Award History
NCAA DIII OTF Regional Awards2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Regional Awards
NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the season.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches after the 2025 NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Information on each of the winners can be found below.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
EAST REGION – Avi Bissoondial – WPI
Bissoondial, who hails from Millbury, Massachusetts, earned First-Team All-America honors in the 5000 meters with an eighth place finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Bissoondial took top honors in both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters at the NEWMAC Championships to lead WPI to the team title.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Zion Jackson – Trine
Jackson, who hails from Lima, Ohio, finished third in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships after coming into the meet seeded tenth. Earlier in the season, Jackson scored 28.5 points at the MIAA Championships thanks to winning the 110H, placing second in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, and toting the baton on the winning 4×100 relay.
METRO REGION – Jamir Brown – Rowan
Brown, who hails from Riverside, New Jersey, capped a record-breaking season in the 110-meter hurdles with a dominating victory at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. He crossed the finish line in 13.75, narrowly missing the meet record of 13.72. Earlier in the season, Brown shattered the NCAA DIII record in the event by running a wind-legal 13.60.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Trevor Richwine – Dickinson
Richwine, who hails from Newville, Pennsylvania, won the 800-meter title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Just a few weeks earlier, Richwine went 1:48.31 over the same distance to become the No. 9 performer in NCAA DIII history. Richwine stood out at the Centennial Conference Championships, winning the 800 in a meet record 1:51.01 and toting the baton on the champion 4×800 relay and runner-up 4×400 relay.
MIDEAST REGION – Nicholas Lyndaker – St. Lawrence
Lyndaker, who hails from Canton, New York, won Liberty League conference titles in both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters, and was named the Liberty League Most Outstanding Track Performer at the Championships. When Lyndaker ran PR 3:42.75 over 1500 meters at the St. Lawrence Twilight, he shattered a 41-year-old program record and took down a facility record that was formerly held by Nick Symmonds.
MIDWEST REGION – Braden Nicholson – North Central (Ill.)
Nicholson, who hails from Olney, Illinois, won the 10,000-meter title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. He later doubled back to finish sixth in the 5000 meters. Nicholson rode a wave of momentum into the meet having won both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters at the CCIW Championships.
NIAGARA REGION – Charlie Wilson – SUNY Geneseo
Wilson, who hails from Romeo, Michigan, finished runner-up in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in PR 29:21.43. That set both an Empire 8 conference record and a SUNY Geneseo program record. He also earned Second-Team All-America honors in the 5000 meters with his 12th place finish in Geneva, Ohio.
NORTH REGION – Sam Blaskowski – UW-La Crosse
Blaskowski, who hails from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, rewrote the NCAA DIII record book in the 100 meters, 200 meters and as part of UW-La Crosse’s 4×100 relay. The UW-La Crosse star ended the season with five of the top-ten fastest marks in NCAA DIII history in the 100 meters (including the top time of 10.05), four of the top-ten fastest marks in the 200 meters (including the No. 2 time of 20.33) and helped the Eagles better their own record in the 4×100 relay. He scored 22.5 points at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with victories in both the 100 and 200, as well as a tote on the winning and meet record-setting 4×100 relay.
SOUTH REGION – Chasen Hunt – Lynchburg
Hunt, who hails from Forest, Virginia, obliterated the NCAA DIII 5000-meter record in April and then took top individual honors in that event at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in May. It was at the Bryan Clay Invitational where Hunt went 13:41.96 to lop off five seconds from the previous all-time best and then he proved quickest in Geneva, Ohio. Earlier in the season, Hunt won the 5000-meter crown at the ODAC Championships and clocked the third fastest outdoor mile in NCAA DIII history of 4:00.96 at The Hill City Twilight.
WEST REGION – Quinn White – Pomona-Pitzer
White, who hails from San Luis Obispo, California, finished runner-up in both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, White set PRs in the 800 meters, 1500 meters, and 5000 meters, with the latter two marks at 3:40.78 and 14:06.49, respectively.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
EAST REGION – Scott Sloan – Wheaton (Mass.)
