2012 Outdoor Track & Field Men's Regional Track Athletes of the Year

2012 Outdoor Track & 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Men's Regional Field Men's Regional Track Athletes of the Track Athletes of the

YearYear

Akino MingAkino Ming

Johnson C. SmithJohnson C. Smith

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - AtlanticMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Atlantic

Tyler PennelTyler Pennel

Western StateWestern State

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - CentralMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Central

Mychael FabioMychael Fabio

AdelphiAdelphi

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - EastMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - East

Dustin EmerickDustin Emerick

Southern IndianaSouthern Indiana

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - MidwestMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Midwest

Chavis TaylorChavis Taylor

BenedictBenedict

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - SouthMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - South

Laban SialoLaban Sialo

Central MissouriCentral Missouri

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - South CentralMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - South Central

Matt ShafferMatt Shaffer

Anderson (S.C.)Anderson (S.C.)

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - Southeast Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - Southeast

Micah ChelimoMicah Chelimo

Alaska AnchorageAlaska Anchorage

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year - WestMen’s Track Athlete of the Year - West

2012 Outdoor Track & 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Field Women’s

Regional Track Athlete Regional Track Athlete of the Yearof the Year

Samantha EdwardsSamantha Edwards

Virginia StateVirginia State

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - AtlanticWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Atlantic

Melissa AgnewMelissa Agnew

University of MaryUniversity of Mary

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - CentralWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Central

Amy VarsellAmy Varsell

Bentley Bentley

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - EastWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - East

Betsy GraneyBetsy Graney

Grand Valley StateGrand Valley State

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - MidwestWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Midwest

Camille Clemmons-JamesCamille Clemmons-James

BenedictBenedict

Women’s Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - SouthTrack Athlete of the Year - South

Twishana WilliamsTwishana Williams

Lincoln (Mo.)Lincoln (Mo.)

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - South CentralWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - South Central

Kate GriewischKate Griewisch

Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhyne

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - SoutheastWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - Southeast

Keenya McDanielKeenya McDaniel

San Francisco StateSan Francisco State

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year - WestWomen’s Track Athlete of the Year - West

2012 Outdoor Track & 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Men's Regional Field Men's Regional Field Athletes of the Field Athletes of the

YearYear

Christopher CopelandChristopher Copeland

Saint Augustine'sSaint Augustine's

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - AtlanticMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Atlantic

Cody HuntCody Hunt

Chadron StateChadron State

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - CentralMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Central

Connor ColemanConnor Coleman

Southern ConnecticutSouthern Connecticut

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - EastMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - East

Derrick VicarsDerrick Vicars

FindlayFindlay

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - MidwestMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Midwest

Christopher A.J. SmithChristopher A.J. Smith

BenedictBenedict

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - SouthMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - South

Nick JonesNick Jones

Abilene ChristianAbilene Christian

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - South CentralMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - South Central

James Davis, Jr.James Davis, Jr.

UNC PembrokeUNC Pembroke

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - SoutheastMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Southeast

Nick HoweNick Howe

UC San DiegoUC San Diego

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year - WestMen’s Field Athlete of the Year - West

2012 Outdoor Track & 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Field Women’s

Regional Field Athlete Regional Field Athlete of the Yearof the Year

Tabitha BemisTabitha Bemis

EdinboroEdinboro

Women’s Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - AtlanticField Athlete of the Year - Atlantic

Jillisa GrantJillisa Grant

New Mexico HighlandsNew Mexico Highlands

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - CentralWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Central

Bidemi BalogunBidemi Balogun

American InternationalAmerican International

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year -EastWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year -East

Cheryl BourneCheryl Bourne

AshlandAshland

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - MidwestWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Midwest

Latycia MiltonLatycia Milton

ClaflinClaflin

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - SouthWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year - South

Lindsay LettowLindsay Lettow

Central MissouriCentral Missouri

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - South CentralWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year - South Central

Lauren SloanLauren Sloan

Anderson (S.C.)Anderson (S.C.)

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - SoutheastWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year - Southeast

Calista LyonCalista Lyon

Cal State LACal State LA

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year - WestWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year - West

2012 Outdoor Track & 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Men's Regional Field Men's Regional

Head Coach of the YearHead Coach of the Year

George WilliamsGeorge Williams

Saint Augustine'sSaint Augustine's

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - AtlanticMen’s Head Coach of the Year - Atlantic

Damon MartinDamon Martin

Adams StateAdams State

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - CentralMen’s Head Coach of the Year - Central

John WallinJohn Wallin

Southern Connecticut Southern Connecticut

State State

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - EastMen’s Head Coach of the Year - East

Jerry BaltesJerry Baltes

Grand Valley StateGrand Valley State

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - MidwestMen’s Head Coach of the Year - Midwest

Frank HylandFrank Hyland

BenedictBenedict

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - South RegionMen’s Head Coach of the Year - South Region

Russ JewettRuss Jewett

Pittsburg StatePittsburg State

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - South Central RegionMen’s Head Coach of the Year - South Central Region

Matthew van LieropMatthew van Lierop

Mount OliveMount Olive

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - Southeast RegionMen’s Head Coach of the Year - Southeast Region

Tom FloodTom Flood

Grand CanyonGrand Canyon

Men’s Head Coach of the Year - West RegionMen’s Head Coach of the Year - West Region

2012 Outdoor Track & 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Field Women’s

Regional Regional

Head Coach of the YearHead Coach of the Year

Jason Lamont-JacksonJason Lamont-Jackson

Virginia StateVirginia State

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - AtlanticWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - Atlantic

Mike ThorsonMike Thorson

University of MaryUniversity of Mary

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - CentralWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - Central

Brett HarveyBrett Harvey

Georgian CourtGeorgian Court

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - EastWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - East

Jerry BaltesJerry Baltes

Grand Valley StateGrand Valley State

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - MidwestWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - Midwest

Kenneth TaylorKenneth Taylor

Albany State (Ga.)Albany State (Ga.)

