Award History
NCAA DI OTF Regional Awards2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Regional Awards
NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Friday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the season.
Members coaches voted on these honors after the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend in Eugene, Oregon, and considered performances throughout the season. Only USTFCCCA member schools are eligible for awards.
Information on each of the winners can be found below.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Adam Spencer – Wisconsin
Spencer, who hails from Melbourne, Australia, finished fourth in the 1500 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Spencer won the event title at the Big Ten Championships, which contributed ten points to Wisconsin’s runner-up team finish.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Sam Rodman – Princeton
Rodman, who hails from Bealeton, Virginia, lowered his 800-meter PR throughout the season, ultimately to 1:46.27 at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, where he finished fourth. Earlier in the season, Rodman took runner-up honors in the event at the Ivy League Championships and helped the runner-up 4×400 relay squad.
MIDWEST REGION – Brian Musau – Oklahoma State
Musau, who hails from Machakos, Kenya, won a national title in the 5000 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships and defeated three NCAA champions in the process. Those ten points helped Oklahoma State finish 11th as a team, its highest finish as a team since 1984.
MOUNTAIN REGION – James Corrigan – BYU
Corrigan, who hails from Los Angeles, California, won the steeplechase at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships in 8:16.41 to become the fourth fastest performer in collegiate history. That was also the fastest winning time at the final site of the NCAA DI Championships since 1978 (Henry Rono, 8:12.39). Earlier in the season, Corrigan swept the steeplechase and 5000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with meet records in each event.
NORTHEAST REGION – Ferenc Kovacs – Harvard
Kovacs, who hails from Torokbalint, Hungary, finished third in the 1500 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Kovacs won the 800 meters and anchored the winning 4×800 relay at the Ivy League Championships.
SOUTH REGION – Ja’Kobe Tharp – Auburn
Tharp, who hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won a national title in 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He crossed the finish line in 13.05 to become the fifth fastest performer in collegiate history. That was also the fifth fastest time in collegiate history. Earlier in the season, Tharp finished runner-up in the event at the SEC Championships.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Nathaniel Ezekiel – Baylor
Ezekiel, who hails from Delta State, Nigeria, won a national title in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He stopped the clock at PR 47.49 to become the third fastest athlete in collegiate history. Ezekiel ended the season as the only athlete in collegiate history with multiple all-time top-ten marks in the event. Multiple means two, but he has four.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Carlie Makarawu – Kentucky
Makarawu, who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe, won a national title in the 200 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He traversed the distance in a collegiate-leading 19.84, which was the second fastest time in the world this season and ranks No. 8 in collegiate history. Makarawu was also part of Kentucky’s 4×100 relay that broke a program record at the Texas Relays with its 38.43 mark.
WEST REGION – Nathan Green – Washington
Green, who hails from Boise, Idaho, won a national title in the 1500 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He worked his way through a talented field that featured five of the seven fastest men in collegiate history. Earlier in the season, Green anchored Washington to Championships of America in both the 4xMile and distance medley relay at the Penn Relays.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Jason Swarens – Wisconsin
Swarens, who hails from Terre Haute, Indiana, won the shot put title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Swarens shattered the Big Ten Conference record and Wisconsin program record with a throw of 21.37m (70-1½) at the Wisconsin Twilight Invitational.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Greg Foster – Princeton
Foster, who hails from Lumberton, New Jersey, earned First-Team All-America honors in the long jump at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He finished seventh in Eugene, Oregon, which came at the end of a season in which he won three event titles and soared PR 8.10m (26-7) at the Virginia Challenge.
MIDWEST REGION – Ralford Mullings – Oklahoma
Mullings, who hails from Kingston, Jamaica, won a national title in the discus throw at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He whirled the platter PR 69.31m (227-3) to shatter a 33-year-old meet record and beat world record holder Mykolas Alekna of California. Not only that, but it also cemented Mullings’s status as the No. 2 performer in collegiate history as the 69.31m (227-3) mark sits ninth on the all-time collegiate chart.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Texas Tanner – Air Force
Tanner, who hails from Sheridan, Wyoming, finished fourth in the hammer at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He qualified for the NCAA DI West First Round in three events and advanced to the final site in two of them. Earlier in the season, Tanner won conference titles in both the discus and hammer, and set meet records in the process.
