BLACKSBURG, Va. – The High Point University track & field team collected a trio of major awards during a successful weekend for the Panthers at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Senior Will Narramore became the first student-athlete in HPU men's track & field history to be named Most Outstanding Field Performer. The Nashville product earned a trio of all-conference honors and won the long jump title with a school record mark of 7.35m (24-1.50). Narramore also placed second in the triple jump with a school record mark of 15.35m (50-4.50) that eclipsed the previous Big South meet record set in 1999.
 
In addition, senior Paul O'Donoghue was named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second-straight season. O'Donoghue carries a 3.9 GPA and is majoring in mathematics. He earned a pair of all-conference honors in the 800m run and the 4x400m relay.
 
On the women's side, senior Jamie Schnuck earned the first Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award of her career. She carries a 3.98 GPA and is majoring in exercise science. Scnuck set a new school record in the weight throw Friday while finishing third to garner all-conference accolades.
 
It marks just the second time in league history that one school produced both Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees (Liberty 2001).
 
A total of four women's track & field student-athletes garnered all-conference accolades, while eight earned the honor on the men's side.
 
For a list of HPU's all-conference selections, see below.
 
Big South Field Athlete of the Year
Will Narramore
 
Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Paul O'Donoghue
 
Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jamie Schnuck
 
Women's Track & Field All-Big South Honorees
Jill Marois - Pole Vault
Alyssa Palenchar - Pole Vault
Jamie Schnuck – Weight Throw^
Julia Zautcke – 5000m run
 
Men's Track & Field All-Big South Honorees
James House – 60m*
Nick Hula – 4x400m relay
Austin Miller – Pole Vault^&, DMR, 4x400m relay
Will Narramore – Long jump^, triple jump^&, 4x400m relay
Paul O'Donoghue – 800m, 4x400m relay
Benji Szalai – Mile, 3000m, DMR
Vinny Todaro – Mile*, 3000m, DMR
Alejandro Torres – Mile, DMR
 
* Indicates individual event champion
^ Indicates set or tied HPU school record
& Indicates set a new Big South meet record
 
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