2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Regional Awards

NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2022 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Regional Award History: Athletes of the Year | Coaches of the Year | Assistant Coaches of the Year

Member coaches voted on these honors following the completion of the 2022 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, but considered performances from both that meet as well as during the regular season.

Information on each of the winners can be found below.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Morgan Beadlescomb – Michigan State

Beadlescomb, who hails from Algonac, Michigan, capped a strong season with a runner-up finish in the mile at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. He went 4:07.59 in Birmingham, Alabama, but one month earlier, clocked one of the fastest miles in collegiate history at 3:52.03. Back in January, Beadlescomb was the top collegian in the 3000 meters at the Millrose Games in 7:43.22, a mark that put him No. 2 on the final Descending Order List.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Sean Dolan – Villanova

Dolan, who hails from Pennington, New Jersey, became Villanova’s first NCAA indoor qualifier in the 800 meters in the past eight years. He put himself in contention with a season best of 1:47.53, which broke a school record that stood for more than 40 years. Dolan also clocked two sub-4 minute miles, including a 3:56.39 effort at the Music City Challenge in February.

MIDWEST REGION – Jenoah McKiver – Iowa

McKiver, who hails from High Point, North Carolina, finished runner-up in the 400 meters at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships in 45.65. Earlier in the season, McKiver won the 600-meter crown at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and before that, cracked the all-time, all-conditions top-10 in the 600 meters with his 1:15.36 at the Meyo Invitational.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Abdihamid Nur – Northern Arizona

Nur, who hails from Phoenix, Arizona, by way of Mogadishu, Somalia, completed the distance double at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships by winning the 5000 meters on Friday and the 3000 meters on Saturday. He won the 5000 in 13:19.01, which broke a meet record and moved him up to No. 9 in collegiate history. That improved his PR by more than three seconds from the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Nur also clocked one of the fastest all-time, all-conditions 3000 marks in collegiate history earlier in the season at 7:40.66 on the oversized oval at the Dempsey Indoor.

NORTHEAST REGION – Toby Makoyawo – Boston University

Makoyawo, who hails from South Ruislip, England, clocked one of the fastest 60-meter efforts in regional history with his 6.64 winner at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships. Needless to say, that also set a meet record and school record. Makoyawo doubled up on titles at the Patriot League Championships, winning the 60 and 200. He ended the season as the fastest true freshman among the NCAA ranks in both the 60 and 200.

SOUTH REGION – Trey Cunningham – Florida State

Cunningham, who hails from Winfield, Alabama, turned in historic performance after historic performance in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season. He became the only athlete in NCAA history to clock four sub-7.42 marks, capped by his 7.38 winner at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, which was 0.03 seconds from the collegiate record set by 2019 The Bowerman winner Grant Holloway. That lowered his PR from 7.40, which he used on his way to becoming the first five-time champion in ACC Indoor Championships history.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Brandon Miller – Texas A&M

Miller, who hails from St. Louis, Missouri, had a sensational season, capped by scoring 12.5 points at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a wire-to-wire victory in the 800 meters and helping Texas A&M to yet another 4×400 relay crown with a 45.45 split. Just a few weeks earlier, Miller won the SEC 800-meter title at 1:45.24, which broke the Texas A&M school record and made him the third-fastest athlete in collegiate history.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Randolph Ross – North Carolina A&T

Ross, who hails from Raleigh, North Carolina, capped an undefeated season in the 400 meters at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, where he clocked the third fastest mark in world history of 44.62. That lowered his PR from 44.83, which he ran in a winning effort at the Tiger Paw Invitational back in mid-February. Ross is the only athlete in collegiate history with two sub-45 clockings under a roof.

