Award History
NCAA DII ITF All-AmericaUSTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field All-America Plaudits Awarded to NCAA Division II
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announces the 147 men and 134 women that earned USTFCCCA All-America distinctions for the 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season. A total of 351 awards will be given as a result of performances at the past weekend’s NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Mankato, Minn.
NCAA Championship Scoring Summary | National Rankings Final Week-by-Week
The top-ranked Grand Canyon men and Grand Valley State women each won national titles. Grand Canyon won their first NCAA indoor track & field title in only their second year of existence as a program. GVSU’s women won their second-straight national crown in indoor track & field.
In terms of All-America honors, Ashland led all men’s teams with 14 All-America nods, followed by Southern Connecticut (13), UMass Lowell (10), Grand Canyon (9), and Findlay (9). Grand Valley State notched 20 All-America nods to lead all women’s programs. GVSU was followed by Adams State (16), Lincoln (Mo.) (10), and Grand Canyon (9).
The Northeast-10 had the most men’s All-America honors among conferences with 35, followed by the GLIAC (33) and RMAC (29). The GLIAC, with 48 All-America certificates, led on the women’s side with the RMAC (24), MIAA (24), and CIAA (21) following.
Southern Connecticut’s Selasi Lumax and Saint Augustine’s Josh Edmonds were the only men to earn three All-America certificates. Lumax was a member of Southern Connecticut’s 4×400 and DMR squads and finished third in the 800 meters. Edmonds anchored Saint Augustine’s to a NCAA crown in the 4×400 to add to his third-place finish in the 400 and sixth-place nod in the 200.
Adams State’s Indira Spence was the only woman to notch four All-America honors. Spence led the Grizzlies with 19 team points, earning a trio of third-place finishes in the 60 meters, 200 meters, and 60-meter hurdles to go with a sixth-place showing with the 4×400 relay.
To earn All-America honors, athletes must have scored any portion of a team point at the NCAA Indoor Championships. USTFCCCA membership by a program is required to earn All-America awards.
2012 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field All-America – NCAA Division II
MEN
| Event | Name | School |
| Shot Put | Nick Jones | Abilene Christian |
| Heptathlon | Parker Petty | Abilene Christian |
| 5000 Meters | Kevin Batt | Adams State |
| 800 Meters | Boris Berian | Adams State |
| 5000 Meters | Matt Bond | Adams State |
| Mile | Matt Daniels | Adams State |
| 800 Meters | Andrew Graham | Adams State |
| Mile | Andrew Graham | Adams State |
| Shot Put | Wesley Lavong | Adams State |
| Mile | Tabor Stevens | Adams State |
| Triple Jump | Maurice Calenda | American International |
| 4×400 Relay | Jonathan Horstman | American International |
| 4×400 Relay | Curtis Johnson | American International |
| 5000 Meters | Glarius Rop | American International |
| 400 Meters | Dominic Smith | American International |
| 4×400 Relay | Dominic Smith | American International |
| 4×400 Relay | Dennis Stephenson | American International |
| Distance Medley Relay | Brian Baum | Ashland |
| 400 Meters | Keith Cleveland | Ashland |
| 4×400 Relay | Keith Cleveland | Ashland |
| 4×400 Relay | Jacob Cook | Ashland |
| Distance Medley Relay | Jacob Cook | Ashland |
| Weight Throw | Garrett Grey | Ashland |
| 4×400 Relay | Cory Lamar | Ashland |
| Weight Throw | Ryan Loughney | Ashland |
| Weight Throw | Cory Meuleman | Ashland |
| Weight Throw | Richard Quick | Ashland |
| Distance Medley Relay | Jacob Sussman | Ashland |
| 800 Meters | Drew Windle | Ashland |
| Distance Medley Relay | Drew Windle | Ashland |
| 4×400 Relay | Damian Winner | Ashland |
| Distance Medley Relay | Travis Beniak | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Henrik Hansson | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Tom Karbo | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Khor Kong | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Pole Vault | Bryan Gennett | Bellarmine |
| Heptathlon | Shawn Boss | Central Missouri |
| Mile | Laban Sialo | Central Missouri |
| 5000 Meters | Laban Sialo | Central Missouri |
