ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University senior sprinter Widchard Guervil has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 13, the SAC office announced Tuesday morning.
Guervil won the award for the fourth time this season after breaking his own school record and winning the 200 meters at the VMI Winter Classic on Saturday. Guervil ran 21.13 in the final to break the record of 21.29 he set at the USC Open on Feb. 22, 2020, and earned his second win of the season in the 200. Guervil was also part of the Pioneer 4x400 relay that set a school record with a time of 3:18.33.
Guervil's time of 21.13 in the 200 meters is currently the second-fastest in Division II this season, and his time of 6.71 seconds in the 60 meters is tied for fourth nationally and is top among all runners in the Southeast Region. The Fort Myers, Florida native has 11 first-place finishes in 12 heats this season, and six race wins in seven individual events with three victories in 60 meters, two in the 200 meters and one in the 55 meters.
Tusculum will compete at the USC Indoor Open on Friday, Feb. 18 at the Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex in Columbia, South Carolina.