Award History
NCAA DII OTF Regional Awards2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Regional Awards
NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the regular season.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches at the conclusion of the 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Pueblo, Colorado. 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
ATLANTIC REGION – Tyson Williams – Johnson C. Smith
Williams, who hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, earned two First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. He finished third in the 200 meters and fifth in the 100 meters, the latter of which he ran an all-conditions PR 10.03. Williams scored 20 points at the CIAA Championships with a victory in the 200, runner-up finish in the 100, and two legs on the runner-up 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams.
CENTRAL REGION – Dapriest Hogans – Pittsburg State
Hogans, who hails from Opelousas, Louisiana, scored 18.5 points at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships thanks to winning the 200 meters, placing third in the 100 meters and toting the baton on the winning 4×400 relay. He made quick work of the prelims before, clocking 20.11 in the 200 for the fastest all-conditions mark in NCAA DII history and 9.96 in the 100 for the fourth fastest all-conditions mark in divisional annals. Hogans starred at the MIAA Championships, sweeping the 100 and 200, as well as a leg on the winning 4×100 relay.
EAST REGION – Jordany Dely – New Haven
Dely, who hails from Spring Valley, New York, earned First-Team All-America honors in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. He set a PR 13.77 in the prelims that also bettered his own program record. Earlier in the season, Dely was named NE-10 Track MVP of the Championships and NE-10 Track Athlete of the Year.
MIDWEST REGION – Josue Le Cadre – Indianapolis
Le Cadre, who hails from Nantes, France, won the 800-meter title at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. He entered the meet with the second fastest time of the season at 1:46.79, good enough for eighth on the NCAA DII all-time chart. Earlier in the season, Le Cadre won the event at the GLVC Championships and finished runner-up in both the 1500 meters and as part of the 4×400 relay.
SOUTH REGION – Gabriel McConville – Tampa
McConville, who hails from Waynesburg, Florida, finished runner-up in the 800 meters at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships in PR 1:48.97. Earlier in the season, McConville won both the 800 and 1500 at the SSC Championships and anchored the fourth-place 4×400 relay.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – William Amponsah – West Texas A&M
Amponsah, who hails from Agona Swedru, Central, Ghana, capped a record-breaking season with two titles at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships: one in the 5000 meters and another in the 10,000 meters. It’s in the 10,000 meters where Amponsah shattered the NCAA DII record earlier in the season with his 27:47.93 effort at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Amponsah cleaned up at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships, winning both of those events as well.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Titouan Le Grix – Wingate
Le Grix, who hails from Baillargues, France, won the steeplechase and finished runner-up in the 1500 meters at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. He clocked a pair of all-time marks earlier in the season: a 3:34.30 effort in the 1500 meters that took down the NCAA DII record; 8:29.02 in the steeplechase that is the No. 2 mark in NCAA DII history.
WEST REGION – Shemar Palmer – Fresno Pacific
Palmer, who hails from Manchester, Jamaica, finished third in the 400 meters and fourth in the 200 meters at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Palmer was named PacWest Track Athlete of the Meet after winning both of those events, and toting the baton on the runner-up 4×100 relay and third-place 4×400 relay.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Cole Gorham – East Stroudsburg
Gorham, who hails from Kingston, Pennsylvania, finished third in the shot put and 12th in the discus at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Gorham won the shot put and finished runner-up in the discus at the PSAC Outdoor Championships and helped lead East Stroudsburg to its first outdoor team title in program history.
CENTRAL REGION – Caleb Calvin – Pittsburg State
Calvin, who hails from Carthage, Missouri, won the javelin title at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Calvin launched the implement 78.71m (258-3) at the SBU Bearcat Invitational to become the No. 4 performer in NCAA DII history.
EAST REGION – Cameron Belton – Southern Connecticut
Belton, who hails from Baltic, Connecticut, finished runner-up in the shot put at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships in PR 18.87m (61-11). Earlier in the season, Belton won both the shot and hammer at the NE-10 Championships to help lead the Owls to the team title.
MIDWEST REGION – Jaivon Harrison – Grand Valley State
Harrison, who hails from Cleveland, Ohio, won the high jump at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier this season, Harrison cleared 2.26m (7-5) for the ninth best mark in NCAA DII history, which also put him No. 3 on the All-College Descending Order List in 2025.