NORTHEAST REGION – Tito Alofe – Harvard
Alofe, who hails from Peachtree City, Georgia, soared to an Ivy League high jump title with his program-record clearance of 2.25m (7-4½). He ended the season the top-ranked high jumper in the Northeast Region by moe than four inches (10cm).
SOUTH REGION – Peyton Bair – Mississippi State
Bair, who hails from Kimberly, Idaho, won a national title in the decathlon at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He amassed 8323 points, which topped the competition by more than 400 points and was the 14th highest score in collegiate history.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Aleksandr Solovev – Texas A&M
Solovev, who hails from Moscow, Russia, won a national title in the pole vault at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He cleared 5.78m (18-11½) to set a program record. Solovev captured event titles at six of the seven pole vault events he entered this season, including a victory at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Tommy Kitchell – North Carolina
Kitchell, who hails from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, finished runner-up in the shot put at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. He put the shot PR 20.74m (68-0½) in Eugene, Oregon, which bettered his own program record. Earlier in the season, Kitchell topped that event podium at the ACC Championships.
WEST REGION – Mykolas Alekna – California
Alekna, who hails from Vilnius, Lithuania, whirled the disc record-breaking distances in 2025. The California standout shattered the world record for the second year in a row when he launched the implement 75.56m (247-10) at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational in April. That was the second time he improved his own world record that day: his first throws of the competition sailed 74.89m (245-8). Those efforts also destroyed his own collegiate record of 71.00m (232-11) from 2023 and he eclipsed that mark twice in solely collegiate competition. He later finished runner-up in the discus at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships.
Men’s Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Angela Martin – Indiana State
Martin, in her ninth year as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Indiana State, led the Sycamores to the team title at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, winning six events. Indiana State, which set four program records this season, had 11 entries in the NCAA East First Round.
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 Ivy League Championships, winning five events. Princeton, which set six program records and broke the Ivy League 4×400 record, also earned two First Team All-America honors at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – James Thomas – Oklahoma
Thomas, in his second year as Head Coach at Oklahoma, led the Sooners to a sixth-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, scoring 30.5 points. Oklahoma had two individual champions – Ralford Mullings in the discus and BJ Green in the triple jump – and two additional First Team All-America honors.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Darren Gauson – New Mexico
Gauson, in his second year as Head Coach at New Mexico, led the Lobos to a fifth-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, scoring a program-record 31 points. Two of his leading athletes set collegiate records – Habtom Samuel in the 5000 and Ishmael Kipkurui in the 10,000. New Mexico was also team runner-up in the Mountain West Conference Championships, winning seven events.
NORTHEAST REGION – Beth Alford-Sullivan – Connecticut
Alford-Sullivan, in her third year as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Connecticut, led the Huskies to the team title at the Big East Championships, winning seven events and scoring a conference-record 298 points. Connecticut, which set two program records this season, earned two All-America honors at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships.
SOUTH REGION – Erik Jenkins – South Florida
Jenkins, in his sixth year as Director of Track and Field/Cross Country at South Florida, led the Bulls to the team title at the American Athletic Conference Championships, winning seven events. South Florida also had a 14th-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, earning First Team All-America honors in three events.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Pat Henry – Texas A&M
Henry, in his 21st year as Head Coach at Texas A&M, led the Aggies to a tie for the team title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, scoring 41 points. Texas A&M had 11 athletes earn All-America honors, led by national champions Sam Whitmarsh in the 800 and Aleksandr Solovev in the pole vault.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Shawn Wilbourn – Duke
Wilbourn, in his fourth year as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Duke, led the Blue Devils to their first-ever team title at the ACC Championships, winning two events and 11 total medals. Duke, which set program records in seven events this season, also earned seven All-America honors at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships.
