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NCAA DI ITF Regional Awards2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Regional Awards
NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Each of the nine regions – Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, South Central, Southeast and West – honored both gender’s top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men’s and women’s head coaches and assistant coaches.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Performances from both the NCAA Championships and the regular season were considered. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Cameron Miller – Purdue
Miller, who hails from Dallas, Texas, took third in the 200-meter final at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. That came just a few weeks after he won the Big Ten 200-meter title in 20.31. Earlier in the season, Miller clocked the then-sixth-fastest 300-meter mark in collegiate history of 32.43.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Abel Teffra – Georgetown
Teffra, who hails from Fresno, California, won the mile in a meet-record 3:53.60 at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Teffra PR’d in the mile in 3:52.44 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational and registered the second fastest 1000-meter time in collegiate history of 2:17.39 at the Nittany Lion Challenge.
MIDWEST REGION – Brian Musau – Oklahoma State
Musau, who hails from Machakos, Kenya, won the 5000-meter title in a meet-record 13:11.34 at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. That mark was nearly eight seconds faster than the previous meet record. Later in the meet, Musau doubled back to finish fifth in the 3000 meters to add four more points to Oklahoma State’s tally, and ultimately helped his squad finish fifth in the team standings – the first time it did so since 1965.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Malachi Snow – Texas Tech
Snow, who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, was the only male athlete to qualify in both the open 60 meters and the 60-meter hurdles at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. He finished third in the 60H and seventh in the 60 meters. Earlier in the season, Snow equaled the 60H meet record of 7.52 in capturing the event title at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships.
NORTHEAST REGION – Foster Malleck – Boston University
Malleck, who hails from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, finished third in the mile in 3:54.42 at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. That was the best finish in the event by a Northeast Region athlete since 2019. Earlier in the season, Malleck won both the mile and 3000 meters at the 2025 Patriot League Indoor Championships and set a BU school record in the mile of 3:53.82 at the Terrier DMR Challenge.
SOUTH REGION – Ja’Kobe Tharp – Auburn
Tharp, who hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won the 60-meter hurdle title in 7.45 at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. That was Auburn’s first indoor men’s individual sprints title in 26 years. The mark also moved him up to No. 5 in collegiate history. Earlier in the season, Tharp set a meet record in the 60H of 7.48 at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Jordan Anthony – Arkansas
Anthony, who hails from Tylertown, Mississippi, starred in the 60 meters, winning event titles at both the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships and the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships. He is the first sprinter to achieve that feat since 2019 The Bowerman winner Grant Holloway. His 6.54 and 6.49 efforts in those meets trails only 2017 The Bowerman winner Christian Coleman in the annals of that double (Coleman went 6.52 and 6.45 in his award-winning year).
SOUTHEAST REGION – Ethan Strand – North Carolina
Strand, who hails from Vestavia, Alabama, is the only athlete in collegiate history to hold collegiate records in both the mile and 3000 meters. He shattered the 3000-meter CR when he went 7:30.15 back in December at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Then he went 3:48.32 in the mile to take down that CR at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. Fast forward to the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in March and he won the NCAA 3000-meter title in a race that featured the top-seven fastest men in collegiate history.
WEST REGION – Matthew Erickson – Oregon
Erickson, who hails from Nelson, British Columbia, won 800-meter titles at both the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships and the 2025 Big Ten Indoor Championships. He clocked a PR 1:46.11 in the opening round of the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, which was the fastest-ever qualifying mark in an NCAA Indoor prelim. He also finished sixth in the 600 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships to add three more points to Oregon’s tally.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Hunter Garretson – Akron
Garretson, who hails from Newcomerstown, Ohio, finished third in the pole vault at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. He cleared 5.66m (18-6¾) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which was just four inches shy of his 5.76m (18-10¾) PR that he vaulted in early February at the Doc Hale Invitational. Garretson won the pole vault crown at the 2025 MAC Indoor Championships.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Greg Foster – Princeton
Foster, who hails from Lumberton, New Jersey, captured the long jump title at the 2025 Ivy League Indoor Championships, just a few weeks before he placed tenth in the event at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships. He leapt a PR 7.83m (25-8¼) at the Navy-Princeton Dual.
