Hoyt, in his fifth year at Azusa Pacific, was named the National Women’s Coach of the Year. He led the Cougars to their first outdoor national title in program history at the NCAA Division II level this past weekend at the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Cougars scored 81 points across 11 events in Allendale, Michigan, which included 10 or more in the 100 (10), 400H (10), high jump (10) and heptathlon (13). During the regular season, APU won the team title at the PacWest Outdoor Championships with 235.5 points thanks to 11 event titles and a slew of other top-8 finishes. The Cougars had top-ranked #EventSquad groups in the 100H, high jump and heptathlon, as well as top-5 efforts in four other event areas.