Sloan, who hails from Barrington, Rhode Island, capped an undefeated season in the javelin by winning the event title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. He threw PR 67.97m (223-0) to take top individual honors in Geneva, Ohio. That mark also obliterated the program record by more than 12 meters (Wheaton’s previous record sat at 55.85m). Earlier in the season, Sloan won the event at the NEWMAC Championships with a meet record of 66.53m (218-3).
GREAT LAKES REGION – Nathen Borgan – Wilmington (Ohio)
Borgan, who hails from Lancaster, Ohio, won the hammer title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships and avenged his only loss of the season in doing so. He threw farther than 60 meters in all nine meets this season and was over 64 meters at five of them, including a 66.12m (216-11) PR at the Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier.
METRO REGION – Matayo McGraw – Widener
McGraw, who hails from Harford, Maryland, won the triple jump title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with PR 15.32m (50-3¼). Earlier in the season, McGraw captured top individual honors in both the high jump and triple jump at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Andrew Mott – York (Pa.)
Mott, who hails from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, finished third in the discus at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. He was undefeated in the event going into the NCAA Championships with a best throw of 55.57m (182-4) from the Danny Curran Invitational. Earlier in the season, Mott won both the discus and shot at the MAC Championships, the latter with a PR.
MIDEAST REGION – James Zeolla – RPI
Zeolla, who hails from Califon, New Jersey, finished third in the pole vault at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with a PR 5.10m (16-8¾). Earlier in the season, Zeolla captured top individual honors in that event at the Liberty League Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Kale Hobart – Central (Iowa)
Hobart, who hails from Mason City, Iowa, finished runner-up in the decathlon at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with 6916 points, just off his PR score of 6922 set at the Jim Dutcher Memorial. He amassed two of the top-four totals in the decathlon this season in NCAA DIII.
NIAGARA REGION – Isaiah Brunache – SUNY Cortland
Brunache, who hails from Bennington, Vermont, finished runner-up in the shot put at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with a PR heave of 18.21m (59-9). That mark also set both a SUNYAC record and program record. He was named the Most Valuable Performer of the SUNYAC Championships after winning the shot, placing second in the discus and earning a fourth place finish in the hammer.
NORTH REGION – Yakob Ekoue – UW-Eau Claire
Ekoue, who hails from Hopkins, Minnesota, scored 22 points in throwing events at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. He won the discus and placed third in both the hammer and shot. Ekoue was especially dominating in the discus, where he won the NCAA title by more than six meters. Earlier in the season, Ekoue put up 26 points in those same events at the WIAC Championships, winning the discus and taking runner-up honors in both the hammer and shot.
SOUTH REGION – Jamarcus Brown – Lynchburg
Brown, who hails from Danville, Virginia, finished fifth in the high jump at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Brown captured top individual honors in that event at the ODAC Championships. Brown’s PR from the season was 2.11m (6-11).
WEST REGION – James Cassidy – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Cassidey, who hails from Lexington, Massachusetts, finished runner-up in the hammer at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with a PR 64.00m (210-0). He was undefeated against NCAA DIII competition going into the NCAA Championships and took top individual honors in the hammer at the SCIAC Championships, among other meets.
Men’s Coach of the Year
EAST REGION – Emily Dippel – WPI
Dippel, in her second year as Head Coach at WPI, led the Engineers to the team title at the NEWMAC Championships, winning nine events. WPI, which also tied a program-best team finish of third place in the New England DIII Championships, had the No. 1-rated javelin group in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Tristen Durr – Wilmington (Ohio)
Durr, in his second year as Head Coach at Wilmington (Ohio), led the Quakers to a 13th-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, the highest among Great Lakes Region programs. The Quakers scored 15 of their 16 points in a 1-4 finish in the hammer led by Nathen Borgan. Wilmington also finished fourth at the OAC Championships, winning four events.
