NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina sprinter Melissa Jefferson and long jumper David Ejumeta were tabbed with 2021 Sun Belt Track and Field season-ending individual awards on Wednesday, announced by the conference.
 
The 13 all-conference honorees are the most the Chants' track and field team garnered since they earned 15 during the 2017 season.
 
Jefferson led the conference overall with three individual awards, including being the first CCU female athlete to win the Sun Belt Conference Women's Outdoor Most Outstanding Track Performer, Most Outstanding Freshman, and Newcomer of the Year. For the men, Ejumeta earned the distinction as the first Coastal athlete to win the Men's Outdoor Most Outstanding Field Performer.
 
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Jefferson had a sensational 2021 Sun Belt Track and Field Championships where she was the highest-scoring individual with 22.5 points, won three gold medals, broke three school records, and a SBC meet record.
 
Along with freshmen Kayla Sweeney, Keniah Wallace, and Jermaisha Arnold, Jefferson helped break the school record in the 4x100 meters with a time of 44.75. Individually, the Georgetown, S.C., native pulled off the double-sprint win in the 100 meters and 200 meters, where she took down both school records. In the 100 meters, the freshman set the school record with a time of 11.22 (1.0), and then she capped off her memorable weekend in the 200 meters as she ran 22.96, the fastest in CCU history, the fastest in the Sun Belt this season, and the currently the 17th-fastest time in NCAA. Both times rank her in the top 50 in the world under the age of 20.
 
The freshmen Arnold was the top medalist at last week's conference championships, where she won four medals including, two gold in relay races, a bronze in the 200 meters, and a gold in the 400 meters. The Myrtle Beach, S.C., native earned the gold medal in the 400 meters by setting a meet record at 52.69, which ranks as top 15 in the world under the age of 20.
 
Freshman Shani'a Bellamy also cemented her all-conference status with a first-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles as she ran a personal-best time of 58.58, which ranks as top 10 in the world under the age of 20.
 
In the 4x400, Arnold, Amaryah White, Tariney Pepper, and Lauren Gordon earned first-place all-conference as they ran a season-best time of 3:38.70.
 
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Ejumeta jumped 7.97 meters in the long jump last weekend in Mobile, Ala., where his mark tied the Sun Belt championship meet record, broke the school record, and ranks him 50th in the world. The Berin City, Nigeria, native goes into next weekend's NCAA East Preliminaries as the 12th-ranked in the nation and is top 50 in the world.

Braydon Bennett gave the Chanticleers' team their second first-team all-conference on Saturday with a victory in the 110-meter race earned the win with a personal-record time of 13.77 (2.5). 
 
Along with Ejumeta, the trio of Jeremiah Talbert, DeVonte Harris, Ty Floyd earned third-team all-conference as they teamed up to run a third-place time 40.55 in the 4x100 last weekend in Mobile, Ala.

The Coastal track and field team will return to action as  they head back to the University of North Florida and Hodges Stadium on May 27-29,  for the second time this season for the NCAA East Preliminaries.

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Women's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Track Performer – Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina
Most Outstanding Field Performer – Autavia Fluker, South Alabama
Most Outstanding Freshman – Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina
Newcomer of the Year – Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Track Performer – Bennett Pascoe, Arkansas State
Most Outstanding Field Performer – David Ejumeta, Coastal Carolina
Most Outstanding Freshman – Lexington Hilton Arkansas State
Newcomer of the Year – Kwanele Mthembu, Texas State
 
Women's Coach of the Year – Jim Patchell, Arkansas State
Men's Coach of the Year – Jim Patchell, Arkansas State

WOMEN'S
First Team All-Conference
Juliette Smith, Louisiana 
Autavia Fluker, South Alabama 
Claire Meyers, Louisiana 
Lauren Beauchamp, Arkansas State 
Sophie Leathers, Arkansas State 
Jaeda Hunt, Georgia State 
Evangelynn Harris, Arkansas State 
Maja Kuessner, Troy 
Carolien Millenaar, South Alabama
Babette Vandeput, Arkansas State
Peighton Simmons, App State 
Kayla Sweeney, Coastal Carolina 
Keniah Wallace, Coastal Carolina 
Madeleine Rowe, UTA 
Kattiana Ealy-Pulido, Texas State
Jermaisha Arnold, Coastal Carolina
Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina 
Gemma Finch, Troy 
Shani'a Bellamy, Coastal Carolina 
Lauren Gordon, Coastal Carolina
Amaryah White, Coastal Carolina
 