MIDWEST REGION – Tyus Wilson – Nebraska
Wilson, who hails from Sterling, Kansas, won the high jump title in PR 2.28m (7-5¾) at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. That was Wilson’s sixth event crown of the season, having also topped the podium at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and Graduate Classic, among others. He was also named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Daniel Reynolds – Wyoming
Reynolds, who hails from Granby, Colorado, won the weight throw with a new meet record of 25.08m (82-3½) at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. That effort was the second best heave in collegiate history and helped cap an undefeated season for the senior, which also included a sweep of the throwing events at the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
NORTHEAST REGION – Kenneth Ikeji – Harvard
Ikeji, who hails from London, United Kingdom, went undefeated in the weight throw leading up to the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. He finished sixth in the weight throw in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just weeks after taking home another Ivy League crown in the event.
SOUTH REGION – Peyton Bair – Mississippi State
Bair, who hails from Kimberly, Idaho, won the heptathlon title with 6013 points at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Bair posted PR 6104 points at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, a total that was the second highest among Americans this indoor season.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Kelsey Daniel – Texas
Daniel, who hails from Parlatuvier, Tobago, won the long jump crown with PR 8.16m (26-9¼) at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Three of his four jumps in Virginia Beach, Virginia, would have won the NCAA title, including his first legal mark of 7.97m (26-1¾).
SOUTHEAST REGION – Simen Guttormsen – Duke
Guttormsen, who hails from Ski, Norway, won the pole vault title with SB 5.71m (18-8¾) at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Guttormsen topped the podium at the ACC Indoor Championships with a meet-record effort of 5.67m (18-7¼).
WEST REGION – Trey Knight – CSUN
Knight, who hails from Ridgefield, Washington, launched the weight 24.87m (81-7¼) at the Nevada Invitational & Multi for one of the best marks in collegiate history. He would later finish runner-up in the event at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships.
Men’s Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Mick Byrne – Wisconsin
Byrne, in his 17th year as Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at Wisconsin, led the Badgers to a 16th-place team finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Wisconsin, which set four school records this season, was ranked No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region throughout the regular season and finished third in the Big Ten Championships.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Jason Vigilante – Princeton
Vigilante, in his second year as Head Coach at Princeton, led the Tigers to the team title at the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonals Indoor Championships, winning nine events. Princeton, which scored in all but two events and won by 85 points at the Heps, sent two individuals and its DMR squad to the NCAA DI Indoor Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Dave Smith – Oklahoma State
Smith, in his 17th year as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, led the Cowboys to a fifth-place team finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, scoring 26 points. Oklahoma State, which also finished second in the Big 12 Indoor Championships, had five First-Team All-Americans led by 5000-meter champion Brian Musau.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Wes Kittley – Texas Tech
Kittley, in his 26th year as Director of Track & Field at Texas Tech, led the Red Raiders to the team title at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships, winning by 40 points. Texas Tech also finished eighth at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, earning three individual First-Team All-America honors led by Malachi Snow, who had two.
NORTHEAST REGION – Beth Alford-Sullivan – Connecticut
Alford-Sullivan, in her third year as Director and Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country at Connecticut, led the Huskies to the team title at the 2025 Big East Indoor Championships, winning five events. Connecticut, which set four school records this season, was the top-ranked team in the Northeast Region and earned two All-America honors at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships.
SOUTH REGION – Caryl Smith Gilbert – Georgia
Smith Gilbert, in her fourth year as Director of Track & Field at Georgia, led the Bulldogs to a runner-up team finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, scoring 33 points after entering No. 12 in the national rankings. Georgia, with all underclassmen, won the 400 meters and 4×400 relay at the NCAA Indoor and also scored in the high jump and long jump.
co-SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Tommy Badon – Louisiana
Badon, in his second year as Head Coach at Louisiana, led the Ragin’ Cajuns to the team title at the 2025 SBC Indoor Championships, winning five events for their first team crown since 1996. Among his pupils was Lawson Jacobs, who was named SBC Indoor Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year after winning the 400 meters in a school-record 45.92, anchoring the winning 4×400 team, and finishing runner-up in the 60.