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 a tie for the team title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, scoring 41 points. USC, which set program records in two events this season, was ranked No. 1 in the USTFCCCA national TFRI rankings since their inception in 2008 and earned eight First Team All-America honors.
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 at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, led by shot put champion Jason Swarens. His athletes, which included discus program record setter Joseph White, scored in every throwing event at the Big Ten Championships, totaling 22 points. Wisconsin rated No. 1 in national shot put #EventSquad Rankings.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Robert Abdullah – Princeton
Abdullah, in his ninth year as assistant coach at Princeton, coached the Tigers’ sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers to combine for 85 points at the Ivy League Championships, winning three events. His athletes qualified in eight events to the NCAA East First Round, with long jumper Greg Foster finishing seventh at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Peter Miller – Minnesota
Miller, in his 12th year as Associate Head Coach at Minnesota, coached the Golden Gophers to the 1-2 finish in the hammer at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships since 2011 with Kostas Zaltos and Angelos Mantzouranis. That duo also went 1-2 at the Big Ten Championships and led Minnesota’s hammer to a No. 1 national #EventSquad Ranking.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Kyle Lillie – Air Force
Lillie, in his third year as assistant coach at Air Force, coached the Falcons’ Texas Tanner to a fourth-place finish in the hammer at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His throwing group qualified at least one athlete to the NCAA Championships in all four throwing events, with finalists in the hammer and discus, and won three of the four throwing events at the Mountain West Conference Championships.
NORTHEAST REGION – Alex Gibby – Harvard
Gibby, in his eighth year as Associate Head Coach at Harvard, coached the Crimson’s distance/mid-distance athletes to nine berths in the NCAA East First Round with two adding All-America honors at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, led by Ferenc Kovacs’ third-place finish in the 1500 meters. His other All-American, Ben Rosa, earned Most Outstanding Track Athlete honors at the Ivy League Championships.
SOUTH REGION – Kenneth “Ken” Harnden – Auburn
Harnden, in his third year as Assistant Head Coach at Auburn, coached the Tigers’ sprinters and hurdlers to account for all 35 of their team points in finishing fourth at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His athletes earned seven All-America honors, led by national titles by Ja’Kobe Tharp in the 110 hurdles and the 4×100-meter relay team.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Drew Fucci – Houston
Fucci, in his second year as assistant coach at Houston, coached the Cougars’ hurdlers, jumpers and decathletes to account for all 19 of their team points at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, earning four All-America honors. Eleven of those points came in the 110-meter hurdles, where John Adesola and Jamar Marshall Jr. finished third and fourth, respectively. His athletes also combined for 49 of the team’s 96 points at the Big 12 Championships.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Darryl Anderson – Kentucky
Anderson, in his 10th year as assistant coach at Kentucky, coached the Wildcats’ sprinters to First-Team All-America honors in two events, led by Carlie Makarawu’s victory in the 200 meters. Makarawu set a program record of 19.84 (as did the 4×100 relay teamand was among eight Kentucky sprinters to post personal best times this season.
WEST REGION – John Bolton – Southern California
Bolton, in his second year as assistant coach at Southern California, coached the Trojans’ sprinters to account for 25 of the team’s 41 points in tying for the team title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Four of his sprinters clocked sub-10 all-conditions times in the 100 meters as USC also set a program record of 38.41 this season and finished runner-up in the NCAA Championships.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Savannah Sutherland – Michigan
Sutherland, who hails from Borden, Saskatchewan, shattered the collegiate record in the 400-meter hurdles in a winning effort at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Her time of 52.46 not only took down Sydney McLaughlin’s seven-year-old CR, it also moved Sutherland up to No. 9 in world history. Earlier in the season, Sutherland set an NCAA DI East First Round all-time best and took top individual honors at the Big Ten Championships.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Joy Naukot – West Virginia
Naukot, who hails from Kapenguria, Kenya, finished third in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Her time of 31:34.34 ranks sixth in collegiate history. Earlier in the season, Naukot won the 10,000-meter crown at the Big 12 Championships. Naukot also went sub-16 in the 5000 meters this season with her 15:49.37 PR at the Penn Relays.