WEST REGION – Davonte Burnett – Southern California

Burnett, who hails from Hyde Park, Massachusetts, won the 60 meters at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a school-record mark of 6.50. He hit his stride in the final weeks of the season, lowering his PR from 6.60 to 6.58 in the NCAA semifinals and then taking that down by 0.08 seconds in the final. Burnett also dipped under 21 seconds in the 200 and ran a leg on Southern California’s seasonal-best 4×400 relay that went 3:04.86.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Jake Wickey – Kent State

Wickey, who hails from Medina, Ohio, finished second in the weight throw at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a heave of 23.08m (75-8¾). That gave Wickey the best placement by any field athlete from the Great Lakes Region in Birmingham, Alabama. His seasonal best came at the Jud Logan Memorial Tune-Up, where he threw 23.15m (75-11½). It was a near undefeated season for Wickey, who beat 95 of the 96 competitors he faced.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Sondre Guttormsen – Princeton

Guttormsen, who hails from Ski, Norway, won the pole vault at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a clearance of 5.75m (18-10¼). Earlier in the season, he won the event at the Ivy League Heps Indoor Championships and prior to that, set a Princeton school record with a topper of 5.82m (19-1).

MIDWEST REGION – Vernon Turner – Oklahoma

Turner, who hails from Kansas City, Missouri, won the high jump at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a clearance of 2.32m (7-7¼). That gave Turner the sixth-best mark in the history of the NCAA Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Turner won the event at the Big 12 Indoor Championships on his last attempt at 2.23m (7-3¾) for a previous SB.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Zach McWhorter – BYU

McWhorter, who hails from Springfield, Arkansas, finished runner-up in the pole vault at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a clearance of 5.70m (18-8¼). Earlier in the season, McWhorter set a season best of 5.85m (19-2¼), which moved him up to No. 5 on the all-time collegiate chart.

NORTHEAST REGION – Travis Snyder – Connecticut

Snyder, who hails from Saco, Maine, broke a UConn school record in the pole vault with a mark of 5.40m (17-8¼), which sent him to victory at the IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships. At the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, Snyder won the pole vault and finished sixth in the pentathlon to help the Huskies win the team title.

SOUTH REGION – Bobby Colantonio Jr. – Alabama

Colantonio, who hails from Barrington, Rhode Island, truly ruled the cage during the indoor season, posting an undefeated record, culminating in a victory at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships where he unleashed four throws better than the best mark by the eventual runner-up. Earlier in the season, Colantonio launched the weight 24.15m (79-2¾) to become the eighth-best performer on the all-time collegiate chart.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Ayden Owens – Arkansas

Owens, who hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, capped a sensational year in the heptathlon with a come-from-behind victory at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. He went from fourth to first in the span of 2 minutes, 31.55 seconds, a mark that he used to cross the finish line first in the 1000 meters. Owens won by 11 points and topped the 6200-point barrier by 11 points with his 6211 total. That gave Owens the eighth-best total in collegiate history, which was only topped by his PR of 6272 from the Razorback Team Invitational that put him second on the all-time chart behind 2010 The Bowerman winner Ashton Eaton.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Daniel McArthur – North Carolina

McArthur, who hails from Mooresville, North Carolina, entered the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships as the national leader in the shot put at 21.51m (70-7). Earlier in the season, he scored 15 points at the ACC Indoor Championships thanks to a victory in the shot put, where he set his PR, and a fourth-place effort in the weight throw at 21.18m (69-6).

WEST REGION – Turner Washington – Arizona State

Washington, who hails from Tucson, Arizona, won the shot put at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a heave of 21.65m (71-0½). He was undefeated this season.

Men’s Coach of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Sue Parks – Eastern Michigan

Parks, in her 16th year at Eastern Michigan, led the Eagles to the team title at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships thanks to three event champions and a host of other strong efforts. Two of her athletes qualified for the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, where they combined for three points.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Fred Samara – Princeton

Samara, in his 42nd year at Princeton, led the Tigers to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with 26 points, led by pole vault national champion Sondre Guttormsen. Under his direction, the Tigers had eight total qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Earlier this year, Samara guided Princeton to its seventh-straight Ivy League Heps title, while coaching 10 conference champions and nine other top-3 finishers.

