Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Savian Taylor, Columbus State

Taylor continued his great freshman season this weekend by capturing his fourth 800-meter title at the 2021 Berry Field Day Invitational. Taylor crossed the tape ion 1:51.16 to best the field by half a second. Taylor is the only runner to post a sub-1:54.00 time in the 800-meter in the PBC this season and holds the quickest time in the conference with a 1:51.02, which is a DII provisional mark.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Brandon Boyles, UNC Pembroke

Boyles won the shot put at the Mt. Olive Trojan Relays over the weekend with a personal-best throw of 14.34 meters. That is the farthest distance in the PBC so far this season. The junior from Pinnacle, N.C., also finished in fourth place in the hammer with a PBC-best distance of 46.50m. The all-conference performer also holds the fourth-longest discus throw in the conference.

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