METRO REGION – Dustin Dimit – Rowan
Dimit, in his 11th year as Head Coach at Rowan, led the Profs to a third-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, scoring their most since 1985 with 44.5 points. Rowan, which set program records in four events this season, won the team title at the NJAC Championships and amassed 17 All-American awards along with 33 All-Metro Region and 35 All-NJAC honors.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Ethan Senecal – Susquehanna
Senecal, in his seventh year as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Susquehanna, led the River Hawks to the team title at the Landmark Conference Championships, winning nine events. Susquehanna, which also won the team title at the AARTFC Championships for the first time in program history, had First-Team All-American honors in two events and earned 20 All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades.
MIDEAST REGION – Colin Tory – RPI
Tory, in his 25th year as Head Coach at RPI, led the Engineers to the team title at the Liberty League Championships, winning 10 events and scoring 133.5 points more than the runner-up. RPI also finished ninth at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by third-place finishes in the 200 and pole vault as seven athletes combined for 10 All-American awards.
MIDWEST REGION – Gabe Rivera – North Central (Ill.)
Rivera, in his third year as Head Coach at North Central (Ill.), led the Cardinals to the team title at the CCIW Championships, winning eight events and scoring 97 points more than the runner-up. North Central finished 16th at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by the 10,000-meter title by Braden Nicholson.
NIAGARA REGION – Steve Patrick – SUNY Cortland
Patrick, in his 18th year as Head Coach at SUNY Cortland, led the Red Dragons to the team title at the SUNYAC Championships, winning nine events. SUNY Cortland, which set program and SUNYAC records in four events this season, finished 13th at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, earning four First-Team and four Second-Team All-American honors.
NORTH REGION – Josh Buchholtz – UW-La Crosse
Buchholtz, in his 17th year as Head Coach at UW-La Crosse, led the Eagles to the team title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, scoring 84 points and winning four events and led by the 100/200 double by Sam Blaskowski and was a member of the meet record-setting 4×100 relay team. UW-La Crosse also won the team title at the WIAC Championships, winning eight events.
SOUTH REGION – Jim Sprecher – Lynchburg
Sprecher, in his 10th year as Director of Track & Field at Lynchburg, led the Hornets to a seventh-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, winning two events and earning four First-Team and two Second-Team All-American awards. Lynchburg also won the team title at the ODAC Championships, winning 10 events.
WEST REGION – Glenn Stewart – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Stewart, in his 11th year as Head Coach at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, led the Stags to the team title at the SCIAC Championships, winning five events. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps also finished 13th at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by runner-up finishes in the 400 hurdles and hammer.
Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
EAST REGION – Derek Rousseau – MIT
Rousseau, in his eighth year as assistant coach at MIT, coached the Engineers’ jumpers to three All-American honors at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by high jump champion Jackson Bliey. His jumping crew scored all 12 of MIT’s points at the meet with Anthony Meng also being a First-Team All-American in the high jump.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Ron Combs – Wilmington (Ohio)
Combs, in his second year as assistant coach at Wilmington (Ohio), coached Quaker athletes to All-American honors in the 10,000 and high jump at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. His athletes scored 57 of Wilmington’s 114 points at the OAC Championships and combined for six top-7 rankings in the Great Lakes Region across all events.
METRO REGION – Norman Tate – Rowan
Tate, in his 17th year as assistant coach at Rowan, coached Profs athletes to NCAA DIII records in two events and adding a No. 2 all-time ranking in a third event. His hurdlers, sprinters and horizontal jumpers combined for 29 of Rowan’s 44.5 points in finishing third at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by a 1-2-7 finish in the 110 hurdles. His athletes also combined for 150 of Rowan’s 313 points to win the NJAC team title.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Don Nichter – Dickinson
Nichter, in his second year as assistant coach at Dickinson, guided the Red Devils’ Trevor Richwine to win the 800 at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. His distance runners combined to score 44 of Dickinson’s 109 points as the team finished third at the Centennial Conference Championships.