co-SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Pat Henry – Texas A&M
Henry, in his 20th year as Head Coach at Texas A&M, led the Aggies to the team title at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships, winning five events. Texas A&M also finished 10th at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, earning eight First-Team and four Second-Team All-America honors.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Vin Lananna – Virginia
Lananna, in his sixth year as Director of Track and Field and Cross Country/Associate Athletics Director at Virginia, led the Cavaliers to a sixth-place team finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, including a meet-record victory in the distance medley relay in 9:15.12. That DMR squad, anchored by Gary Martin, earlier set the Collegiate Record of 9:14.19 in the event. Virginia was also runner-up in the ACC Indoor Championships, winning three events.
WEST REGION – Quincy Watts – Southern California
Watts, in his fourth year as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Southern California, led the Trojans to the team title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, scoring 39 points and collecting 14 First-Team All-America honors. USC, which set 19 all-time program top-10 marks this season, was also runner-up at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, winning four events.
Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Dave Astrauskas – Wisconsin
Astrauskas, in his 16th year as assistant coach at Wisconsin, coached three Badger throwers to qualify for the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships – two in the shot put and one in the weight throw. His throwers accounted for 22 points at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, including a win by Jason Swarens in the shot put with a school record. Wisconsin’s shot putters are No. 1 in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Brandon Bonsey – Georgetown
Bonsey, in his 12th year as assistant coach at Georgetown, coached Hoya mid-distance/distance runners to earn six All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, led by Abel Teffra’s meet-record title in the mile and Tinoda Matsatsa’s fourth-place finish in the 800 meters. Earlier this year those two ran the two fastest 1000-meter times in collegiate history, topped by Matsatsa’s CR 2:16.84.
MIDWEST REGION – Dusty Jonas – Nebraska
Jonas, in his seventh year as assistant coach at Nebraska, coached two Cornhuskers to qualify for the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in the high jump, led by national champion Tyus Wilson. His athletes won two events at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, with Wilson claiming the high jump and Adria Navajon taking the heptathlon.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Paul Barrett – Wyoming
Barrett, in his 28th year as assistant coach at Wyoming, coached the Cowboys’ Daniel Reynolds to the national title in the weight throw at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships with a meet-record effort of 25.08m (82-3½) in becoming No. 2 all-time collegiately. His throwers scored 32 points at the MWC Indoor Championships, winning the shot put and weight throw titles.
NORTHEAST REGION – Jon Molz – Boston University
Molz, in his first year as assistant coach at Boston University, coached the Terriers’ mid-distance/distance athletes to score 59 of BU’s 93 points in finishing third at the 2025 Patriot League Indoor Championships. His top athlete, Foster Malleck, finished third in the mile at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, and his groups in the mile and 800 meters each rated No. 2 in the Northeast Region #EventSquad Rankings.
SOUTH REGION – Ken Harnden – Auburn
Harnden, in his third year as Associate Head Coach at Auburn, coached six Tiger sprinter/hurdlers to earn individual All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Four of his athletes finished in the top-3, led by Ja’Kobe Tharp winning the 60-meter hurdles in 7.45 (No. =5 all-time collegiately). His sprinters claimed two of the top-3 in the 60 with Kanyinsola Ajayi’s runner-up finish matching that of Makanakaishe Charamba in the 200.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Doug Case – Arkansas
Case, in his 17th year as Associate Head Coach at Arkansas, coached seven Razorback sprint/hurdle/mid-distance athletes to qualify in five events for the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, Jordan Anthony’s winning the 60 meters after also winning at the SEC Indoor Championships. Six of his athletes earned individual All-America honors, three each First-Team and Second-Team.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Mike Sergent – South Carolina
Sergent, in his 28th year as assistant coach at South Carolina, coached two Gamecock throwers to earn First-Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships as CJ Licata and Dylan Taggart finished second and fourth, respectively, in the shot put. Licata had an indoor PR of 20.46m (67-1½), second-best in program history.
