Carter and Hooten Headline Men's Track and Field All-Conference Team

Corey Carter and Mitchell Hooten headline the 2019 SLIAC Men's Track and Field All-Conference team, taking home top individual honors. Carter, a sophomore at Principia College, was named the 2019 Track Athlete of the Year for a second straight year. The short track speedster won the 100-meter and 200-meter dash at last weekend's SLIAC Track and Field Championship and currently ranks in the top five in both events nationally. 

Hooten, a senior at Greenville University, was named the 2019 Field Athlete of the Year. Hooten won the shot put title last weekend with a distance of 49'11". He also ranked 2nd in the discus and 5th in the hammer throw during the spring season.

His teammate, and fellow thrower, Nate Brown was named the SLIAC Field Newcomer of the Year. Brown, from Altamont, Ill., placed in three events at the SLIAC Championships. He picked up gold in the discus and added bronze medals in the shot put and hammer throw. 

A Greenville athlete also took home the SLIAC Track Athlete of the Year award for 2019. Rakim Murphy, from Fresno, Calif., competed on the track for the first time in his collegiate career this year made his name quickly known this spring. He totaled four medals last weekend, winning gold in the long jump and as a part of the 4x100 relay team. 

In addition, Greenville University received the 2019 SLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year award while Principia College was given the Team Sportsmanship award.

Field Athlete of the Year - Mitchell Hooten, Greenville University
Track Athlete of the Year - Corey Carter, Principia College
Field Newcomer of the Year - Nate Brown, Greenville University
Track Newcomer of the Year - Rakim Murphy, Greenville University
Coaching Staff of the Year - Greenville University
Sportsmanship Award - Principia College

All-Sportsmanship Team