberty 9 Championships, 5-time Coach of the Year
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