NEWS | Raleigh Relays men's recap
NEWS | Raleigh Relays women's recap
 
Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University junior student-athlete Mateo de Castro Navarro (Valladolid, Spain) is this week's South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, league officials announce from corporate headquarters. He receives this distinction for the first time in his career.
 
de Castro Navarro posted a 16.04-meter shot put effort in the Raleigh Relays last weekend. His mark is tops in the SAC this season and No. 3 in the Southeast Region. The '25 South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winner for men's track and field, de Castro Navarro finished second in the '26 SAC indoor shot put with a silver-medal toss of 15.88 meters.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate throws coach Danielle Crawford
 
"Mateo de Castro Navarro is a very hard working student-athlete. His opening shot put meet this past weekend at Raleigh Relays was a great way to start his outdoor season. After a frustrating indoor season, I was extremely happy to see Mateo back over 16 meters. I'm looking forward to seeing him build on that in future meets this outdoor season!" 
 
Up Next for the Wingate outdoor track and field teams
 
The Bulldogs will stay in the state of North Carolina for their next event. Wingate will compete in the VertKlasse Meeting at Vert Stadium on the campus of High Point University Thursday and Friday, April 2-3. Presently, the Wingate women are No. 12 in the USTFCCCA outdoor power rankings. The Bulldog men are No. 20 in the USTFCCCA outdoor power rankings.
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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