SOUTH REGION – Ryan Flournoy – Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Flournoy, who hails from Orlando, Florida, finished fifth in the javelin at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships with PR 70.26m (230-6). Earlier in the season, Flournoy won that event at the Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Championships by more than 19 feet.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Ronald Grueso Mosquera – Texas A&M-Kingsville
Mosquera, who hails from Cali, Colombia, won the shot put and finished runner-up in the discus at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. He PR’d in the shot put, putting the shot 18.92m (62-1) in Pueblo, Colorado. Earlier in the season, Mosquera won both of those events at the Lone Star Conference Championships.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Dominic Nutter – Mount Olive
Nutter, who hails from Johnston, Ohio, finished seventh in the hammer at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Nutter set a conference championship record in the event of 61.89m (202-7), which paled in comparison to his PR 64.07m (210-2) that he threw several weeks later at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier.
WEST REGION – Lincoln Krog – Azusa Pacific
Krog, who hails from Carson, Washington, finished runner-up in the decathlon with PR 7607 points at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. He starred at the PacWest Championships earlier in the season, scoring 29 points with top-six finishes in the high jump, javelin, long jump, and pole vault.
Men’s Coach of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Justin Germani – East Stroudsburg
Germani, in his ninth year as Head Coach at East Stroudsburg, led the Warriors to the program’s first team title at the PSAC Championships, winning five events. East Stroudsburg also had a 14th-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, the highest among Atlantic Region programs.
CENTRAL REGION – Kyle Rutledge – Pittsburg State
Rutledge, in his fourth year as Director of Cross County and Track & Field at Pittsburg State, led the Gorillas to the team title at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, scoring 111 points and winning seven events. Pittsburg State also won the team title at the MIAA Championships, winning 11 events and scoring 252.5 points.
EAST REGION – John Wallin – Southern Connecticut
Wallin, in his 15th year as Head Coach at Southern Connecticut, led the Owls to the team title at the Northeast 10 Conference Championships, winning 10 events. Southern Connecticut also earned one First-Team and two Second-Team All-America honors from the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Jerry Baltes – Grand Valley State
Baltes, in his 26th year as Head Coach at Grand Valley State, led the Lakers to a third-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, earning 15 First-Team All-American honors led by national champion high jump champion Jaivon Harrison. Grand Valley State, which broke program records in three events this season, also won the team title at the GLIAC Championships, winning 16 events.
SOUTH REGION – Matt Levassiur – Florida Southern
Levassiur, in his eighth year as Head Coach at Florida Southern, led the Moccasins to the team title at the Sunshine State Conference Championships, winning three events and scoring 111 points. Florida Southern also had three athletes earn All-Region honors.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Matt Stewart – West Texas A&M
Stewart, in his eighth year as Director of Track & Field at West Texas A&M, led the Buffaloes to a runner-up team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, earning 13 First-Team and four Second-Team All-America honors. West Texas A&M also won the team title at the Lone Star Conference Championships, winning eight events.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Jacqueline Kirby – Wingate
Kirby, in her third year as Head Coach at Wingate, led the Bulldogs to a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, scoring 38 points while earning nine First-Team All-America honors. Wingate also won the team title at the SAC Championships, winning six events.
WEST REGION – Ray Winter – Fresno Pacific
Winter, in his first year as Director of Track & Field at Fresno Pacific, led the Sunbirds to the team title at the PacWest Conference Championships, winning eight events. Fresno Pacific also had an 11th-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships.
Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Jim Morrison – East Stroudsburg
Morrison, in his 26th year as assistant coach at East Stroudsburg, coached the Warriors’ throwers to earn three First-Team and two Second-Team All-America honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. His athletes combined for 55 points in helping East Stroudsburg to the program’s first team title at the PSAC Championships.
CENTRAL REGION – Jason Crow – Pittsburg State
Crow, in his fifth year as assistant coach at Pittsburg State, coached the Gorillas’ sprinters to combine for 39 points as Pittsburg State won the team title at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. His athletes won three events, led by Dapriest Hogans’ national record in the 200 meters. His sprinters swept five events in scoring 81 points to help the Gorillas win the team title at the MIAA Championships.