| High Jump | Leander Toney | Central Missouri |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Ralph Watson | Central Missouri |
| 60 Meters | Alex Graham | Chadron State |
| Shot Put | Cody Hunt | Chadron State |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Karl McFarlane | Chadron State |
| Mile | Russell Drummond | Colorado Mines |
| Distance Medley Relay | Russell Drummond | Colorado Mines |
| Distance Medley Relay | Garrett Hoch | Colorado Mines |
| Distance Medley Relay | Peter Jenkins | Colorado Mines |
| Mile | Mack McLain | Colorado Mines |
| Distance Medley Relay | Mack McLain | Colorado Mines |
| 60 Meters | RJ Anderson | Concord |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Andrew Etheridge | Emporia State |
| High Jump | Briar Ploude | Emporia State |
| 400 Meters | John Guagenti | Findlay |
| 4×400 Relay | John Guagenti | Findlay |
| 4×400 Relay | Timothy Sanders | Findlay |
| Pole Vault | Shane Shockey | Findlay |
| 4×400 Relay | Curtis Smithey | Findlay |
| High Jump | Cory Vales | Findlay |
| Shot Put | Derrick Vicars | Findlay |
| Weight Throw | Derrick Vicars | Findlay |
| 4×400 Relay | Dillon Webster | Findlay |
| Long Jump | Ramon Cooper | Grand Canyon |
| Triple Jump | Ramon Cooper | Grand Canyon |
| Pole Vault | Vince Frawley | Grand Canyon |
| Long Jump | AAron Hill | Grand Canyon |
| 60 Meters | Dominique Hubert | Grand Canyon |
| Long Jump | Kevin Lashley | Grand Canyon |
| Triple Jump | Kevin Lashley | Grand Canyon |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Tyler Sipes | Grand Canyon |
| Long Jump | Karlin Stewart | Grand Canyon |
| 5000 Meters | Tyler Emmorey | Grand Valley State |
| Pole Vault | Bret Myers | Grand Valley State |
| 5000 Meters | Anthony Witt | Grand Valley State |
| Shot Put | Nathan English | Hillsdale |
| 400 Meters | Maurice Jones | Hillsdale |
| Long Jump | Joshua Bass | Indianapolis |
| Long Jump | Jerel Flournoy | Indianapolis |
| 400 Meters | Robert Gardner | Indianapolis |
| Weight Throw | Matt Royer | Indianapolis |
| Shot Put | Ryan Smith | Indianapolis |
| Weight Throw | Ryan Smith | Indianapolis |
| 4×400 Relay | Rolando Berch | Johnson C. Smith |
| 4×400 Relay | Winston Brown | Johnson C. Smith |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Andre Collins | Johnson C. Smith |
| 4×400 Relay | Gabriel Franklin | Johnson C. Smith |
| 400 Meters | Akino Ming | Johnson C. Smith |
| 4×400 Relay | Akino Ming | Johnson C. Smith |
| High Jump | Edward Dudley | Lake Erie |
| Triple Jump | Jason Brenton | Lake Superior State |
| Heptathlon | Jason Brenton | Lake Superior State |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Sabiel Anderson | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 400 Meters | Michael Ashley | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 60 Meters | Ravel Grey | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 60 Meters | Romel Lewis | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 200 Meters | Romel Lewis | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 60 Meters | Jerrell Hancock | Minnesota State |
| 200 Meters | Jerrell Hancock | Minnesota State |
| Heptathlon | Nathan Hancock | Minnesota State |
| Heptathlon | Tandy Juell | Minnesota State |
| Pole Vault | Dan Novak | Minnesota State |
| High Jump | Keyvan Rudd | Minnesota State |
| Pole Vault | Dan Hellwig | Missouri S&T |
| 200 Meters | Jeffrey Fraley | Missouri Southern |
| 4×400 Relay | Lincoln Arnold | MSU Moorhead |
| 4×400 Relay | Aaron Lund | MSU Moorhead |
| 4×400 Relay | Ryan Olson | MSU Moorhead |
| Heptathlon | Laquone Robinson | MSU Moorhead |
| 4×400 Relay | Cory Shufelt | MSU Moorhead |
| Triple Jump | Marty Molina | Neb.-Kearney |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Allen Osborn | Neb.-Kearney |
| 800 Meters | Paul Pape | Neb.-Kearney |
| 800 Meters | Matt Shipp | Neb.-Kearney |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Marcus Bennett | Northwood (Mich.) |
| Pole Vault | Colbie Snyder | Pittsburg State |
| Long Jump | Keenan Soles | Pittsburg State |
| 4×400 Relay | Jason Boyd | Saint Augustine’s |
| High Jump | Christopher Copeland | Saint Augustine’s |
| 200 Meters | Josh Edmonds | Saint Augustine’s |