MIDWEST REGION – Joey Woody – Iowa

Woody, in his ninth year at Iowa, guided the Hawkeyes to the team title at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships and then an 18th-place finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Under Woody’s direction, Iowa set a program record of NCAA qualifiers with 10, which was the second-most in the NCAA this year. His athletes earned four First-Team All-America honors, including NCAA runner-up Jenoah McKiver in the 400, with nine additional Second-Team All-America plaudits. The Hawkeyes maintained a top-15 billing in the USTFCCCA National TFRI throughout the season and are ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Region, while having five event groups sitting in the top-15 of the #EventSquad Rankings.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Ralph Lindeman – Air Force

Lindeman, in his 33rd year at Air Force, led the Falcons to the team title at the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Mountain West Coach of the Year coached eight conference champions and 17 all-conference finishers. The Falcons broke six school records and one conference record this season. Air Force also had one athlete qualify for the NCAA Championships. Lindeman recently passed away on March 6, 2021.

NORTHEAST REGION – Greg Roy – Connecticut

Roy, in his 33rd year at Connecticut, led the Huskies team titles at the Big East Indoor Championships and IC4A Championships. At the Big East Championships, Roy’s athletes collected 10 event crowns and Kasey Savage was named the High Point Performer of the Meet, while the Huskies staff was named Coaching Staff of the Year. Connecticut had an undefeated regular season with wins at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge and Beantown Challenge.

SOUTH REGION – Beth Alford-Sullivan – Tennessee

Alford-Sullivan, in her eighth year at Tennessee, led the Volunteers to a third-place finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, matching their third-place finish from 2016.The Volunteers were the highest finishing SEC and South Region team at the NCAA meet as they had one national champion, three top-3 finishers and five total podium placements in Birmingham, Alabama. Tennessee finished sixth at the SEC Championships and had one event champion.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Edrick Floréal – Texas

Floréal, in his fourth year at Texas, coached the Longhorns to their first team title at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with 47 points. Texas’ men won the distance medley relay and posted second-place finishes in the 800 and shot put, while combining for 10 First-Team All-America honors. Earlier this year, the Longhorns won the team title at the Big 12 Indoor Championships behind five event titles.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Duane Ross – North Carolina A&T

Ross, in his 10th year at North Carolina A&T, led the Aggies to a runner-up finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Ross coached athletes to national titles in both the 200 and 400 and had seven event qualifiers for the meet. Earlier this season, the Aggies placed third at the Big South Championships with four event champions.

WEST REGION – Quincy Watts – Southern California

Watts, in his first year at Southern California, led the Trojans to a strong performance at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, where they produced an individual champion and eight total All-America honors (six First-Team). Watts had three men qualify for the 60-meter finals at the NCAA Championships, with Davonte Burnett winning the event crown in 6.50 for a school record. Watts also coached his 4×400 relay to an eighth-place finish after coming in as the 11th seed. Before the NCAA Championships, Watts’s athletes were ranked in the top-25 in the 200, 400, high jump and weight throw. USC is ranked No. 1 in the 60, No. 5 in the 200 and No. 13 in the 400 in the #EventSquad Rankings.

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Ed Beathea – Indiana

Beathea, in his eighth year at Indiana as associate head coach, guided the Hoosier sprint/hurdle crew. Leading the charge was Rikkoi Braithwaite, whose runner-up finish in the 60 meters was the highest individual finish by a Great Lakes Region athlete at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Braithwaite also set a meet record in winning the 60 at the Big Ten Championships, where IU had two scorers in the 60 plus one each in the 200 and 400 along with a third-place finish in the 4×400 relay.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Robert Abdullah – Princeton

Abdullah, in his sixth year as assistant coach at Princeton, coached three Tigers to Ivy League Heps titles along with three runners-up. Abdullah’s athletes won the 400 (Michael Phillippy), 60 hurdles (Christian Brown) and long jump (Aviram Shwarzbard).

MIDWEST REGION – Jason Wakenight – Iowa

Wakenight, in his seventh year as assistant coach at Iowa, coached athletes who accounted for 66 of the Hawkeyes’ 117 points at the Big Ten Championships, including wins in the 600 meters and 4×400 relay. His prized pupil Jenoah McKiver finished runner-up in the 400 at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Three of his event groups – 200, 400 and 60 hurdles – finished among the top-10 in national Event Squad rankings, topped by a No. 2 in the 400. The Hawkeyes’ 4×400 team had the nation’s second-fastest time at 3:02.40.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Calvin Robinson – Texas Tech

Robinson, in his seventh year as assistant coach at Texas Tech, guided athletes who amassed 61 points at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships. That included three wins – Jacolby Shelton in the 60 and 200 and Vashaun Vascianna in the 60 hurdles, with Shelton also being named Highest Point Scorer of the Meet. His group of sprinters and hurdlers earned a pair of First Team All-Americans as well as two on the Second Team and one honorable mention.