MIDWEST REGION – Rachel Joseph – Iowa State
Joseph, who hails from Richmond, Texas, finished sixth in the 400 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Just a few weeks before that, Joseph set an NCAA DI West First Round all-time best in the event with her 50.66 PR. Joseph went sub-51 five times this season and became the program’s first First-Team All-America over 400 meters since 1984.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Pamela Kosgei – New Mexico
Kosgei, who hails from Elegyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, won national titles in both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She finished the year as the second fastest performer in collegiate history in both of those events at 14:52.45 and 31:02.73, respectively, as well as No. 3 in the steeplechase at 9:15.93.
NORTHEAST REGION – Vera Sjöberg – Boston University
Sjöberg, who hails from Stockholm, Sweden, finished runner-up in the 5000 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She also qualified for the final site in the 1500 meters, making her just one of two women to do so this year. Earlier in the season, Sjöberg won both the 1500 and 5k at the Patriot League Championships, and took top individual honors in the 5k at the Penn Relays.
SOUTH REGION – Doris Lemngole – Alabama
Lemngole, who hails from West Pokot County, Kenya, shattered her own collegiate record in the steeplechase in winning the event at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She stopped the clock at 8:58.15, a time that also put her No. 11 in world history. Lemngole ended the season with three of the top-five fastest collegiate times ever in the steeplechase. Earlier in the season, Lemngole won SEC titles in both the steeplechase and 5000 meters.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Michaela Rose – LSU
Rose, who hails from Suffolk, Virginia, wrote her name all over the record book in the 800 meters – eventually finishing fourth in the event at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She went sub-1:59 three times this season, most recently in the NCAA semifinals where she clocked 1:58.95 to take down a 35-year-old meet record. Rose won three of the four 800-meter finals in which she competed this season, including a victory at the SEC Championships.
SOUTHEAST REGION – JaMeesia Ford – South Carolina
Ford, who hails from Fayetteville, North Carolina, scored 20 points at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships thanks to a national title in the 200 meters, runner-up finish in the 100 meters and a tote on the runner-up 4×100 relay. It was during the semifinals in Eugene, Oregon, where Ford went 10.87 and 21.98 to clock the seventh fastest one-day 100-200 double in world history. Earlier in the season, Ford starred at the SEC Outdoor Championships, where she pulled off an unprecedented quadruple: individual titles in the 100 and 200; totes on both winning relays.
WEST REGION – Roisin Willis – Stanford
Willis, who hails from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, won a national title in the 800 meters at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She stopped the clock at 1:58.13 for a meet record and the third fastest mark in collegiate history. Earlier in the season, Willis qualified first out of the NCAA DI West First Round and finished third in the event’s final at the ACC Championships.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Jadin O’Brien – Notre Dame
O’Brien, who hails from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, finished runner-up in the heptathlon at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She amassed PR 6256 points in Eugene, Oregon, putting her No. 12 on the all-time collegiate chart. Earlier in the season, O’Brien won the heptathlon at the ACC Championships with a then-PR 6220 points, which set an ACC Championships record.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Chloe Timberg – Rutgers
Timberg, who hails from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, finished runner-up in the pole vault at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Timberg cleared a SB 4.50m (14-9) in winning the event title at the South Florida Invitational.
MIDWEST REGION – Pippi Lotta Enok – Oklahoma
Enok, who hails from Jõhvi, Estonia, won a national title in the heptathlon at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She amassed 6285 points to shatter an Estonian national record and move up to No. 10 in collegiate history. Earlier in the season, Enok finished fifth in the long jump at the SEC Championships and was second in the heptathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Mya Lesnar – Colorado State
Lesnar, who hails from Alexandria, Minnesota, won a national title in the shot put at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Lesnar put the shot 19.60m (64-3¾) which made her the third best performer with the the fifth best throw in collegiate history.