WEST REGION – Jeff Petersmeyer – Southern California
Petersmeyer, in his second year as assistant coach at Southern California, coached four Trojan jumpers to earn First-Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships – two each in the high jump and long jump, including national long jumper leader JC Stevenson (8.17m/26-9¾). His athletes combined for 48.5 points at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, going 1-3 in the long jump and 2-4 in the high jump.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Savannah Sutherland – Michigan
Sutherland, who hails from Borden, Saskatchewan, set a Canadian and program record with her 51.23 effort over 400 meters at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships – a mark that helped her place fourth overall. Earlier in the season, Sutherland topped the 400-meter podium at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in 51.74 and later split 50.68 on Michigan’s 4×400 relay.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Ceili McCabe – West Virginia
McCabe, who hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, won the 3000-meter title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, McCabe set a PR of 8:45.97 in that event at the Sharon-Colyear Danville Season Opener. McCabe starred at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with event titles in the 3000 meters and distance medley relay.
MIDWEST REGION – Rachel Joseph – Iowa State
Joseph, who hails from Richmond, Texas, won the 400-meter title at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships and later finished fifth in that event at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. She was also part of the school record-breaking 4×400 relay at Big 12s.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Lexy Halladay-Lowry – BYU
Halladay-Lowry, who hails from Meridian, Idaho, finished runner-up in the 5000 meters and third in the 3000 meters at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Halladay-Lowry clocked two marks that are among the top-5 in collegiate history on an all-conditions basis: No. 3 in the 3000 meters of 8:40.60; No. 4 in the 5000 meters of 14:57.63.
NORTHEAST REGION – Victoria Bossong – Harvard
Bossong, who hails from Cumberland Foreside, Maine, finished runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Bossong played a major role in Harvard’s success at the Ivy League Indoor Championships, winning the 500 meters and toting the baton on the winning 4×400 and distance medley relays.
SOUTH REGION – Doris Lemngole – Alabama
Lemngole, who hails from West Pokot County, Kenya, capped a stellar season with a 5000-meter title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, the same meet in which she finished runner-up in the 3000 meters. Earlier in the season, Lemngole shattered Parker Valby’s CR in the 5000 meters with her 14:52.57 effort at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Isabella Whittaker – Arkansas
Whittaker, who hails from Laurel, Maryland, set an American and collegiate record of 49.48 in winning the 400 meters at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. She also ripped two laps in 49.70 as part of Arkansas’s 4×400 relay, which got the baton around in 3:25.20 for the fifth fastest mark in world history.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Makayla Paige – North Carolina
Paige, who hails from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, won the 800-meter title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in PR 2:00.39. That came just weeks after Paige finished third in the event at the ACC Indoor Championships.
WEST REGION – Dajaz DeFrand – Southern California
DeFrand, who hails from Aurora, Colorado, won the 60-meter title in PR 7.09 at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. She also took fourth in the 200 meters in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Earlier in the season, DeFrand set a pair of meet records at the Big Ten Indoor Championships: 7.10 in the 60 meters; 20.62 in the 200 meters.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Jadin O’Brien – Notre Dame
O’Brien, who hails from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, captured the pentathlon title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Her 4596-point total put her No. 3 on the meet’s all-time chart. Earlier in the season, O’Brien won the pentathlon at both the ACC Indoor Championships and the DeLoss Dodds Invitational with 4580- and 4552-point scores, respectively
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Maddie Pitts – Penn State
Pitts, who hails from Victor, New York, finished third in the pentathlon at the 2025 Big Ten Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Pitts won the combined event with 4229 points at the Penn State National Open, a total that sits third on the program’s all-time chart.
MIDWEST REGION – Axelina Johansson – Nebraska
Johansson, who hails from Hok, Sweden, won the shot put title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. She barely missed her PR of 19.31m (63-4¼) when she threw 19.28m (63-3¼) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. That PR of hers – which improved her Swedish national record – came in a winning effort at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Temitope Adeshina – Texas Tech
Adeshina, who hails from Offa Town, Nigeria, shared the high jump title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. She cleared a SB 1.94m (6-4¼) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which was a four-centimeter improvement on her winning effort from the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
NORTHEAST REGION – Izzy Goudros – Harvard
Goudros, who hails from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, posted multiple 4300-plus point totals in the pentathlon this season, most recently with 4305 points in earning First-Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Goudros shattered the Ivy League record in the combined event with 4313 points.