NORTHEAST REGION – Marc Mangiacotti – Harvard

Mangiacotti, in his fourth year as associate head coach at Harvard, coached athletes who set Crimson school records in five events – 60, 200, 300, 400 and 4×400. His group of sprinters and hurdlers had six different athletes ranked in the Northeast Region top-5 in addition to the region’s top 4×400 team.

SOUTH REGION – Nick Newman – Tennessee

Newman, in his first year as assistant coach at Tennessee, coached the Vols to a 1-2 finish by Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod in the long jump at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, the meet’s first since 1985. McLeod, the only male athlete to compete in both the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA Championships, won the long jump and finished third at the SEC Championships.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Pete Watson – Texas

Watson, in his fourth year as assistant coach at Texas, coached the winning distance medley relay team at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Individually his group earned three First Team All-American honors from Jonathan Jones, Yusuf Bizimana and Crayton Carrozza and won four events at the Big 12 Championships.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Ron Garner – North Carolina A&T

Garner, in his fourth year as assistant coach at North Carolina A&T, helped guide the Aggies’ sprint/hurdle group to a pair of wins at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 200 (Javonte Harding) and 400 (Randolph Ross). The Aggies had six scorers in the sprints and hurdles at the NCAA meet.

WEST REGION – Ricardo Santos – Stanford

Santos, in his third year as assistant coach at Stanford, guided the Cardinal’s distance runners to 19 points at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Stanford earned four combined First Team All-American honors in distance events with a pair of top-5 finishes in the 5000 meters (Ky Robinson was runner-up; Cole Sprout was fifth) and strong efforts from Charles Hicks (third) and Sprout (eighth) in the 3000. Two weeks earlier at the Pac-12 Invitational, Sprout and Hicks went 1-2 in the 3000.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Anavia Battle – Ohio State

Battle, who hails from Inkster, Michigan, finished third at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 200 meters. She ranked second nationally in the event with her winning mark of 22.39 at the Big Ten Championships, which is the fourth-fastest time by a collegiate female. Her effort broke the Big Ten meet record that she set earlier in the prelims. In addition to the 200, Battle also won the Big Ten 60m title and was named the Big Ten Athlete of the Year.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – McKenna Keegan – Villanova

Keegan, who hails from West Grove, Pennsylvania, finished third in the 800 meters at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships where she ran the No. 4 time of 2:02.70. She earned her second-straight first team All-America honor. At the Big East Championships, Keegan won the 800 crown and helped the Wildcats win the DMR and place third in the 4×800. She holds five of the top 10 indoor times in school history in which three of the five were recorded this season. She also raced the open 400 twice, picking up wins at both the Villanova Invitational and Penn 10-Team Select Meet.

MIDWEST REGION – Taylor Roe – Oklahoma State

Roe, who hails from Lake Stevens, Washington, won the 3000 at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 8:58.95. She’s ranked eighth nationally in the 3000 and 10th in the mile. At the Big 12 Championships she took home the mile and 3000 titles, setting the meet records and helped Oklahoma State win the DMR. Roe was named Big 12 Performer of the Year and was the second highest point scorer.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Courtney Wayment – BYU

Wayment, who hails from Layton, Utah, scored 14 points at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships after winning the 5000 meters and finishing fifth in the 3000. She recorded a 15:30.17 to win the 5000 and a 9:01.77 effort over 3000 meters to garner another First-Team All-America honor. Wayment became the seventh-fastest collegiate woman in the 5000 after running a nation-leading 15:15.46 back at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Wayment also became the seventh-fastest in the 3000 with her 8:50.05 mark at the Millrose Games.