NORTHEAST REGION – Izzy Goudros – Harvard
Goudros, who hails from Toronto, Ontario, earned First-Team All-America honors in the heptathlon at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She amassed PR 5853 points in Eugene, Oregon, to shatter her own Ivy League record.
SOUTH REGION – Elena Kulichenko – Georgia
Kulichenko, who hails from Ondintsovo, Russia, won a national title in the high jump at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She went a perfect 5-for-5 on opening height clearances in Eugene, Oregon, eventually winning at 1.96m (6-5). That helped Georgia win the national team title. Earlier in the season, Kulichenko finished runner-up at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Winny Bii – Texas A&M
Bii, who hails from Kericho, Kenya, won a national title in the triple jump at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She bounded 13.96m (45-9¾) to win Texas A&M’s first NCAA title in that event in program history. Earlier in the season, Bii finished runner-up in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a Kenyan record of 14.01m (45-11¾).
SOUTHEAST REGION – Synclair Savage – Louisville
Savage, who hails from Acworth, Georgia, won a national title in the long jump at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She soared PR 6.72m (22-0½) on her sixth and final attempt to climb from sixth to first in the standings. That gave Louisville just its second-ever NCAA event title.
WEST REGION – Hana Moll – Washington
Moll, who hails from Olympia, Washington, shattered the collegiate record and won a national title in the pole vault at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. She cleared PR 4.79m (15-8½) and eclipsed her twin sister’s former CR by 1cm. Earlier in the season, Moll finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships.
Women’s Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Lou Snelling – Bowling Green
Snelling, in his 14th year as Director of Cross Country/Track & Field at Bowling Green, led the Falcons to their first team title at the MAC Championships since 1981, winning four events and scoring a program-record 130 points. Snelling earned MAC Women’s Coach of the Year honors as Bowling Green qualified six athletes to the NCAA East First Round in seven events.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – David Oliver – Howard
Oliver, in his eighth year as Director of Track & Field at Howard, led the Bison to the team title at the MEAC Championships, winning 13 events as Oliver was named MEAC Coach of the Year. Howard also qualified six individuals to the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, earning five First Team All-America honors.
MIDWEST REGION – Petros Kyprianou – Illinois
Kyprianou, in his third year as Director of Track, Field and Cross Country at Illinois, led the Fighting Illini to a fifth-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, the program’s highest finish since 1996. Illinois had 10 athletes qualify to the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, with six earning First Team All-America honors.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Darren Gauson – New Mexico
Gauson, in his second year as Head Coach at New Mexico, led the Lobos to their first-ever team title at the Mountain West Conference Championships, winning five events. New Mexico also had a ninth-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, led by Pamela Kosgei, who won the 5000 and 10,000 meters.
NORTHEAST REGION – Mike Smith – Army West Point
Smith, in his 11th year as Director of Track and Field/Cross Country at Army West Point, led the Black Knights to their first team title at the Patriot League Championships since 2008, winning seven events as Smith was named Patriot League Coach of the Year. Army had seven athletes qualifying for the NCAA East First Round.
SOUTH REGION – Caryl Smith Gilbert – Georgia
Smith Gilbert, in her fourth year as Director of Track & Field at Georgia, led the Bulldogs to their first-ever team title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, winning four events and scoring 73 points to win by 26 points. Georgia also won its first team title at the SEC Championships since 2006, winning three events and scoring 103.5 points to win by 21.5 points.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Pat Henry – Texas A&M
Henry, in his 21st year as Head Coach at Texas A&M, led the Aggies to a third-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, scoring 43 points and earning 13 First-Team All-America honors. Texas A&M also had a second-place team finish at the SEC Championships for their highest since 2019.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Tim Hall – South Carolina
Hall, in his second year as Head Coach at South Carolina, led the Gamecocks to a seventh-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, their highest since 2006 while earning 14 All-America honors. South Carolina also had a fifth-place team finish at the SEC Championships, winning five events that were led by Commissioner’s Trophy winner JaMeesia Ford winning or being a part of four of the event titles.
