ASU Women's Track and Field won their 16th Outdoor conference title this weekend down in Statesboro Georgia. The Apps posted 210.5 points in picking up their first outdoor title since 2006. Western Carolina was runner-up with 177 points. Meghan Gaffney earned all-SoCon honors, Shea Snow won her second consecutive title in the pole vault, Danielle Thorpe won the SoCon triple jump title for the second consecutive year, Lily Tallent captured her first ever SoCon title winning the javelin throw on day one, then picked up the shot put title and the discus title on day two, Whitney Smyre captured her first-ever outdoor title in the hammer throw, Jen Povick earned all-SoCon honors in the 1500m run, placing second overall. Coach John Weaver collected yet another Coach of the Year award.
The Mountaineer men came up just half a point short of getting the men's team outdoor title, as the Black and Gold totaled 253.50, while Western Carolina took the crown with 254 points. Tim Daly won his first-ever outdoor championship in the hammer throw, Mark Sturgis captured the second triple jump title of his career and qualified for the NCAA Regionals, Jerod Gardner captured the shot put title, and Daniel Neal earned all-SoCon honors taking home the runner-up spot in the 400m hurdles. After the Apps and the Cats, the next highest scoring team was the Citadel, with only 70 points. After a week off for final exams, the Mountaineer men head east to Chapel Hill for a May 8 meet at North Carolina.  The women return to action May 16 at Georgia Tech for the last chance meet.