SOUTH REGION – Elena Kulichenko – Georgia
Kulichenko, who hails from Odinstovo, Russia, shared the high jump title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Kulichenko topped the event podium at the SEC Indoor Championships with a PR 1.95m (6-4¾), which also moved her to No. 12 on the all-time collegiate chart. Kulichenko cleared 1.90m (6-2¾) in all five of her indoor meets.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Alexis Brown – Baylor
Brown, who hails from Kennedale, Texas, won the long jump title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. She soared 6.90m (22-7¾) for the fourth best mark in meet history and equal the seventh best performer in collegiate history.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Jayden Ulrich – Louisville
Ulrich, who hails from East Alton, Illinois, won the shot put title at the 2025 ACC Indoor Championships, which came two meets after she set a season best of 18.40m (60-4½) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational. Later in the season, Ulrich took sixth in the event at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
WEST REGION – Amanda Moll – Washington
Moll, who hails from Olympia, Washington, rewrote the record book in the pole vault throughout the indoor season that saw her cap it with an event title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. The Washington standout topped 16 feet twice this season, once at 4.88m (16-0) to take down the collegiate record at the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite; then again at 4.91m (16-1¼) to improve that mark at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Women’s Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Angie Martin – Indiana State
Martin, in her 14th year as Program Director and Head Coach at Indiana State, led the Sycamores to the team title at the 2025 MVC Indoor Championships, winning four events and being named MVC Coach of the Year. Her athletes set 17 all-time program marks this season, including 60m hurdles MVC record holder Rachel Mehringer and MVC Freshman of the Year Jahnel Bowman.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Sean Cleary – West Virginia
Cleary, in his 18th year as Head Coach at West Virginia, led the Mountaineers to a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships, winning five events. His distance runners – led by NCAA DI Indoor 3000-meter champion Ceili McCabe – combined to have four of the top-8 in the Mid-Atlantic Region 3000 meters along with two of the top-6 in the mile and the No. 3 distance medley relay team.
MIDWEST REGION – James Thomas – Oklahoma
Thomas, in his second year as Head Coach at Oklahoma, led the Sooners to a fourth-place team finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, the highest in program history. Oklahoma had a national champion in Agur Dwol, who won the triple jump, and four more athletes earn First-Team All-America honors, with two coming from Jasmine Akins. The Sooners were also runner-up in the SEC Indoor Championships.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Wes Kittley – Texas Tech
Kittley, in his 26th year as Director of Track & Field at Texas Tech, led the Red Raiders to their first-ever team title at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships, winning five events. Texas Tech also earned their first-ever No. 1 national ranking during the regular season and finished a program-best 10th at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships while earning four First-Team All-America honors.
NORTHEAST REGION – Jason Saretsky – Harvard
Saretsky, in his 19th year as Director of Track and Field/Cross Country at Harvard, led the Crimson to a runner-up team finish at the 2025 Ivy League Indoor Championships, winning seven events. Harvard also finished 11th in the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, earning a meet-best 11 First-Team All-America honors.
SOUTH REGION – Caryl Smith Gilbert – Georgia
Smith Gilbert, in her fourth year as Director of Track & Field at Georgia, led the Bulldogs to a runner-up team finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships after entering the meet ranked No. 5 in the national rankings. Georgia, which set four program records this season, had a co-national champion in the high jump in Elena Kulichenko and runner-up finishes in the 400 meters and 4×400 relay.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – John Frazier – Texas State
Frazier, in his fourth year as Director of Track and Field/Cross Country at Texas State, led the Bobcats to the team title at the 2025 SBC Indoor Championships, winning two events. Texas State, which had 16 athletes enter the program all-time top-10 this season, had an All-American in Melanie Duron, who led the shot put group to a No. 3 national #EventSquad Ranking.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Mark Elliott – Clemson
Elliott, in his 12th year as Director of Track & Field at Clemson, led the Tigers to the team title at the 2025 ACC Indoor Championships, winning three events. Clemson had five athletes qualify for the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, with three earning First-Team All-America honors.