EAST REGION – Bernardo Mbaya – Southern Connecticut
Mbaya, in his first year as assistant coach at Southern Connecticut, coached the Owls’ throwers to combined for 49 points at the Northeast 10 Conference Championships, helping Southern Connecticut win the team title. His top athlete, Cameron Belton, won the NE-10 shot put and discus and finished second in the shot at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Eric Kramer – Grand Valley State
Kramer, in his third year as assistant coach at Grand Valley State, coached the Lakers’ sprinters and hurdlers to combine for 95 points at the GLIAC Championships, helping GVSU win the team title. His top 400-meter runners, Myles Rhodes and Zach Pray, earned All-American honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships and set the two fastest times in program history while also helping both the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams break program records.
SOUTH REGION – Lamont Life – Tampa
Life, in his first year as assistant coach at Tampa, coached the Spartans’ sprinters and hurdlers to break program records in every championship event this season, including both relays. His athletes combined for 10 scoring positions at the Sunshine State Championships as Tampa finished as team runner-up.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Zach Daniel – West Texas A&M
Daniel, in his fourth year as Head Distance Coach at West Texas A&M, coached the Buffaloes’ distance runners to four First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, led by 5000/10,000 champion William Amponsah as West Texas A&M finished as team runner-up. His runners combined to win five events at the Lone Star Conference Championships, including a 1-2-3-4-5 sweep in the 5000.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Pol Domenech – Wingate
Domenech, in his sixth year as assistant coach at Wingate, coached the Bulldogs’ distance runners to combine for 17 All-America awards in helping Wingate to a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. His leading athlete, Titouan Le Grix, set a DII record in the 1500 meters this season and won the DII steeplechase title along with a runner-up finish in the 1500. His runners combined for 144 of the team’s 220 points in winning the team title at the SAC Championships.
WEST REGION – Robert Foster – Fresno Pacific
Foster, in his first year as Head Coach at Fresno Pacific, coached the Sunbirds’ sprinters, hurdlers and high jumpers to help Fresno Pacific win the team title at the PacWest Conference Championships. Three of his athletes and the 4×400 relay team qualified for nationals, helping the Sunbirds finish 11th as a team, highest among West Region programs.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Charnessa Reid – Winston-Salem State
Reid, who hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in PR 13.20 at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. She went undefeated during the regular season in collegiate competition, which included a victory at the CIAA Championships that added to her resume to win CIAA Track Athlete of the Year honors.
CENTRAL REGION – Grace Johnson – Minnesota State
Johnson, who hails from Detroit, Michigan, won the 100-meter hurdles in PR 13.01 at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, which is the fourth fastest wind-legal mark in NCAA DII history. Earlier in the season, Johnson took top individual honors in that event at the Mt. SAC Relays.
EAST REGION – Hannah Caiola – Southern Connecticut
Caiola, who hails from Glastonbury, Connecticut, earned First-Team All-America honors in the 400 meters at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Caiola starred at the NE-10 Championships with individual titles in both the 200 meters and 400 meters, and a tote on the winning 4×100 relay.
MIDWEST REGION – Collinique Farrington – Southwest Baptist
Farrington, who hails from Freeport, Bahamas, won the 400-meter title in PR 51.57 at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. That was one of four events in which she competed in Pueblo, Colorado: Farrington was also runner-up in the 200 meters in an all-conditions PR 22.83 and ran a leg on the sixth place 4×400 relay team. Earlier in the season, Farrington scored 22 points at the GLVC Championships with individual titles in the 200 and 400, as well as a tote on the runner-up 4×400 relay.
SOUTH REGION – Estella Clemons – Lee (Tenn.)
Clemons, who hails from Cleveland, Tennessee, earned First-Team All-America honors in the 1500 meters at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Clemons scored 18 points at the GSC Championships with a victory in the 1500 and a runner-up finish in the 800.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Ava O’Connor – Adams State
O’Connor, who hails from Emo, Ireland, won the steeplechase and finished runner-up in the 5000 meters at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. During the regular season, O’Connor set PRs in the 1500 meters (4:15.31), steeplechase (9:46.22) and 5000 meters (15:49.65). That steeplechase PR puts her third on the NCAA DII all-time chart.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Alexis Brown – Lenoir-Rhyne
Brown, who hails from Mableton, Georgia, annihilated the record book this season. She set NCAA DII records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters in winning efforts at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships: 10.93 in the former that was No. 2 on the world list at the time; 22.35 in the latter that obliterated a 12-year-old division best. Brown clocked five of the ten fastest 100-meter marks in NCAA DII history this season alone to go along with three of the top-five in the 200 meters.
