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Aggies Add Four T&F Weekly Honors to Their Totals

Paula Salmon, Reheem Hayles and Brayden Hodgest have won multiple honors this season.

EAST GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T continued to dominate the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) indoor track and field weekly awards. The Aggies added four more on Tuesday, sweeping all four categories. -3144_Hodgest

0317_SalmonGraphicPaula Salmon and Julieth Nwosu took the women's prizes after outstanding showings at the University of South Carolina's (USC) South Carolina Invitational at the Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex. Reheem Hayles and Brayden Hodgest captured the male awards after solid performances at USC.   

Salmon won co-track and field athlete of the week, winning her second weekly honor of the season. Salmon won the 60-meter hurdles, completing the competition with a season-best time of 8.19. She improved her CAA-leading mark in the 60H and ranks 18th nationally in the event. 

She also ran a season-best 24.82 in the 200m to finish seventh. The former MEAC champion in the high jump, also cleared 5-feet, 5-inches in the high jump at USC to finish fifth. Salmon shares this week's award with Hampton's Amira Aduma. 

Nwosu claimed field athlete of the week honors. It is her first honor of the season and career. She took first place in the shot put at the South Carolina Invitational, winning the event with her best throw landing at 54-feet, 6 ½ inches. Nwosu recorded a personal record in the process. She leads the CAA by more than 4 ½ feet. She ranks 27th nationally. 

Hayles has been on a hot streak since the Aggies indoor season started. He claimed his second male athlete of the week honor this season on Tuesday. Hayles won the 400m to remain undefeated in the event this season. Hayles posted a season-best 46.14, ranking eighth nationally and No. 1 in the CAA. He also ran a personal-record 21.52 in the 200m to take third place at USC. 

01335_HayesHayles is ranked third in the conference in the 200m, giving three sprinters in the top-3 as Hayles ranks behind Shemar Chambers (20.96) and Brandon Nya (21.41). In addition, Hayles also helped the Aggies finish second in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:07.44. It was the best collegiate time in the event as the Aggies finished behind a professional team. Ryan Saint-Germain, Nya and Chambers also participated in the 4x400. 

Hodgest claimed his second male field athlete of the week award this season. In addition, he recorded the league's best shot put throw of the weekend. He finished fourth with a toss of 56-feet, 5 ¼-inches to mark his third throw over 56-feet this season. He remains the only CAA competitor with a throw greater than 56-feet. 

Also winning awards this season are Jada Griffin, who won female athlete of the week on Jan. 24, and Aeneas Reed Jr, who won male field athlete of the week on Jan. 24. The Aggies have won nine weekly honors this season. 

They return to action Feb. 10-11 at the prestigious Tiger Paw Invitational hosted by Clemson at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex. 

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Players Mentioned

Paula Salmon

Paula Salmon

Hurdles
5' 6"
Junior
Shemar  Chambers

Shemar Chambers

SPRINTS
6' 4"
Senior
Reheem Hayles

Reheem Hayles

SPRINTS
6' 2"
Junior
Brayden Hodgest

Brayden Hodgest

THROWS
6' 3"
Sophomore
Julieth Nwosu

Julieth Nwosu

THROWS
5' 9"
Senior
Brandon  Nya

Brandon Nya

Sprints
6' 2"
Junior
Jada  Griffin

Jada Griffin

SPRINTS
Graduate Student
Ryan Saint-Germain

Ryan Saint-Germain

SPRINTS
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Paula Salmon

Paula Salmon

5' 6"
Junior
Hurdles
Shemar  Chambers

Shemar Chambers

6' 4"
Senior
SPRINTS
Reheem Hayles

Reheem Hayles

6' 2"
Junior
SPRINTS
Brayden Hodgest

Brayden Hodgest

6' 3"
Sophomore
THROWS
Julieth Nwosu

Julieth Nwosu

5' 9"
Senior
THROWS
Brandon  Nya

Brandon Nya

6' 2"
Junior
Sprints
Jada  Griffin

Jada Griffin

Graduate Student
SPRINTS
Ryan Saint-Germain

Ryan Saint-Germain

Graduate Student
SPRINTS