Second Team All-Conference
Hanna-Mai Vaikla, South Alabama
Hannah Blood, ULM 
Maria Bienvenu, Louisiana 
Abigail Kelly-Salo, UTA 
Grace Booher, Troy 
Osayi Omorodion, Louisiana 
Frankie Griffin, Louisiana 
Lauren Locke, Troy 
Imani Udoumana, Arkansas State 
Kennedy London, Louisiana
Ta'La Spates, Louisiana 
Serenity Rogers, Louisiana 
Pauline Meyer, Arkansas State 
Zykeria Williams, Georgia Southern
Scovia Ayikoru, Georgia Southern 
Camryn Mathis, Georgia Southern 
Aris Hubbard, Georgia Southern
Kiana Foster, Louisiana 
Edita Sklenska, Troy
Maya Kelly, Troy
Kasia Cooper, Toy
 
Third Team All-Conference
Allie Hensley, Arkansas State 
Hayden Holloway, ULM 
Liv Cantby, UTA 
Tricia Pierce, Little Rock 
Sarah Trammel, Arkansas State 
Juleen Lewis, UTA 
Calyha Brown, UTA 
Emilie Berge, South Alabama 
Marine Garnier, Georgia State 
Colette Uys, South Alabama 
Maya Hanks, App State 
Lee-Anne Blake, Texas State 
Ariana Ealy-Pulido, Texas State 
Sadi Giles, Texas State
Brenna Clark, Texas State
Shelby West, UTA 
Brittany Roberson, ULM
Jasmine Williams, ULM
Stella Konstantinidou, ULM
Fiebe Tengrootenhuysen, ULM

MEN'S
First Team All-Conference
Lucas Van Klaveren, UTA 
Michael Alvernaz, Troy 
Arthur Peterson, UTA 
Kwanele Mthembu, Texas State 
Lexington Hilton, Arkansas State 
David Ejumeta, Coastal Carolina 
Rickssen Opont, South Alabama 
Bennett Pascoe, Arkansas State 
Christian Ellis, South Alabama 
Francois Prinsloo, South Alabama
Kyle Rademeyer, South Alabama 
Titus Sizemore, Troy 
Trejun Jones, Louisiana 
Terroll Jolla, Louisiana 
Jamhad Booth, Louisiana 
Brock Appiah, Louisiana 
Matthew Likely, Troy 
Braydon Bennett, Coastal Carolina
Jaylen Allen, Texas State 
Pedro Osorio Lopez, Texas State 
Nathan Fergusson, Louisiana 
Kobe Daniels, Texas State 
Taahir Kelly, Texas State
 
Second Team All-Conference
Ben Collerton, Texas State 
Aimar Palma Simo, Arkansas State 
Callan Saldutto, ULM 
Ryan Curington, Little Rock 
Sebastian Loschner, South Alabama
Justin Domangue, UTA
John Joseph, Louisiana 
Eron Carter, Arkansas State 
David Dolan, South Alabama 
Bryson DeBerry, UTA 
Bruno Boysen, Troy 
Quinest Bishop, Troy 
Jaleel Gilbert, Troy 
Seth Waters, Arkansas State
Yves Cherubin, Louisiana 
Jermie Walker, Arkansas State
Bervensky Pierre, Texas State 
Darrian Lockett, Arkansas State 
Cole Klashinsky, UTA 
Alex Robinson, Troy 
Jordan McCleskey, Troy
 
Third Team All-Conference
Graham Collins, South Alabama
Brandon Busby, Texas State
Cole Stewart, Troy
Obdarius Ware, Louisiana 
Nate Karl, App State
Marquentin Barnes, UTA
Carter Shell, Arkansas State
Noah Mumme, South Alabama
Isaac Sadzewicz, Texas State 
Cole Courtois, Louisiana
Frank Massey, Arkansas State 
Devonte Harris, Coastal Carolina 
Jeremiah Talbert, Coastal Carolina 
Tydarius Floyd, Coastal Carolina
Connor Butterfield, UTA 
Joel Bengtsson, UTA 
Xavier Rogers, South Alabama 
Daidren Davis, Arkansas State