MIDEAST REGION – Jake Rigoli – Middlebury
Rigoli, in his second year as assistant coach at Middlebury, coached the Panthers’ throwers to combine for 46 of the team’s 169 points in winning the team title at the NESCAC Championships. His athletes earned nine top-10 Mideast Region rankings, led by a No. 1 in the hammer.
MIDWEST REGION – Lane Lohr – Washington (Mo.)
Lohr, in his 18th year as assistant coach at Washington (Mo.), coached the Bears’ pole vaulters to score all 17 of the team’s points in finishing 11th at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, placing 1-4-5. His group scored 20 points at the UAA Championships with a 1-4-5-7 finish and rated as No. 1 in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
NIAGARA REGION – Daniel Moore – SUNY Geneseo
Moore, in his 12th year as assistant coach at SUNY Geneseo, coached the Knights’ distance runners to combine for 18 of the team’s 24 points in finishing eighth at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Three of his athletes earned First-Team All-American honors – Charlie Wilson (runner-up in 10,000), Ryan Hagan (third in 1500) and Pierce Young (fifth in steeplechase).
NORTH REGION – Paul Conlin – UW-Eau Claire
Conlin, in his 29th year as assistant coach at UW-Eau Claire, coached the Blugolds’ throwers to combine for 36 of the team’s 56 points in finishing second at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. His athletes earned national individual titles in the shot put (Adam Strouf) and discus (Yakob Ekoue).
SOUTH REGION – Jake Reed – Lynchburg
Reed, in his 10th year as assistant coach at Lynchburg, coached the Hornets’ distance runners to titles in two events at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships – Tor Hotung-Davidsen in the 1500 and Chasen Hunt in the 5000. His athletes combined for the season’s top marks in the 800, 1500 and 5000 and eight DIII top-10 all-time performances, including the top-3 in the mile.
WEST REGION – Emma DeLira – Pomona-Pitzer
DeLira, in her 12th year as Associate Head Coach at Pomona-Pitzer, coached the Sagehens’ distance runners to First-Team All-America honors in three events at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by runner-up finishes by Quinn White in the 1500 and 5000. Her athletes combined for seven top-4 West Region rankings.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
EAST REGION – Aryianna Garceau – UMass Boston
Garceau, who hails from Dalton, Massachusetts, won the 100-meter hurdles – and set an NCAA DIII record in the process – at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. She clocked PR 13.54 (+1.0) to obliterate a 27-year-old division best by 0.06 seconds. Garceau didn’t lose a 100H final from April 4 onward, which included victories at the Little East Outdoor Championships, the New England D3 Outdoor Championships and the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Sophie Bull – Calvin
Bull, who hails from Denver, Colorado, won the steeplechase crown at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in PR 10:11.73, which is the third fastest mark in championship history and the fifth fastest mark in NCAA DIII history. Earlier in the season, Bull won the steeplechase and finished runner-up in the 5000 meters at the MIAA Championships.
METRO REGION – Nyla Jones – Rowan
Jones, who hails from Sicklerville, New Jersey, finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Jones dominated the competition at the NJAC Outdoor Championships with a commanding victory in the 400H, 100H, and helping out on the winning 4×400 relay that was ranked seventh nationally.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Kelty Oaster – Elizabethtown
Oaster, who hails from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, won the 800 meters at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in PR 2:05.09 and became the sixth fastest performer all-time in NCAA DIII history. Earlier in the season, Oaster took top individual honors in the 1500 meters at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships.
MIDEAST REGION – Haley Schoenegge – Vassar
Schoenegge, who hails from Louisville, Kentucky, won the 1500 meters and finished fifth in the 5000 meters at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Schoenegge set seasonal bests in those events at 4:19.74 and 16:17.29, respectively.