WEST REGION – Brianna Green – Fresno Pacific
Green, who hails from St. Augustine, Florida, won the 400-meter hurdles title in PR 56.88 at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, which is the sixth fastest time in NCAA DII history. That wasn’t all she did in Pueblo, Colorado: Green was a member of FPU’s NCAA DII record-setting 4×100 relay and 4×400 relay that moved up to No. 5 in NCAA DII history. Green also narrowly missed a fourth First-Team All-America honor, finishing ninth in the 100-meter hurdles.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Kelly Leszcynski – Bloomsburg
Leszcynski, who hails from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, won the national title in the javelin with a throw of 52.07m (170-10), farthest in NCAA DII this year. Earlier in the season, Leszcynski finished fourth in the Championship Division at the Penn Relays.
CENTRAL REGION – Blakelee Winn – Pittsburg State
Winn, who hails from Pea Ridge, Arkansas, won the heptathlon title in PR 6007 points at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. That total set a meet record and equaled the third best performance in NCAA DII history. Winn also captured Second-Team All-America honors in the long jump, an event in which she topped the podium at the MIAA Championships.
EAST REGION – Brynn King – Roberts Wesleyan
King, who hails from The Woodlands, Texas, capped an undefeated season by winning the pole vault crown at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, King set a since-broken collegiate record in the event with her 4.75m (15-7) topper at the Texas Relays.
MIDWEST REGION – Erika Beistle – Grand Valley State
Beistle, who hails from Rodney, Michigan, left her mark with the discus this season. Back in early April, Beistle nuked the NCAA DII record with her 66.63m (218-7) heave at the GVSU Early Meet. That also made her the No. 5 performer in collegiate history. Fast forward to the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships and Beistle won the event title with a meet record effort of 65.05m (213-5) that is also the farthest discus throw on Colorado soil.
SOUTH REGION – Liezl Theron – Lee (Tenn.)
Theron, who hails from Pretoria, South Africa, finished runner-up in the high jump in PR 1.79m (5-10½) at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Just a few weeks earlier, Theron won the high jump crown at the GSC Championships with a previous personal best of 1.73m.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Katherine Higgins – CSU Pueblo
Higgins, who hails from Mead, Colorado, won the shot put crown in PR 16.38m (53-9) at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships on her home turf. Earlier in the season, Higgins won the shot put and finished runner-up in the discus at the RMAC Championships.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Janara Bryant – Mount Olive
Bryant, who hails from Beaufort, North Carolina, finished runner-up in the triple jump in PR 13.27m (43-6½) at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Bryant won both the long jump and triple jump – and finished fifth in the high jump – at the Conference Carolinas Championships.
WEST REGION – Emy Ntekpere – Central Washington
Ntekpere, who hails from Vancouver, Washington, won both the high jump and triple jump at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. Her field series in the triple jump included the sixth best all-conditions mark in NCAA DII history of 13.32m (43-9), as well as three other marks 13.24m or farther. Earlier in the season, Ntekpere scored 40 points at the GNAC Championships with victories in the heptathlon, high jump, and both horizontal jumps.
Women’s Coach of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Bill Jordan – Slippery Rock
Jordan, in his third year as Head Coach at Slippery Rock, led The Rock to the team title at the PSAC Championships, winning eight events and scoring in 19 of 21 events for a total of 171 points. Slippery Rock also earned two All-America honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships.
CENTRAL REGION – Kyle Rutledge – Pittsburg State
Rutledge, in his fourth year as Director of Cross County and Track & Field at Pittsburg State, led the Gorillas to a third-place finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, scoring 54.5 points in earning 13 First-Team All-America honors led by heptathlon champion Blakelee Winn. Pittsburg State also won the team title at the MIAA Championships, winning 10 events.
EAST REGION – Melissa Stoll Funaro – Southern Connecticut
Stoll Funaro, in her 13th year as Head Coach at Southern Connecticut, led the Owls to the team title at the Northeast 10 Conference Championships, winning 11 events and scoring 246 points. Southern Connecticut also had one First-Team All-America at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships – Hannah Caiola in the 400 meters.