| 400 Meters | Josh Edmonds | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4×400 Relay | Josh Edmonds | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4×400 Relay | Kelly Fisher | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4×400 Relay | James Quarles | Saint Augustine’s |
| Triple Jump | DeJon Wilkinson | Saint Augustine’s |
| Shot Put | Kaleb Thompson | Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) |
| 800 Meters | Josh Wilks | Seton Hill |
| Distance Medley Relay | Joel Flott | Shippensburg |
| Distance Medley Relay | Matt Gillette | Shippensburg |
| 60 Meters | Herman Kirkland | Shippensburg |
| Long Jump | Herman Kirkland | Shippensburg |
| Distance Medley Relay | Stephen Schelander | Shippensburg |
| Distance Medley Relay | Eric Wolfe | Shippensburg |
| Heptathlon | Connor Coleman | Southern Connecticut |
| 4×400 Relay | Twayne Forth | Southern Connecticut |
| 4×400 Relay | Stenson Jean-Baptiste | Southern Connecticut |
| Heptathlon | Nick Lebron | Southern Connecticut |
| 800 Meters | Selasi Lumax | Southern Connecticut |
| 4×400 Relay | Selasi Lumax | Southern Connecticut |
| Distance Medley Relay | Selasi Lumax | Southern Connecticut |
| Mile | Josh Perry | Southern Connecticut |
| Distance Medley Relay | Josh Perry | Southern Connecticut |
| 800 Meters | Brian Robbins | Southern Connecticut |
| Distance Medley Relay | Brian Robbins | Southern Connecticut |
| 4×400 Relay | Logan Sharpe | Southern Connecticut |
| Distance Medley Relay | Logan Sharpe | Southern Connecticut |
| Distance Medley Relay | Justin Blaszczyk | Stonehill |
| Distance Medley Relay | Patrick Cooney | Stonehill |
| Distance Medley Relay | Sean Hanlon | Stonehill |
| High Jump | Corey Thomas | Stonehill |
| Distance Medley Relay | Daniel Zawalich | Stonehill |
| Triple Jump | CJ Griggs | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 200 Meters | Tim Price | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 200 Meters | Jonathan Woodson | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Shot Put | John Pemberton | Tiffin |
| 4×400 Relay | Ryad Bencheikh | UMass Lowell |
| 4×400 Relay | Craig Bennett | UMass Lowell |
| Distance Medley Relay | Scott Boiko | UMass Lowell |
| Distance Medley Relay | David Brown | UMass Lowell |
| Mile | Angus MacDonald | UMass Lowell |
| Distance Medley Relay | Angus MacDonald | UMass Lowell |
| 200 Meters | Evan White | UMass Lowell |
| 4×400 Relay | Evan White | UMass Lowell |
| 4×400 Relay | Jeffrey Wundt | UMass Lowell |
| Distance Medley Relay | Jeffrey Wundt | UMass Lowell |
| 60 Meters | Bryan Gurley | Virginia Union |
| Weight Throw | Ross Bunchek | Wayne State (Neb.) |
| Pole Vault | Tanner Dennis | West Texas A&M |
| Distance Medley Relay | Cree Clark | Western State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Henry Cowhick | Western State |
| Triple Jump | Akil Gipson | Western State |
| 5000 Meters | Ryan Haebe | Western State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Ryan Haebe | Western State |
| High Jump | Oliver Harsanyi | Western State |
| 5000 Meters | Gabe Proctor | Western State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Adam Sinda | Western State |
| 200 Meters | Micheal Neal | Winston-Salem State |
WOMEN
| 4×400 Relay | Karla Hope | Abilene Christian |
| Triple Jump | Amanda Ouedraogo | Abilene Christian |
| 4×400 Relay | Karolyn Palmer | Abilene Christian |
| 4×400 Relay | Ayesha Rumble | Abilene Christian |
| 4×400 Relay | Shennae Steele | Abilene Christian |
| 4×400 Relay | Lindsey Grasmick | Adams State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Lindsey Grasmick | Adams State |
| 400 Meters | Kaymarie Jones | Adams State |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Kaymarie Jones | Adams State |
| 4×400 Relay | Kaymarie Jones | Adams State |
| 5000 Meters | Sarah Lange | Adams State |
| 5000 Meters | Kristen McGlynn | Adams State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Kristen McGlynn | Adams State |
| Mile | Cassie Mitchell | Adams State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Cassie Mitchell | Adams State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Alicia Nelson | Adams State |
| 4×400 Relay | Kayon Robinson | Adams State |
| 60 Meters | Indira Spence | Adams State |
| 200 Meters | Indira Spence | Adams State |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Indira Spence | Adams State |
| 4×400 Relay | Indira Spence | Adams State |