MIDWEST REGION – Ren Brown – Chicago
Brown, who hails from Naples, Florida, starred in hurdling events at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, winning the 400-meter hurdles and finishing runner-up in the 100s. She set a seasonal best in the 400H of 58.55 in the final for the sixth fastest mark in NCAA DIII history. Earlier in the season, Brown won both the 100H and 400H at the UAA Championships.
NIAGARA REGION – Penelope Greene – SUNY Geneseo
Greene, who hails from Sag Harbor, New York, doubled up on distance titles at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, winning both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters. She shattered the meet record in the 25-lapper at 33:46.70, four seconds off her PR of 33:42.16 registered earlier in the season at the Bison Outdoor Classic. Several days later, Greene set a PR 16:01.55 in victory in the 5000 meters and became the sixth fastest performer in NCAA DIII history.
NORTH REGION – Lauren Jarrett – UW-La Crosse
Jarrett, who hails from La Crosse, Wisconsin, dazzled at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, winning the 100 meters, 200 meters, and toting the baton on the winning 4×100 relay that set an NCAA DIII record of 45.20. The UW-La Crosse standout equaled the meet record in the 200 meters of 23.44 and moved up to No. 2 on the NCAA DIII all-time chart. Earlier in the season, Jarrett took down the NCAA DIII record in the 100 meters with her 11.23 winning effort at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.
SOUTH REGION – Eva Carchidi – Emory
Carchidi, who hails from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, won the 400-meter title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in PR 53.94. The Emory standout also competed in the 200 meters, 4×100 relay and 4×400 relay in Geneva, Ohio. Earlier in the season, Carchidi won the 200 meters, 400 meters, and was part of the winning 4×100 relay at the UAA Championships.
WEST REGION – Riley Buese – Lewis & Clark
Buese, who hails from Denver, Colorado, finished runner-up in the 10,000 meters and finished third in the 5000 meters at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Buese completed the distance double at the NWC Championships, winning both of those events.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
EAST REGION – Alexis Boykin – MIT
Boykin, who hails from Clayton, Ohio, capped a sensational year with a record-breaking performance at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. It was in Geneva, Ohio, where Boykin shattered a 19-year-old NCAA DIII record in the shot put with her 16.80m (55-1½) PR. Boykin also finished third in both the discus and hammer in the Buckeye State. All together, Boykin won 11 event titles in meet this season, including a near undefeated season in the shot put.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Serena McNeilly – Centre
McNeilly, who hails from Radcliff, New York, earned two First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships with a runner-up finish in the high jump and an eighth place effort in the triple jump. Earlier in the season, McNeilly scored 28 points in field events at the SAA Championships with victories in both the high jump and triple jump, plus a runner-up finish in the long jump.
METRO REGION – Isabelle Deal – Rowan
Deal, who hails from Sewell, New Jersey, finished sixth in the shot put at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Deal won both the shot and hammer at the NJAC Championships, the former with a PR 14.12m (46-4).
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Aryanna Paulena – Goucher
Paulena, who hails from Greenacres, Florida, finished runner-up in the pole vault at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in PR 4.00m (13-1½). Earlier in the season, Paulena scored 22 points at the Landmark Conference Championships with a victory in the pole vault and third place finishes in both the high jump and triple jump.
MIDEAST REGION – Allie Wildsmith – Coast Guard
Wildsmith, who hails from Bainbridge Island, Washington, won the high jump in =PR 1.80m (5-10¾) at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Be it that the competition was held indoors, Wildsmith cemented her status as the No. 3 performer in NCAA DIII history in that venue. Other than that effort, Wildsmith notched the 11th and 12th best marks in NCAA DIII history outdoors.
MIDWEST REGION – Charlotte Frere – Augustana (Ill.)
Frere, who hails from Preemption, Illinois, won the discus title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships by nearly eight feet. Earlier in the season, Frere launched a 53.10m (174-3) howitzer that put her No. 3 in NCAA DIII history with the farthest throw in 23 years.
