Limestone's Christopher and LR's Thatcher Honored as SAC WePlayed Sports Men's Indoor T&F Athletes of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Men's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets contested during the fifth week of competition. Limestone's Kengel Christopher earned the track honor while Lenoir-Rhyne's Oliver Thatcher garnered field accolades.

Christopher, a sophomore sprinter from Trinidad, Chaguanas, delivered an outstanding performance in the men's 400-meter dash. His time of 46.70 seconds earned him second place and set a new school record for Limestone in the process. Kengel's time was the second-best in all of NCAA Division II this year.

Thatcher, a senior multis from Chandlers Ford, England, won the heptathlon title at the Brest-Cregger Multi Invitational with a total of 4886 points, which is tops in the SAC this year. He won three events – the high jump, pole vault and shot put – and set a new personal best in the shot put. He didn't finish lower than fifth in any event.

2024-25 SAC Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week

Track

Dec. 9 – Miles Stephens, Catawba
Dec. 16 – Titouan Le Grix, Wingate
Jan. 21 – Vincent Quilici, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 28 – Andre Morrison, Carson-Newman
Feb. 4 – Kengel Christopher, Limestone

Field

Dec. 9 – Joshua Stephens, Tusculum
Dec. 16 – none competed
Jan. 21 – Verrol Sam, Carson-Newman  
Jan. 28 - Tyler Farris, Anderson
Feb. 4 – Oliver Thatcher, Lenoir-Rhyne

WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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