LEXINGTON, Va. – The 2021 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships concluded on Sunday at VMI's Corps Physical Training Facility, with Wofford College winning two individual championships. The women were second overall with 131 points, while the men were fifth with 55 points.
 
The 131 points scored by the women were the most in school history, while the second-place finish the best as well. Wofford also was runner-up in the 2019 SoCon Outdoor Championships. The men's 55 points were the third-highest total in school history and the fifth-place finish was also tied for the best ever.
 
Southern Conference titles were won by Megan Dunn (pentathlon) and Kerrington Johnson (60-meter hurdles). The Terriers have now won nine individual titles in the last three indoor seasons. Netanya Linares earned the women's Most Outstanding Athlete award, the first time a Terrier has ever won that honor.
 
The fifteen All-Southern Conference honors earned were the most in school history: Megan Dunn (pentathlon), Tanner Henry (heptathlon), Destiny Shippy (60m hurdles), Kerrington Johnson (60m hurdles), Netanya Linares (pole vault and pentathon), Madeline McNinch (long jump, 60 meters and 200 meters), Jasmine Jefferson (400 meters), Conor Murphy (400 meters), Georgia McDevitt (200 meters and long jump), Tanner Henry (high jump), men's 4x400 relay team.
 
Two school records were set during the championship. Terriers also earned a total of 12 All-Freshman Team honors during the weekend. 
 
"I am very proud of both programs," said head coach Johnny Bomar. "We asked a lot of them and they really stepped up. They competed with heart and determination. Netanya had an amazing performance to earn Most Outstanding Athlete. We put her in a ton of events and she did an awesome job, always with a smile on her face. While overall on the women's side we came up a few points short of a title, we will take it. We had twelve compete compared to Samford's 21 and we needed a lot to go right. I am so proud of this group."
 
Sunday began with the completion of the heptathlon, with Tanner Henry scoring a school-record 4,867 points to finish second overall. T.J. Maxey was seventh with 4,429 points, which included a first place in the 1,000 meters. Sebastian LaTorre was eighth with 4,283 points.
 
In the field events Sunday, Christopher Sheppard was sixth in the triple jump at 13.67 meters. Kelly Hogan was fourth in the women's weight throw at 14.88 meters and Jenna Reid was fifth at 14.45 meters. Tanner Henry added a third place in the high jump at 2.00 meters
 
The women's 60-meter hurdles were won by Kerrington Johnson in a school record time of 8.49. Destiny Shippy took second place in 8.51 and Netanya Linares was seventh at 8.90. Isaiah Ellis was fourth in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.10. In the women's 60 meters, Madeline McNinch took fourth place in 7.67. Destiny Shippy was sixth, Georgia McDevitt was seventh, and Rylee Jorgensen was eighth. Sam Kamara took sixth place in the 60 meters with a time of 7.10.
 
In the women's 400 meters, Jasmine Jefferson was second overall in 56.95 and Dahlia Cutler was sixth at 58.16. Conor Murphy was third in the men's 400 meters at 49.50, while Elijah Bull was fifth at 49.77. Janie Holecek took seventh place in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:21.68. Wofford had four runners in the finals of the 200 meters, led by Madeline McNinch taking second place with a time of 24.61. Georgia McDevitt was third at 24.61 as well, with Destiny Shippy fifth and Rylee Jorgensen eighth overall. In the men's 200 meters, Sam Larkin was seventh with a time of 22.46.
 
To end the day, the women's 4x400 relay team of Dahlia Cutler, Madeline McNinch, Jasmine Jefferson and Georgia McDevitt was initially disqualified for a baton pass outside of the zone. After appeal they finished fourth in 3:53.17. The men's team of Sam Larkin, Isaiah Ellis, Conor Murphy and Elijah Bull was second with a time of 3:19.42.
 
Samford won its sixth straight women's title and second straight men's title.  Samford's Matt Cahoon and Ty Kimberlin shared the Heath Whittle Award as the men's Most Outstanding Athletes and Wofford's Netanya Linares earned the women's Most Outstanding Athlete award.
 
Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 191 points
2. Western Carolina – 129
3. Furman – 118
4. VMI – 66
5. Wofford – 55
6. ETSU – 51.5
7. The Citadel – 45.5
8. UNCG – 7
 
Women's results – Final
1. Samford – 155.5 points
2. Wofford – 131
3. ETSU – 125.5
4. Furman – 102
5. Western Carolina – 94
6. VMI – 36
7. Chattanooga – 12
8. The Citadel – 6
9. UNCG – 1
 
Heath Whittle Award (Men's Most Outstanding Athlete)
Matt Cahoon, Samford
Ty Kimberlin, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Netanya Linares, Wofford
 
Men's All-Freshman – Day 2
Men's 60-meter dash
Christopher Sheppard, Wofford
 
Men's heptathlon
Sebastian LaTorre, Wofford
 
Men's 400-meter dash
Conor Murphy, Wofford
 
Men's 800-meter run
Cooper Lindsey, Wofford
 
Men's 200-meter dash
Conor Murphy, Wofford
 
Women's All-Freshman – Day 2
Women's 60-meter dash
Madeline McNinch, Wofford
 
Women's 400-meter dash
Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford
 
Women's 800-meter run
Janie Holecek, Wofford
 
Women's 200-meter dash
Madeline McNinch, Wofford