NIAGARA REGION – Jillian Ambler – SUNY Geneseo
Ambler, who hails from Fairport, New York, was a model of consistency in the long jump this season, soaring 5.70m (18-8½) or father in five competitions, including the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. She set a PR 5.90m (19-4¼) at the Empire 8 Championships.
NORTH REGION – Brenna Masloroff – UW-Oshkosh
Masloroff, who hails from Franklin, Wisconsin, finished runner-up in both the hammer and shot at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Masloroff scored 20 points in throwing events at the WIAC Championships, which included a victory in the hammer, runner-up finish in the shot and a seventh place effort in the discus.
SOUTH REGION – Nikki Boon – Emory
Boon, who hails from Dronten, Netherlands, won the heptathlon title – and obliterated the meet record with her 5435-point score – at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. That wasn’t her best score of the season, as Boon shattered the NCAA DIII record with her 5638-point total at the Thrills in the Hills Invitational. Earlier in the season, Boon scored in five field events at the UAA Championships with wins in both the javelin and long jump.
WEST REGION – Amblessed Okemgbo – Whitworth
Okemgbo, who hails from Medical Lake, Washington, earned two First-Team All-America honors in throwing events at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. She finished runner-up in the discus and eighth in the shot put. Earlier in the season, Okemgbo won both of those events at the NWC Championships, the latter with PR 14.20m (46-7¼).
Women’s Coach of the Year
EAST REGION – Julie Heyde – MIT
Heyde, in her second year as Director of Track & Field and Cross County at MIT, led the Engineers to their first-ever team title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, scoring 56 points with Alexis Boykin contributing 22. MIT also won the team title at the NEWMAC Championships, winning 11 events.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Lisa Owens – Centre
Owens, in her 28th year as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Centre, led the Colonels to the team title at the SAA Championships, winning nine events. Centre, which set nine program records this season, also finished eighth at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, earning five First-Team All-American honors.
METRO REGION – Tim Wilson – Widener
Wilson, in his second year as Head Coach at Widener, led the Pride to the team title at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, winning nine events and breaking three meet records. Widener set program records in 10 events this season, with two of those doubling as all-time conference records.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Erick Camodeca – Goucher
Camodeca, in his fifth year as Head Coach at Goucher, led the Gophers to a 17th-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, the highest for a program from the Mid-Atlantic Region. Goucher was led by a pair of First-Team All-Americans – Aryanna Paulena (runner-up in the pole vault) and Tanise Thornton-Fillya (third in the 800), who also helped the Gophers win five events at the Landmark Conference Championships.
MIDEAST REGION – Nate Hoey – Williams
Hoey, in his 12th year as Head Coach at Williams, led the Ephs to the team title at the NESCAC Championships, winning five events. Williams, which set program records in four events this season, qualified 10 athletes in nine events for the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Jeff Stiles – Washington (Mo.)
Stiles, in his 24th year as Head Coach at Washington (Mo.), led the Bears to a runner-up team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by pole vault champion Yasmin Ruff and triple jump runner-up Ebunoluwa Opata. WashU, which totaled six First-Team All-America honors, alswo won the team title at the UAA Championships, winning eight events.
NIAGARA REGION – Christopher Popovici – SUNY Geneseo
Popovici, in his 11th year as Head Coach at SUNY Geneseo, led the Knights to seventh-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, winning two events and earning 13 All-American honors out of 14 qualifiers. SUNY Geneseo also won the team title at the Empire 8 Conference Championships, winning 13 events.
NORTH REGION – Nickolas Davis – UW-La Crosse
Davis, in his eighth year as Head Coach at UW-La Crosse, led the Eagles to a third-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by 100/200 champ Lauren Jarrett, who also ran a leg on the DIII-record breaking 4×100 relay team. UW-La Crosse also won the team title at the WIAC Championships, winning 11 events.