WEST REGION – Quincy Watts – Southern California
Watts, in his fourth year as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Southern California, led the Women of Troy to a second-place team finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, including victories in the 4×100 relay and 100 meters with Samirah Moody. USC, which set or tied two program records this season, also won the team title at the Big Ten championships, winning five events with Madison Whyte being named Athlete of the Meet.
Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Steven Rajewsky – Michigan
Rajewsky, in his 12th year as assistant coach at Michigan, coached the Wolverines’ Savannah Sutherland to setting a collegiate record of 52.46 in winning the 400 hurdles at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His sprint/hurdle group also twice lowered the program record in the 4×400 relay and finished third at the Big Ten Championships.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Brad Hunt – Princeton
Hunt, in his ninth year as assistant coach at Princeton, coached the Tigers’ Mena Scatchard to program records in the 800, 1500 and 5000 and All-America honors in the 1500 at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His athletes set an Ivy League Championships meet record in the 4×800 relay and had the top-2 times in the 800 in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
MIDWEST REGION – Jerel Langley – Oklahoma
Langley, in his ninth year as Associate Head Coach at Oklahoma, coached the Sooners’ Pippi Lotta Enok to heptathlon title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships while setting a program record of 6285 points, setting an Estonian record and moving to No. 10 all-time collegiately. He also coached Oklahoma’s vertical jumpers, led by SEC pole vault champion Olivia Lueking.
MOUNTAIN REGION – Cliff Felkins – Texas Tech
Felkins, in his 25th year as assistant coach at Texas Tech, coached the Red Raiders’ Shelby Franks to set personal bests while placing second in the discus and third in hammer at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His throwers combined for 31 points at the Big 12 Championships, and his discus group rated No. 1 in the national #EventSquad Rankings.
NORTHEAST REGION – Kebba Tolbert – Harvard
Tolbert, in his 14th year as Associate Head Coach at Harvard, coached the Crimson’s sprinters, hurdlers and horizontal jumpers to account for 73 of the team’s 178.5 points at the Ivy League Championships, including new meet records in the 800 (Victoria Bossong) and heptathlon (Izzy Goudros). Four of his athletes earned All-America honors at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships.
SOUTH REGION – Karim Abdel Wahab – Georgia
Abdel Wahab, in his second year as assistant coach at Georgia, coached the Bulldogs’ sprinters and hurdlers to account for 34 of the team’s 73 points in winning the team title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His athletes earned First Team All-America honors in three events, led by a 1-2 finish in the 400 with Aaliyah Butler and Dejanea Oakley and a bronze in the 400 hurdles by Michelle Smith (those three were joined by Sydney Harris to win the 4×400 relay).
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Mario Sategna – Texas A&M
Sategna, in his fourth year as assistant coach at Texas A&M, coached the Aggies’ jumpers and heptathletes to account for 16 of the team’s 43 points in finishing third at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His athletes were led by triple jump champion Winny Bii and heptathlon third-placer Sofia Yakushina.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Bob Thurnhoffer – Louisville
Thurnhoffer, in his second year as assistant coach at Louisville, coached the Cardinals’ Synclair Savage to win the long jump with last-attempt program-record leap of 6.72m (22-0¾) at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His jumping group earned five berths to the NCAA East First Round, with triple jumper Sharvari Parulekar also earning All-America honors.
WEST REGION – Toby Stevenson – Washington
Stevenson, in his seventh year as Associate Head Coach at Washington, coached the Huskies’ Hana and Amanda Moll to both set Collegiate Records in the pole vault this season – Hana at 4.79m (15-8½) to win the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships to break the Amanda’s 4.78m (15-8¼) from earlier in the season. He also coached Sofia Cosculluela to First Team All-America honors in the heptathlon as his athletes accounted for 19 of the team’s 31 points in finishing fourth.