NCAA Division I Indoor Wrap and USTFCCCA All-America Awards Announced

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announces the 267 men and 270 women that earned either first-team or second-team USTFCCCA All-America distinctions for the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season. A total of 642 awards will be given as a result of performances at the past weekend’s NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in College Station, Texas. In addition, 46 individuals receive honorable mention for their participation in the championships.

USTFCCCA All-Americans (PDFs): By Team | By Event | All-America History

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The top-ranked Florida men and Oregon women each won their second-consecutive national indoor team titles.

Florida’s men won their second-straight and second overall NCAA indoor team title with 52 points, 12 ahead of runner-up Texas A&M (40). BYU (34) and LSU (31) finished third and fourth, respectively, to earn trophies. The Gators were led by junior Will Claye who picked up 18 points with a national title in the triple jump and runner-up showing in the long jump. Claye notched a new meet record of 56-10 (17.32m) in the triple jump with his winning final attempt. Sophomore Jeff Demps won his second-straight 60-meter crown and junior Christian Taylor finished second to teammate Claye in the triple. Florida is the first to win back-to-back crowns since Arkansas in 2005 and 2006.

Oregon’s women also won back-to-back national titles and did so this year by a wide margin in topping runner-up Texas, 67-38. Twenty-nine points is the largest margin of victory since Texas won the 1998 title by 30 points over nearest challenger LSU. LSU (37) and Arkansas (35) were the third- and fourth-place finishing teams at this year’s championships. Oregon would be led by the 22 points of sophomore Jordan Hasay who won national crowns in the mile and 3000 meters as well as anchoring the Ducks to a second-place finish in the DMR. Hasay is the fourth overall and first to win the mile-3k double since Northern Arizona’s Johanna Nilsson did so in 2006. Fellow Duck junior Brianne Theisen reset the collegiate record in the pentathlon (4,540) for the second time in the season in winning her second-straight national title in the event.

Indiana’s Derek Drouin won his second-straight high jump crown with an epic leap over 7-7¾ (2.33m). Drouin attempted the collegiate-record height of 7-9¼ (2.37m) but to no avail. Drouin’s winning mark, also the new Canadian record, was the highest winning jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships since 2000 (Mark Boswell, Texas, 7-7¾).

Washington’s Scott Roth won a second-straight pole vault title and LSU’s Walter Henning claimed a second-straight weight throw crown. Henning ended the season undefeated in winning his 10th-straight competition with the weight – a feat that dates back to the beginning of the 2010 season. Texas A&M defended their 4×400-meter relay title has Tran Howell, Demetrius Pinder, Bryan Miller, and Tabarie Henry claimed the top spot. Pinder, Miller, and Henry were on the Aggie crew that won the title in 2010 and Pinder notched the fastest split of the field with a 44.94 second leg.

Florida State’s Kim Williams won her third-straight triple jump title in becoming the first three-time titlist in the event. South Carolina’s LaKya Brookins won her second 60-meter crown by equaling the collegiate record with a 7.09 run in the finals. Brookins also won the event in 2009. Also a winner in 2009, Lacey Bleazard (Cramer) won her second 800-meter crown.

LSU’s Horatio Williams was the only man to earn three USTFCCCA First-Team All-America nods. Williams was fourth in the 200 meters, sixth in the 60, and on LSU’s eighth-place 4×400-meter relay team.

On the women’s side, Oregon’s Amber Purvis and Hasay each earned three first-team distinctions apiece. Purvis finished fifth in the 60, seventh in the 200, and eighth as a member of Oregon’s 4×400 relay.

LSU’s and Arkansas’ men tied with the most total All-America nods with 18 apiece, followed by Florida (15), Texas A&M (14), Indiana (11), and Stanford (10). Oregon (18) had the most women’s All-America plaudits, followed by LSU (17), Arkansas (15), Tennessee (14), Texas (13), and UCF (10).

In terms of first-team taps, LSU and Texas A&M each had 10 male honorees, followed by Stanford (8), Minnesota (8), Iowa (8), Indiana (8), Florida (8), BYU (7), and Arizona (7). Meanwhile, Oregon’s women again led the category with 17, followed by LSU (11), Texas (10), Tennessee (9), Arkansas (8), and Texas A&M (8).

In total All-America awards, including first- and second-team honors only, the SEC led all conferences in men’s certificates with 69, followed by the Big 12 (53), Big Ten (53), Pac-10 (39), and ACC (27) to round out the top five. On the women’s side, the SEC again bested the conference list with 65, followed by the Big 12 (63), Pac-10 (38), ACC (37), Big East (27), and Big Ten (27).

Counting only first-team honors, the SEC and Big Ten tied on the men’s side with 35, followed by the Big 12’s 32 and Pac-10’s 24. The Big 12 women notched the most first-team honors with 46 and where followed by the SEC (33), Pac-10 (25), Big Ten (17), Big East (16), and ACC (15).

First-team honors were given to those who placed in the championships’ top eight or were a member of an eight-person final. Second-team honors were handed out to those who earned final classifications between ninth and 16th place. Others who participated earn honorable mention. USTFCCCA membership by a program is required to earn All-America awards.

2011 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field All-America and Honorable Mention – NCAA Division I

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