USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Regional Athletes of the Year

Regional Athlete of the Year Archive

NJCAA DIII Outdoor T&F

Regional Athlete of the Year History 

Central Region

Year
Men’s Track
Women’s Track
2025 Nathan Ciarlette, Joliet (Ill.) JC Ellie Logsdon, College of DuPage (Ill.)
2024 Bradley Ahrens, Mineral Area (Mo.) Lilly Alberts, Harper (Ill.)
2023 Bradley Ahrens, Mineral Area (Mo.) Lilly Alberts, Harper (Ill.)
2022 Kyle Vinyard, Mineral Area (Mo.) Lillian Buzani, College of DuPage (Ill.)
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Demariye Carpenter, Triton (Ill.) Rachael Temple, Harper (Ill.)
2018 Daniel Taylor, Sandhills (N.C.) CC Natalie Cook, Harper (Ill.)
2017 Ryan Ziolkowski, Harper (Ill.) Diane Barajas, Harper (Ill.)
2016 Adam Brauer, Harper (Ill.) Ali Gutt, Harper (Ill.)
2015
Juan Barajas, Harper (Ill.) Leah Kloss, Harper (Ill.)
Year
Men’s Field
Women’s Field
2025 William Kallas, College of DuPage (Ill.) Fatumata Kaba, Delaware County (Pa.) CC
2024 Trenton Braswell, Mineral Area (Mo.) Lily Wintergerst, Harper (Ill.)
2023 Hunter Cary, Mineral Area (Mo.) Samira Rosenfeld, Harper (Ill.)
2022 Levi Mayer, Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.) Samira Rosenfeld, Harper (Ill.)
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Wesley Morgan, Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.) Maddie Bobinski, Harper (Ill.)
2018 Tyrese Kelly, Sandhills (N.C.) CC Michalina Szelazek, Triton (Ill.)
2017 Gustavo Alvarez, Triton (Ill.) Ashley Proska, Harper (Ill.)
2016 Laith Kanan, Harper (Ill.) Leah Kloss, Harper (Ill.)
2015
Jason John, Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.) Leah Kloss, Harper (Ill.)

East Region

Year
Men’s Track
Women’s Track
2025 Kyler Alston, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Athena Seebald, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
2024 Kyler Alston, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Olivia Skylstad, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
2023 Joshua Cason, Camden County (N.J.) Raven Orange, Middlesex County (N.J.)
2022 Charles Benichoux, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Olivia Skylstad, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Marquise Young, Camden County (N.J.) Chisom Chinedu, Union (N.J.)
2018 Milan Wall, Prince George’s (Md.) CC Chisom Chinedu, Union (N.J.)
2017 Jake Caruso, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Alyssa Moran, Montgomery-Rockville (Md.)
2016 Joel Thomas, Prince George’s (Md.) CC Iyanah Hawley, Union (N.J.)
2015
Gary Smolyak, Howard (Md.) CC Tamoya Brown, Union (N.J.)
Year
Men’s Field
Women’s Field
2025 Walter Moore, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Sophia Dunning, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2024 Brooks Robson, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Kara Knorr, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2023 Chris Guerrieri, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Megan Carden, SUNY Broome CC
2022 Marques Hall, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Kara Knorr, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Adam Hunt, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Elisia Lancaster, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2018 Adam Hunt, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Elisia Lancaster, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2017 Peter Flacco, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Justina Ababio, Montgomery-Rockville (Md.)
2016 Garrett Pynn, Bergen (N.J.) CC Bryeana Rhodes, Montgomery-Rockville (Md.)
2015
Samard Walker, Union (N.J.) Pam Watson, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)

Northeast Region

Year
Men’s Track
Women’s Track
2025 Alexander Bento, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Kimiko Quayle, FIT (N.Y.)
2024 David Adekoya, Queensborough (N.Y.) CC Kimiko Quayle, FIT (N.Y.)
2023 Samuel Estherson, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Karizma Brathwaite, Onondaga (N.Y.) CC
2022 Austin Garske, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Oceane Ode, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Jonathan Gonzalez, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Jeanne-Marie Johnson, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2018 Gabe DaSilva, Nassau (N.Y.) CC Shantal Rouse, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2017 Stephen Cadogan, Kinsborough (N.Y.) CC Tatyana Mills, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2016 Malik John, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC Thea General, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2015
Chuck Collins, Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC Stephanie Boucher, Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC
Year
Men’s Field
Women’s Field
2025 Matthew Flood, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Madison Grant, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2024 LaDuke Harris, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Aaliyah Shorter, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2023 Chrisnel Nicolas, Queensborough (N.Y.) CC Bryn Whitman, Onondaga (N.Y.) CC
2022 Shorn Grant, Queensborough (N.Y.) CC Angelina Guevara, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Elijah Washington, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Jen Vairo, Sullivan County (N.Y.) CC
2018 George Gonatas, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Malerie Belles, Herkimer County (N.Y.) CC
2017 Michael James, Hostos (N.Y.) CC Keziann Jones, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2016 Connor Langdon, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Ebonie Lewis, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2015
Keimon Barrow, SUNY Delhi Zhane Ridley, SUNY Delhi

About the Award

NJCAA DIII Outdoor T&F Regional Athlete of the Year History  Central Region Year Men’s Track Women’s Track 2025 Nathan Ciarlette, Joliet (Ill.) JC Ellie Logsdon, College of DuPage (Ill.) 2024 Bradley Ahrens, Mineral Area (Mo.) Lilly Alberts, Harper (Ill.) 2023 Bradley Ahrens, Mineral Area (Mo.) Lilly Alberts, Harper (Ill.) 2022 Kyle Vinyard, Mineral Area (Mo.) […]