Rock Hill, SC (April 21, 2022)- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced the 2022 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team, released Thursday. The all-conference teams are comprised of student-athletes who were selected based on their athletic performance.

After two years, the SIAC Track and Field Championships return to Rock Hill, S.C. on the campus of Winthrop University beginning on Thursday, April 21st.

Benedict is looking to reclaim their title, as they lead this year's men's all-conference team with 11 total selections. Fort Valley is second in total all-conference selections with seven, followed by Morehouse with six. Albany State had five selections this year, while three athletes from Spring Hill and Savannah State were selected. Lane had two selections and Tuskegee rounded out the men's all-conference honors with one.

On the women's side, Benedict dominated this year's all-conference team with 18 total selections. Spring Hill had four selections each, followed by Lane and Albany State who had three women selected to the team. Central State, Clark Atlanta, and Savannah State each had two women respectively who made the all-conference team. Fort Valley State, Kentucky State, and Tuskegee completed the team with one selection each. 

In its inaugural season, the Elite 14 award recognized the student-athlete who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the SIAC championship level in his or her sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. Rodney Gross of Morehouse was the first recipient of this award in men's track and field while Jakaria Miller was the first recipient of this award in women's track and field.
The 2022 SIAC Track & Field Championship is set to take place April 21-23, 2022 at Winthrop University's Irwin Belk Track in Rock Hill, S.C. For more information, click here.

(complete team listed below)


Men's Track and Field Elite 14 Honoree: Rodney Gross, Morehouse

 
TRACK AND FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

Men's Track and Field All-Conference First Team
 

100m	Winfred Porter	Freshman	Savannah State	10.58
200m	Lirante Jackson	Senior	Benedict	21.35
400m	Jordan Smith	Sophomore	Albany State	49.05
800m	Terrell Williams	Sophomore	Fort Valley State	1:54.27
1500m	Johndell Cumberbatch	Sophomore	Morehouse	4:06.92
5000m	Brain Kemei	Freshman	Morehouse	15:10.71
10,000m	Brain Kemei	Freshman	Morehouse	31:29.91
110H	Kevin Francis	Freshman	Benedict	15.12
400H	Malcom Carter III	Sophomore	Benedict	54.65
3000 Steeple	Khali Madison	Junior	Albany State	10:16.15
High Jump	Sundi Washington	Junior	Tuskegee	1.93m
Pole Vault	Timothy Heward	Senior	Albany State	3.70m
Long Jump	Donte Gosier	Freshman	Fort Valley State	6.97m
Triple Jump	Isaiah McCray	Freshman	Albany State	14.35m
Shot Put	Chase Ransom	Freshman	Benedict	13.98m
Discus	Chase Ransom	Freshman	Benedict	44.39m
Hammer Throw	Joshua Brimmer	Senior	Benedict	46.38m
Javelin	Brian Pempel	Junior	Spring Hill	51.14m
Decathlon	Tayvion Robertson	Sophomore	Fort Valley State	3668 points

 
 
Men's Track and Field All-Conference Second Team
 

100m	Ojoshua Bunton	Sophomore	Lane	10.62
200m	Ojoshua Bunton	Sophomore	Lane	21.45
400m	Andre Valcin	Senior	Savannah State	49.46
800m	Shemar Hylton	Senior	Benedict	1:54.95
1500m	Yesahk Ergano	Sophomore	Fort Valley State	4:11.70
5000m	Nelson Kipkemboi	Freshman	Benedict	15:32.75
10,000m	Ronny Kiprono	Freshman	Morehouse	33:16.51
110H	Darryl Wiltz	Junior	Savannah State	15.24
400H	Jordan Smith	Sophomore	Albany State	55.46
3000 Steeple	Nelson Kipkemboi	Freshman	Benedict	10:36.57
High Jump	John Abate	Sophomore	Spring Hill	1.93m
Pole Vault	Jacob Kirby	Senior	Spring Hill	3.50m
Long Jump	Bashan Wesley	Sophomore	Fort Valley State	6.95m
Triple Jump	Bashan Wesley	Sophomore	Fort Valley State	14.35m
Shot Put	Alexander Burt	Freshman	Morehouse	13.83m
Discus	Joshua Brimmer	Senior	Benedict	43.37m
Hammer Throw	Caleb Vance	Sophomore	Benedict	44.16m
Javelin	Rodney Gross	Sophomore	Morehouse	48.38m
Decathlon	Jaleon Sands	Sophomore	Fort Valley State	2315 points