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - South RegionWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - South Region

Victor ThomasVictor Thomas

Lincoln (MO)Lincoln (MO)

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - South Central RegionWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - South Central Region

Jason StewartJason Stewart

Lenoir-RhyneLenoir-Rhyne

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - Southeast RegionWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - Southeast Region

Tom FloodTom Flood

Grand CanyonGrand Canyon

Women’s Head Coach of the Year - West RegionWomen’s Head Coach of the Year - West Region

2012 Track & Field 2012 Track & Field

Men’s Regional Men’s Regional

Assistant Coach of the Assistant Coach of the YearYear

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - AtlanticMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Atlantic

Sandy ChapmanSandy Chapman

Saint Augustine'sSaint Augustine's

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - CentralMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Central

Jennifer MichelJennifer Michel

Western StateWestern State

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - EastMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - East

Mike EkstrandMike Ekstrand

UMass LowellUMass Lowell

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - MidwestMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Midwest

Giles DavisGiles Davis

IndianapolisIndianapolis

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - SouthMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - South

Soyini Thompson-MurraySoyini Thompson-Murray

Alabama-HuntsvilleAlabama-Huntsville

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - South CentralMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - South Central

Matt BrownMatt Brown

Pittsburg StatePittsburg State

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - SoutheastMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Southeast

Gary AycockGary Aycock

UNC PembrokeUNC Pembroke

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year - WestMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - West

Kayla TodnemKayla Todnem

Grand CanyonGrand Canyon

2012 Track & Field 2012 Track & Field

Women’s Regional Women’s Regional

Assistant Coach of the Assistant Coach of the YearYear

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - AtlanticWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Atlantic

Anne CarlsonAnne Carlson

Edinboro Edinboro

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - CentralWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Central

Dennis NewellDennis Newell

U-MaryU-Mary

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - EastWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - East

Joe NapoliJoe Napoli

Georgian CourtGeorgian Court

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - MidwestWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Midwest

Lou AndreadisLou Andreadis

Grand Valley StateGrand Valley State

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - SouthWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - South

Brandon SamuelsBrandon Samuels

BenedictBenedict

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - South CentralWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - South Central

Elle CruikshankElle Cruikshank

Central MissouriCentral Missouri

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - SoutheastWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - Southeast

Jonathan SharpJonathan Sharp

Lenoir-RhyneLenoir-Rhyne

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year - WestWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year - West

Isaac Frederick Isaac Frederick

Western OregonWestern Oregon

Division II Athlete Division II Athlete Hall of Fame 2012 Hall of Fame 2012

InducteesInductees::

Zoila GomezZoila Gomez

Mark RobinsonMark Robinson

Kendall StevensKendall Stevens

Sherlese (Taylor) Sherlese (Taylor) CannonCannon

Zoila Gomez – Adams StateZoila Gomez – Adams State ♦ ♦ 6 NCAA Titles6 NCAA Titles

♦ ♦ 11 All-American honors11 All-American honors

♦ ♦ Honda Award winnerHonda Award winner

♦ ♦ 44thth at 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials at 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials

♦ ♦ Still trains full-time and does speaking engagementsStill trains full-time and does speaking engagements

Mark Robinson – Catholic Univ.Mark Robinson – Catholic Univ.♦ ♦ 2 NCAA Titles2 NCAA Titles

♦ ♦ Five All-American honorsFive All-American honors

♦ ♦ Returned to coach at CU for 27 yrsReturned to coach at CU for 27 yrs♦ ♦ Training & Curriculum Manager at Training & Curriculum Manager at NeighborWorks America and coaches T&FNeighborWorks America and coaches T&F

Kendall Stevens - FindlayKendall Stevens - Findlay

♦ ♦ 4 NCAA Titles4 NCAA Titles

♦ ♦ 11 All-American honors11 All-American honors

♦ ♦ Raced 100m at 2008 Olympic TrailsRaced 100m at 2008 Olympic Trails

♦ ♦ Training for 2012 Olympic TrialsTraining for 2012 Olympic Trials

Sherlese (Taylor) Cannon – St Augustine’sSherlese (Taylor) Cannon – St Augustine’s

2 NCAA Titles, setting DII record in 55H with 7.672 NCAA Titles, setting DII record in 55H with 7.67

4 All-American honors4 All-American honors

44thth at 1994 US Nationals with 13.43 at 1994 US Nationals with 13.43

Teaches and coaches in TXTeaches and coaches in TX