SOUTH REGION – Linh Nguyen – Emory
Nguyen, in his sixth year as Head Coach at Emory, led the Eagles to an 11th-place team finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, winning two events as the top program from the South Region. Emory also finished runner-up in the UAA Championships (their highest showing since 2016) and had seven events rated among the top-10 in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
WEST REGION – Toby Schwarz – Whitworth
Schwarz, in his 29th year as Head Coach at Whitworth, led the Pirates to a runner-up team finish at the Northwest Conference Championships, winning five events. Whitworth also finished 24th at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, earning three First-Team and three Second-Team All-America honors.
Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
EAST REGION – Ben Colello – Tufts
Colello, in his first year as Associate Head Coach at Tufts, coached Jumbo athletes to set program records in three events – long jump, triple jump and javelin. Four of his athletes combined for six entries in the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships and five All-American honors. His triple jump group rated No. 1 in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Edwin Hagans – Centre
Hagans, in his 12th year as Associate Head Coach at Centre, helped the Colonels to a program-best eighth-place finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. His athletes combined for 113 of Centre’s 242 points in winning the team title at the SAA Championships, setting three SAA records and earning 10 All-Conference honors.
METRO REGION – Gavin Colley – Widener
Colley, in his first year as assistant coach at Widener, coached the Pride athletes to account for 96 of the team’s 171 points while winning the team title at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. His athletes combine to earn top-5 Metro Region rankings in six events.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Hassaan Stamps – Johns Hopkins
Stamps, in his first year as assistant coach at Johns Hopkins, coached Blue Jay sprinters to account for 99 of the team’s 338.5 points in winning the team title at Centennial Conference Championships. His athletes own the No. 1 Mid-Atlantic Region ranking in four events – 100, 200, 400 and 4×400 relay.
MIDEAST REGION – James McCowan – Vassar
McCowan, in his 21st year as Associate Track & Field Coach at Vassar, coached the Brewers’ Haley Schoenegge to the 1500-meter title at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. His distance group combined for 60 points at the Liberty League Championships, winning two events and totaling five top-3 finishes.
MIDWEST REGION – Tyler Sheehan – Elmhurst
Sheehan, in his third year as assistant coach at Elmhurst, coached the Bluejays’ sprinters and hurdlers in helping the team to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, led by a runner-up finish in the 4×100 relay. His athletes scored 80 points as Elmhurst won the team title at the CCIW Championships, bolstered by a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 hurdles.
NIAGARA REGION – Daniel Moore – SUNY Geneseo
Moore, in his 12th year as assistant coach at SUNY Geneseo, guided the Knights’ Penelope Greene to a 1500/5000 double victory at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. His distrance crew added two additional First-Team All-America honors, and amassed top-5 national #EventSquad Rankings in five events, led by a No. 1 in the 10,000.
NORTH REGION – Katie Wagner – UW-La Crosse
Wagner, in her 15th year as assistant coach at UW-La Crosse, coached the Eagles’ sprinters, hurdlers and relays to account for 35 of the team’s 38 points in taking third place at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. Top pupil Lauren Jarrett swept the 100 and 200 and ran a leg on the DIII-record breaking 4×100 relay team, and her 100 hurdles group rated No. 1 in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
SOUTH REGION – Derek Nelson – Emory
Nelson, in his seventh year as Associate Head Coach at Emory, coached the Eagles’ sprinters and hurdlers to qualify three athletes and two relays to the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships, with Eva Carchidi winning the 400 title. His athletes scored 90 points and won three titles at the UAA Championships as Emory finished team runner-up with their highest showing since 2016.
WEST REGION – Kolton Carlson – Whitworth
Carlson, in his eighth year as assistant coach at Whitworth, guided Amblessed Okemgbo to a runner-up finish in the discus at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships while also earning First-Team All-American honors in the shot put. His Pirate throwers went 1-2-3 in the shot put and discus along with a 1-2 in the hammer at the Northwest Conference Championships.