NORTHEAST REGION – Emily Mackay – Binghamton

Mackay, who hails from Endicott, New York, is ranked among the top performers in three different events: 800 (No. 8, 2:03.49), mile (No. 1, 4:30.94) and 3000 (No. 7, 8:54.45). At the America East Championships, Mackay won the 800 meters, finished second in the 3000 and anchored the Bearcats to a win in the DMR. She finished 15th at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 3000.

SOUTH REGION – Grace Stark – Florida

Stark, who hails from White Lake, Michigan, tied the collegiate record in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, winning with a time of 7.78. She also finished fourth in the 60-meter race, scoring a total of 15 points to help the Gators win the team title. In the 60 prelims, she ran 7.10, which ranks fourth best this season. Stark was also the SEC champion in the 60H.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Lauren Gregory – Arkansas

Gregory, who hails from Fort Collins, Colorado, picked up two top-5 finishes at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing third in the 3000 meters and fourth in the 5000. She ran 15:32.95, which ranks her sixth nationally this season. At the SEC Championships, Gregory won the 3000 with the season’s ninth-fastest mark of 8:59.28. She also finished runner-up in the mile and anchored the Razorbacks to a runner-up finish in the DMR. At the Husky Classic, Gregory recorded this season’s all-conditions best time of 8:53.77 in the 3000.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Abby Steiner – Kentucky

Steiner, who hails from Dublin, Ohio, set the American and collegiate indoor record in the 200 meters (22.09) at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships. She also set the collegiate 300 record (35.80) at the Louisville Cardinal Classic. At the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, she scored 19.5 points, winning the 200, finishing second in the 60 and helped Kentucky to a third-place team finish in the 4×400. Steiner went undefeated in the 200, winning all four meets in which she competed with all-time marks in just about each time out.

WEST REGION – Julia Heymach – Stanford

Heymach, who hails from Houston, Texas, finished seventh in the mile at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships and helped the Cardinals finish second in the DMR, splitting a 4:33.07 mile. Her season best in the mile was at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, where she ran the second-fastest time in the nation of 4:31.35. Heymach also had a great performance at the Pac-12 Invitational, finishing second in the 3000 with a time of 8:59.69.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Adelaide Aquilla – Ohio State

Aquilla, who hails from Rocky River, Ohio, was ranked first nationally in the shot put going into the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships at 19.09m (62-7¾). Her effort ranks as the fifth-best all-time collegiate mark. Aquilla won the event at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and later finished runner-up at the NCAA meet. Overall, she had eight of the top-12 marks among collegians this season in the shot put.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Mallory Kauffman – Penn State

Kauffman, who hails from Millerstown, Pennsylvania, finished 10th at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put, earning Second-Team All-America honors. Her best throw of the season was 17.19m (56-4¾) which is the third best in Penn State history. Kauffman won the shot put three times this season including at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge.

MIDWEST REGION – Olivia Lueking – Oklahoma

Lueking, who hails from League City, Texas, was ranked eighth nationally in the pole vault going into the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. She did better than her seed at the NCAA meet, placing fourth with a clearance of 4.41m (14-5½). Her season best came at the Big 12 Championships, where she won at a height of 4.42m (14-5¾). In her first indoor season, Lueking went undefeated in the pole vault during the regular season with five victories.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Lexie Keller – Colorado State

Keller, who hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico, finished third in the pentathlon at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a personal best of 4321 points. Earlier in the season, she finished runner-up at the Mountain West Championships to help the Rams win the team title.

NORTHEAST REGION – Beatrice Juskeviciute – Cornell

Juskeviciute, who hails from Kaunas, Lithuania, won the pentathlon at the Ivy League Heps Indoor Track & Field Championships with 4116 points. She was the top-rated pentathlete in the region and qualified for the NCAA Championships, where she finished 11th. Her season best came at the Hokie Invitational where she scored 4156 points.

