
NEW ORLEANS, La. – For the first time in program history, the Emory & Henry University Men's Track & Field Team has seen two of its members named to the NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Indoor Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
RELATED – USTFCCCA Release
The awards are given to the top-five individuals in each event from each of the country's eight regions, in addition to each member of the region's top-three relay teams.
Emory & Henry saw junior Gavin Lee (North Tazewell, Va.) and junior Zavery Wallace (Buena Vista, Va.) honored for their accomplishments in the weight throw over the course of the season.
RELATED – NCAA Division II Southeast Region Weight Throw Top Marks
Lee put up the best mark in the region, a 17.94 meter throw at the JDL Last Chance Invitational on February 22 which was also the E&H record. He finished third at the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships to earn All-SAC Third-Team accolades.
Wallace was third in the region with a 17.58 meter toss at the at the SAC Indoor meet, as he finished as the conference runner-up by just 0.01 meters. That performance also garnered All-SAC Second-Team honors.
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