MIDWEST REGION – Jerry Baltes – Grand Valley State
Baltes, in his 26th year as Head Coach at Grand Valley State, led the Lakers to the team title at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, scoring 60 points in winning two events and earning nine First-Team and five Second-Team All-American honors. Grand Valley State, which set program records in two events this season, also won the team title at the GLIAC Championships, winning 13 events.
SOUTH REGION – Mike Rosolino – Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Rosolino, in his 23rd year as Head Coach at Embry-Riddle (Fla.), led the Eagles to the team title at the Peach Belt Conference Championships, winning eight events and scoring 143 points. Embry-Riddle also earned two All-American honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, finishing 26th as the highest program from the South Region.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Damon Martin – Adams State
Martin, in his 36th year as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Adams State, led the Grizzlies to a runner-up team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, scoring 59 points while earning nine First-Team and two Second-Team All-America honors. Adams State also had a seventh-place team finish at the RMAC Championships, winning two events.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Paris Vaughan – Lenoir-Rhyne
Vaughan, in his first year as Interim Head Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne, led the Bears to a 12th-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, led by 100/200 champ Alexis Brown, who set DII records in both events. Lenoir-Rhyne also was team runner-up at the SAC Championships, winning five events.
WEST REGION – Ray Winter – Fresno Pacific
Winter, in his first year as Director of Track & Field at Fresno Pacific, led the Sunbirds to a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, scoring 35 points. Fresno Pacific also was team runner-up at the PacWest Conference Championships, winning five events.
Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Paula Salmon – Winston-Salem State
Salmon, in her first year as assistant coach at Winston-Salem, coached the Rams’ sprinters and hurdlers to win five individual titles at the CIAA Championships, helping win the team title. Her athletes set program records 10 times this season as she helped coach 23 NCAA provisional performances, led by CIAA Track Athlete of the Year Charnessa Reid and CIAA Outdoor Track MVP Elicia Bryant.
CENTRAL REGION – Chris Parno – Minnesota State
Parno, in his 13th year as Associate Head Coach at Minnesota State, coached the Mavericks’ sprinters to combine for 20 of the team’s 32 points in finishing sixth at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. His top athlete, Grace Johnson, won the 100 hurdles in 13.01 to become No. 6 all-time in DII history and led top-ranked 100 hurdles group in the national DII #EventSquad Rankings that was rated No. 4 across all divisions.
EAST REGION – Brian Nill – Southern Connecticut
Nill, in his 10th year as assistant coach at Southern Connecticut, coached the Owls’ middle- and long-distance runners to combined for 76 of the team’s 246 points in winning the team title at the Northeast 10 Conference Championships. Four of his athletes also earned All-New England honors at the NEICAAA Championships.
MIDWEST REGION – Matt Conly – Grand Valley State
Conly, in his fifth year as assistant coach at Grand Valley State, coached the Lakers’ throwers to combined for 29 of the team’s 60 points in winning the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. His top athlete, Erika Beistle, led a 1-2 finish in the discus in setting a meet record after setting a DII all-time records earlier in the season.
SOUTH REGION – Tatyiana McClendon – Lee (Tenn.)
McClendon, in her first year as assistant coach at Lee (Tenn.), coached the Flames’ jumpers and combined events athletes to score 48 points at the Gulf South Conference Championships, winning three events in helping Lee win the team title. Her top athlete, Liezl Theron, broke the program record five times this season en route to a runner-up finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Zach Daniel – West Texas A&M
Daniel, in his fourth year as Head Distance Coach at West Texas A&M, coached the Buffaloes’ distance runners to four First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, led by 800 champion Abigail Abugire as West Texas A&M finished fourth as a team. His runners combined to win five events at the Lone Star Conference Championships, including a 1-2-3-4-5 sweep in the 5000.
SOUTHEAST REGION – Kayonna Lewis – Lenoir-Rhyne
Lewis, in her first year as assistant coach at Lenoir-Rhyne, coached the Bears’ Alexis Brown to a 100/200 double victory at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, setting DII records in both events. She also guided Lenoir-Rhyne’s 4×100 relay team to First-Team All-America honors.
WEST REGION – Robert Foster – Fresno Pacific
Foster, in his first year as Head Coach at Fresno Pacific, coached the Sunbirds’ sprinters, hurdlers, high jumpers and combined events athletes to score all 35 of the team’s points in tying for fourth place at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. His athletes were led by Brianna Green, who won the 400 hurdles in 56.88 to become No. 6 all-time in DII history.