| 60 Meters | Latrice Johnson | Alabama-Huntsville |
| 200 Meters | Latrice Johnson | Alabama-Huntsville |
| 60 Meters | Kedeshia Simpson | Alabama-Huntsville |
| Pentathlon | Chrystal Ruiz | Angelo State |
| Shot Put | Kelly Ash | Ashland |
| Weight Throw | Kelly Ash | Ashland |
| Long Jump | Cheryl Bourne | Ashland |
| Pentathlon | Cheryl Bourne | Ashland |
| Weight Throw | Jessica Bridenthal | Ashland |
| Distance Medley Relay | Kyle Blakeslee | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Colleen Everson | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Runa Falch | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Kayla Mescher | Augustana (S.D.) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Kristin Hamrick | Bellarmine |
| Distance Medley Relay | Carissa Martin | Bellarmine |
| Distance Medley Relay | Angela Musk | Bellarmine |
| Distance Medley Relay | Meghan Shagena | Bellarmine |
| 800 Meters | Amy Varsell | Bentley |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Chanel Parker | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| Pentathlon | Tuekeha Huntley | Cal State LA |
| Mile | Valerie Sanchez | Cal State LA |
| Pole Vault | Alycia Wagner | Cal State Stanislaus |
| High Jump | Erin Alewine | Central Missouri |
| Pentathlon | Erin Alewine | Central Missouri |
| High Jump | Lindsay Lettow | Central Missouri |
| Long Jump | Lindsay Lettow | Central Missouri |
| Pentathlon | Lindsay Lettow | Central Missouri |
| Shot Put | Kayla Muyskens | Central Missouri |
| High Jump | Jenna Schmidt | Central Missouri |
| Pole Vault | Kati Davis | Central Washington |
| High Jump | Jazmyn Webster | Chadron State |
| Long Jump | Tabitha Bemis | Edinboro |
| Triple Jump | Tabitha Bemis | Edinboro |
| 800 Meters | Katelyn Mona | Emporia State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Zoey Hohmann | Ferris State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Shelby Janutol | Ferris State |
| 5000 Meters | Christina Muir | Ferris State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Christina Muir | Ferris State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Alyssa Osika | Ferris State |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Raven Clay | Findlay |
| Shot Put | Jessica Rowland | Findlay |
| Weight Throw | Jessica Rowland | Findlay |
| Long Jump | Anna Eigruber | Fort Hays State |
| Long Jump | Ann-Marie Duffus | Grand Canyon |
| 4×400 Relay | Petra Fanty | Grand Canyon |
| 60 Meters | Shavine Hodges | Grand Canyon |
| 200 Meters | Shavine Hodges | Grand Canyon |
| 4×400 Relay | Shavine Hodges | Grand Canyon |
| 4×400 Relay | Lilian Martinez | Grand Canyon |
| 400 Meters | Moya Mckenzie | Grand Canyon |
| 4×400 Relay | Moya Mckenzie | Grand Canyon |
| Triple Jump | Amber Yingling | Grand Canyon |
| 4×400 Relay | Brittney Banister | Grand Valley State |
| Shot Put | Lauren Buresh | Grand Valley State |
| 800 Meters | Chanelle Caldwell | Grand Valley State |
| 4×400 Relay | Chanelle Caldwell | Grand Valley State |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Kalena Franklin | Grand Valley State |
| 4×400 Relay | Kalena Franklin | Grand Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Lisa Galasso | Grand Valley State |
| Mile | Betsy Graney | Grand Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Betsy Graney | Grand Valley State |
| 4×400 Relay | Leiah Hess | Grand Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Leiah Hess | Grand Valley State |
| Pole Vault | Kristen Hixson | Grand Valley State |
| Pole Vault | Jocelyn Kuksa | Grand Valley State |
| Shot Put | Sam Lockhart | Grand Valley State |
| Weight Throw | Sam Lockhart | Grand Valley State |
| Mile | Karie McDonald | Grand Valley State |
| Weight Throw | Liz Murphy | Grand Valley State |
| 5000 Meters | Rachel Patterson | Grand Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Rachel Patterson | Grand Valley State |
| Weight Throw | Jamie Smith | Grand Valley State |
| 60 Meters | Cathy Ebenja | Harding |
| Pole Vault | Kayla Caldwell | Hillsdale |
| Weight Throw | Kathy Dirksen | Hillsdale |
| 800 Meters | Amanda Putt | Hillsdale |
| Mile | Amanda Putt | Hillsdale |
| 800 Meters | Jennifer Shaffer | Hillsdale |
| Pole Vault | Chelsea Wackernagel | Hillsdale |
