Kitchell Named Southeast Region Men's Field Athlete Of The Year
June 20, 2025 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS - Tommy Kitchell was named Southeast Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year on Friday, June 20, by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.Â
Kitchell is the second Tar Heel in as many seasons to earn a postseason award for the Southeast Region, as Parker Wolfe won the Southeast Region Track Athlete Of The Year last season. The award is based on Kitchell's outdoor season performance.
Kitchell (20.74m) closed out his incredible college career with his best finish ever at the National Championships as the shot put silver medalist. On the last throw of his college career, he launched a massive PR, shattering the school record for the second time this postseason. The performance was Kitchell's best championship performance, which was coincidentally his first outdoor national championships. His previous best finish was a fifth-place finish at the 2024 Indoor National Championships.
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Kitchell rewrote the record book in his one year as a Tar Heel. He set the school record twice in the shot put during the outdoor season. He holds the number two all-time mark (20.47m) during the indoor season. He swept the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in the shot put.
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