SOUTH REGION – Jasmine Moore – Florida

Moore, who hails from Grand Prairie, Texas, ruled the runway during the indoor season. She became the only female athlete in NCAA DI history to sweep the horizontal jumps at both the conference level and NCAA level. Moore improved her own collegiate record in the triple jump to 14.57m (47-9¾) to win the event crown at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. She also led the nation in the long jump with a mark of 6.75m (22-1¾) that she used to capture the event title at the SEC Indoor Championships.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Lamara Distin – Texas A&M

Distin, who hails from Hanover, Jamaica, dominated the high jump this season, winning six of the seven times she competed in the event, culminating in a victory at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. She won the NCAA title after clearing a height of 1.92m (6-3½), tying her personal best and breaking a 46-year-old Jamaican national indoor record.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Rachel Baxter – Virginia Tech

Baxter, who hails from Orange Canyon, California, was the NCAA and ACC champion in the pole vault while leading the nation with a mark of 4.62m (15-1¾). She ranks fifth on the all-time collegiate list. Baxter became the first vaulter, men’s or women’s, to win four consecutive indoor ACC pole vault titles. She was the only female vaulter to clear 15 feet this season.

WEST REGION – Jorinde van Klinken – Arizona State

van Klinken, who hails from Assen, Netherlands, won the shot put at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with a new personal best of 19.08m (62-7¼). She now ranks sixth all-time on the collegiate list. That was a massive improvement for van Klinken, whose previous PR was 18.88m (61-11½) at the New Mexico Team Open. van Klinken won three out of the four meets in which she competed in the shot put.

Women’s Coach of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Angie Martin – Indiana State

Martin, in her 12th year at Indiana State, led the Sycamores to the team title at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. The Sycamores won their first MVC indoor title since 2015 after putting up 132 points and capturing four event crowns, including a facility record in the mile by Jocelyn Quiles. Martin’s athletes also earned seven All-Conference honors.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – David Oliver – Howard

Oliver, in his fifth year at Howard, led the Lady Bison to the team title at the MEAC Indoor Championships with a meet record 184 points. This is the first team title for Howard since 1989 at the indoor meet. Oliver coached six event champions in the 60, 60H, 400, long jump, pentathlon and the 4×400 relay, with the relay breaking the conference record in 3:38.18. Oliver also had athletes earn Second Team All-MEAC honors in the 200 and pentathlon and a Third Team honoree in the triple jump.

MIDWEST REGION – Matt Bingle – Minnesota

Bingle, in his fourth year at Minnesota, led the Golden Gophers to their second consecutive title at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. Bingle, who was named the Big Ten Women’s Coach of the Year, coached two event champions and 10 Big Ten medalists. The Golden Gophers combined for 19 top-10 performances in program history, including a school record in the 4×400 relay at the Tyson Invite. Minnesota also has eight top-3 performances in the Midwest Region ahead of the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Brian Bedard – Colorado State

Bedard, in his 16th year at Colorado State, led the Rams to the team title at the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships behind three event champions. The Mountain West Coach of the Year had two athletes qualify for the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships under his direction, both of whom earned All-America honors. The Rams turned in 52 performances that rank among the top-20 in school history, including seven school records. Colorado State finished 26th at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.

NORTHEAST REGION – Jason Saretsky – Harvard

Saretsky, in his 16th year at Harvard, led the Crimson to the team title at the Ivy League Heps Championships. The Ivy League Coach of the Year coached six event champions, six First-Team All-Ivy selections and eight Second Team All-Ivy selections. Harvard is No. 1 in the Northeast Region in the pre-championships edition of the regional rankings.

SOUTH REGION – Mike Holloway – Florida

Holloway, in his 20th year at Florida, guided the Gators to the team title at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships with 68 points. Holloway coached five NCAA champions and 10 All-Americans. Florida had 12 entries qualify for the NCAA Championships. Earlier this year, the Gators finished second at the SEC Championships with four event champions. Holloway’s athletes set six school records and two collegiate records.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Edrick Floreal – Texas

Floréal, in his fourth year at Texas, led the Longhorns to a runner-up finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships for their best finish since 2014. The Longhorns combined for 19 First-Team and Second-Team All-American honors and had 16 entries for the NCAA Championships. Floréal coached Julien Alfred to a collegiate record in the 60 with her 7.04 effort in the prelims. Texas also has two athletes receiving votes or on The Bowerman Watch List in Tyra Gittens and Alfred. Earlier this year, Floréal was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year after guiding his team to a fifth-straight Big 12 title behind four event crowns.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Lonnie Greene – Kentucky

Greene, in his fifth year at Kentucky, led the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Kentucky combined for 14 All-America honors and recorded four top-3 event finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a national title from Abby Steiner in the 200. Steiner also went on to break the American indoor record in the 200 with her time of 22.09 that won her the SEC title in the event. Earlier this year, the Wildcats placed third at the SEC Championships with their best point total since 1989, while winning two events and claiming seven SEC medals.