| 4×400 Relay | Naffene Briscoe | Johnson C. Smith |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Rosemarie Carty | Johnson C. Smith |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Samantha Elliott | Johnson C. Smith |
| 4×400 Relay | Samantha Elliott | Johnson C. Smith |
| 60 Meters | Monique Kelly | Johnson C. Smith |
| 4×400 Relay | Monique Kelly | Johnson C. Smith |
| 4×400 Relay | Monique Lovelock | Johnson C. Smith |
| 60 Meters | Danielle Williams | Johnson C. Smith |
| 5000 Meters | Kate Griewisch | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| High Jump | Samantha Linck | Lewis |
| Long Jump | Nickeisha Beaumont | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 400 Meters | Michelle Cumberbatch | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 4×400 Relay | Michelle Cumberbatch | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 400 Meters | Yanique Haye | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 4×400 Relay | Yanique Haye | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Anna-Kay James | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 400 Meters | Tamara Keane | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 4×400 Relay | Tamara Keane | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 4×400 Relay | Dereka Kelly | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 60 Meters | Latoya King | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 400 Meters | Quanera Hayes | Livingstone |
| 5000 Meters | Elicia Anderson | Millersville |
| Shot Put | Nicole Green | Missouri Southern |
| Mile | Anna VanWechel | MSU Moorhead |
| Pentathlon | Jena Isaacson | Neb.-Kearney |
| Triple Jump | Kearah Danville | New Mexico Highlands |
| 200 Meters | Jillisa Grant | New Mexico Highlands |
| Long Jump | Jillisa Grant | New Mexico Highlands |
| High Jump | Bailey Franklin | Northern Michigan |
| Triple Jump | Sherice Hewett | Northern Michigan |
| Pole Vault | Jaime Roberts | Northern Michigan |
| Shot Put | Lekiesha McKnight | Northwest Missouri |
| Shot Put | Heidi Smith | Pittsburg State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Ashley Meyer | Saginaw Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Megan Pittoors | Saginaw Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Diamond Taylor | Saginaw Valley State |
| 800 Meters | Alycia Wright | Saginaw Valley State |
| Distance Medley Relay | Alycia Wright | Saginaw Valley State |
| 4×400 Relay | Sherri-Ann Ashman | Saint Augustine’s |
| 200 Meters | Nicketa Bernard | Saint Augustine’s |
| 400 Meters | Nicketa Bernard | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4×400 Relay | Nicketa Bernard | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4×400 Relay | Cherrisse Lynch | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4×400 Relay | Kelly Shaw | Saint Augustine’s |
| Triple Jump | Keenya McDaniel | San Francisco State |
| 800 Meters | McKayla Fricker | Seattle Pacific |
| Pentathlon | Ali Worthen | Seattle Pacific |
| Distance Medley Relay | Lindsay Bingaman | Shippensburg |
| Distance Medley Relay | Lara Crofford | Shippensburg |
| Distance Medley Relay | Lauren Ellsworth | Shippensburg |
| 800 Meters | Amanda Raudabaugh | Shippensburg |
| 5000 Meters | Katrina Spratford | Shippensburg |
| Distance Medley Relay | Katrina Spratford | Shippensburg |
| Pentathlon | Lynzi Daughenbaugh | Tiffin |
| Long Jump | Jennifer Zweifel | Truman State |
| Triple Jump | Jennifer Zweifel | Truman State |
| Mile | Melissa Agnew | U-Mary |
| Distance Medley Relay | Melissa Agnew | U-Mary |
| Distance Medley Relay | Kayla Carlson | U-Mary |
| Distance Medley Relay | Rikki Schmidt | U-Mary |
| 200 Meters | Kathryn Stewart | U-Mary |
| Mile | Dakota Wolf | U-Mary |
| Distance Medley Relay | Dakota Wolf | U-Mary |
| 200 Meters | Samantha Edwards | Virginia State |
| Triple Jump | Ashley Potter | Western Oregon |
| High Jump | Susan Jackson | Western State |
| 5000 Meters | Lauren Kleppin | Western State |
| High Jump | Barbara Szabo | Western State |
| Pole Vault | Karis Anderson | Western Washington |
| Weight Throw | Jenny Schuler | Winona State |
| 4×400 Relay | Kristi Baptiste | Winston-Salem State |
| 200 Meters | Shanika Lamons | Winston-Salem State |
| 4×400 Relay | Shanika Lamons | Winston-Salem State |
| 4×400 Relay | Ashley Lawson | Winston-Salem State |
| 4×400 Relay | Cruz Vargas-Sullivan | Winston-Salem State |