WEST REGION – Jerry Schumacher – Oregon
Schumacher, in his third year as Head Coach at Oregon, led the Ducks to the team title at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, scoring 55 points in six events. Oregon had a national champion in Wilma Nielsen (mile) and five runner-up finishes with two by Jadyn Mays (60 and 200 meters). The Ducks also won the team title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, winning four events.
Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Steve Rajewsky – Michigan
Rajewsky, in his 12th year at Michigan, working with sprints and hurdles, had two finalists at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships with Savannah Sutherland finishing 4th in the 400m and Aasia Laurencin taking sixth in the 60m hurdles. In addition, Sutherland set the program and Canadian 400m national record and won the Big 12 title.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Brad Hunt – Princeton
Hunt, who has assisted in middle-distance and distance events at Princeton for the past nine years, guided Mena Scatchard to a runner-up finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in the mile. Hannah Riggins ran to an Ivy League Championship meet record in the 1000 meters as the Tigers won four events at Heps in his events.
MIDWEST REGION – Jerel Langley – Oklahoma
Langley assisted the Sooners to a fourth-place finish at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships, the best in program history, as his group claimed 16 of 31 team points. All three of his athletes at the meet secured top-five finishes. His group scored 30 points out of 62 total to help the women place second at their first SEC Indoor Championships. He guided Pippi Lotta Enok (pentathlon) and Olivia Lueking (pole vault) to conference titles.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Diljeet Taylor – BYU
Taylor’s BYU distance crew finished ninth place at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships with 24 points and second place at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with 55 of the team’s 72 points. At NCAA’s the DMR won the national crown for the second straight year. Lexy Halladay-Lowry and Riley Chamberlain won individual Big 12 crowns.
NORTHEAST REGION – Kebba Tolbert – Harvard
Tolbert, in his 14th year at Harvard, guided Izzy Goudros (Pentathlon), Victoria Bossong (800m & 4x400m) and Chloe Fair (DMR & 4x400m) to First-Team All-America selections at 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. His event groups accounted for 89 of 160 points at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships while Goudros set a new Ivy League record in the pentathlon (4313).
SOUTH REGION – Karim Abdel Wahab – Georgia
Abdel Wahab, in his third year at Georgia, helped guide the Bulldogs to a runner-up team trophy at 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. His group in sprints, hurdles, and relays accounted for 22 of the 39 points for the team. He guided Aaliyah Butler and Dejanea Oakley to a 2-3 finish in the 400m at NCAAs. Butler won the SEC 400m title with the No. 3 all-time collegiate finish (49.78) and the UGA relay won the conference title with a 3:26.42
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Adam Pennington – Northwestern State
Pennington, in his ninth year at Northwestern State, coaching sprints and the pole vault, led a crew that scored 82 of the team’s 117 for the Southland Conference title. Along with three event wins, the Demons went 1-2 in the pole vault at the conference meet.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Ethan Tussing – VCU
Tussing, in his 18th year as throws coach at VCU, guided Guðrún Hallgrímsdóttir to a runner-up showing in the weight throw at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Hallgrímsdóttir also reset the A10 record in the event while winning the conference title. Tussing’s throwers contributed 43 of VCU’s 111 points, propelling the team to a runner-up A10 finish.
WEST REGION – Shalane Flanagan – Oregon
Flanagan, in her 3rd year with the Ducks, helped lead the squad to the national title in leading a middle distance and distance crew that accounted for 23 points at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships. Scoring 15 points in the Mile, Wilma Nielsen was crowned the champion while Silan Ayyildiz placed fourth. The Ducks’ DMR placed runner-up at NCAAs and set the collegiate record earlier in the season (10:42.05). The distance group 79 points en route to team victory at the Big Ten Championships.