WEST REGION – Louie Quintana – Oregon State

Quintana, in his fifth year at Oregon State, coached the distance medley relay to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Quintana also coached two NCAA qualifiers in the 3000. At the Pac-12 Invite, his athletes placed first and third in the 3000 and fourth in the 800, while the DMR earned runner-up honors.

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year

GREAT LAKES REGION – Dave Astrauskas – Wisconsin

Astrauskas, in his 13th year as assistant coach at Wisconsin, coached the Badgers’ throws group to a 1-2 finish in the weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships as Chloe Lindeman and Olivia Roberts both set personal records. Wisconsin also earned a runner-up finish in the shot put from Josie Schaefer, who earlier in the year broke her own school record.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Brad Hunt – Princeton

Hunt, in his sixth year as assistant coach at Princeton, guided the Tigers’ mid-distance/distance crew to three Ivy League titles in accounting for 55 of the team’s 112 points. Princeton, which was the only team to score in all seven distance events at the Ivy League Heps Championships, set school records this year in the 1000 and distance medley relay.

MIDWEST REGION – JC Lambert – Southern Illinois

Lambert, in his seventh year as assistant coach at Southern Illinois, led the Salukis’ throws group to 56 points at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, going 1-2-3 in the shot put and 1-2-3-4-6 in the weight throw. In the national #EventSquad rankings, Southern Illinois was No. 2 in the weight and No. 6 in the shot.

MOUNTAIN REGION – Diljeet Taylor – BYU

Taylor, in her sixth year as associate director of track & field at BYU, helped the Cougars to an eighth-place team finish at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Her mid-distance/distance group collected three First Team All-American honors – two from 5000 champ Courtney Wayment (also fifth in 3000) and one from 800 runner-up Claire Seymour.

NORTHEAST REGION – Annette Acuff – Binghamton

Acuff, in her 22nd year as assistant coach at Binghamton, coached Emily Mackay to three top-10 rankings that included the nation’s leading time in the mile (4:30.94). The Bearcats’ distance group set school records this year in five events and won four events at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships.

SOUTH REGION – Nic Petersen – Florida

Petersen, in his ninth year as associate head coach at Florida, led the Gators’ jumpers to 30 points at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, which included 20 from Jasmine Moore. It was a record-breaking year for Moore, who topped her own collegiate record in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships with her winning mark of 14.57m (47-9¾). The Gators also received points at the NCAA meet from Natricia Hooper in the triple jump (second) and Claire Bryant in the long jump (seventh).

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Chris Johnson – Arkansas

Johnson, in his 11th year as associate head coach at Arkansas, coached athletes to 12 entries in six events at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. His sprint/hurdle crew was led by a winning performance in the 4×400 relay, where two weeks earlier the Razorbacks set the collegiate record of 3:24.09 that included a 49.83 anchor from Britton Wilson, who was NCAA runner-up in the 400.

SOUTHEAST REGION – Tim Hall – Kentucky

Hall, in his sixth year as associate head coach at Kentucky, coached the Wildcats’ sprint/hurdle group to five top-4 finishes at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Two of those came individually from Abby Steiner, who won the 200 and was runner-up in the 60 after setting American and collegiate records earlier this year in the 200 and 300. His group also scored high in the 60-meter hurdles (second by Masai Russell), 4×400 (third) and 400 (Alexis Holmes).

WEST REGION – Brian Blutreich – Arizona State

Blutreich, in his sixth year as assistant coach at Arizona State, coached Jorinde van Klinken to the shot put title at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships. Winning by over three feet, van Klinken’s best effort of 19.08m/62-7¼ moved her to No. 6 all-time among collegians in completing an undefeated season collegiately.