Tuesday, May 16, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – In it’s annual listing of the best in each region, a total of 55 GNAC athletes have been selected as U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Outdoor Track and Field All-West Region performers.
A total of 32 women and 23 men were named to the squad, which recognizes the top-five individuals in each event per region and the top three-relay teams. A total of 671 men and 621 women earned all-region honors nationwide.
Alaska Anchorage led all GNAC schools with 12 selections, seven men and five women. Topping the list of Seawolves’ selections is GNAC men’s 10,000-meter champion Edwin Kangogo, men’s high jump champion Tevin Gladden, heptathlon champion Karolin Anders and women’s 400-meter champion Vanessa Aniteye. Members of UAA’s men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relay team were also honored.
Simon Fraser finished with 11 selections, nine women and two men. The Clan’s selections included GNAC men’s 400-meter champion Daniel Kelloway, women’s 100 and 200-meter champion Katherine Lucas and women’s 800-meter champion Addy Townsend. Members of SFU’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team were also honored.
Other recently crowned GNAC men’s champions selected for All-West Region honors include Montana State Billings’ Sam Zook (100 and 200 meters), Northwest Nazarene’s Payton Lewis (pole vault), Saint Martin’s Kauanoe Vanderpoel (hammer), Western Oregon’s Wesley Gray (triple jump) and David Ribich (800 meters and 1,500 meters); and Western Washington’s Alex Barry (javelin).
Other women’s GNAC champions selected for the All-West Region team include Central Washington’s Emily Bland (100-meter hurdles), McKenna Emmert (pole vault), Alexa Shindruk (10,000 meters) and Mariyah Vongsaveng (400-meter hurdles); Seattle Pacific’s Kyra Brannan (long jump) and Western Washington’s Bethany Drake (javelin), Brittany Grant (steeplechase) and Jasmine McMullin (triple jump).
GNAC SELECTIONS TO USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ALL-WEST REGION |
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Name |
School |
Events |
Adam Commandeur |
Alaska Anchorage |
4x400 Relay |
Tevin Gladden |
Alaska Anchorage |
High Jump |
Darrion Gray |
Alaska Anchorage |
4x400 Relay |
Edwin Kangogo |
Alaska Anchorage |
Steeplechase, 10,000 Meters |
Liam Lindsay |
Alaska Anchorage |
4x400 Relay |
Dominik Notz |
Alaska Anchorage |
5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters |
Nicholas Taylor |
Alaska Anchorage |
4x400 Relay |
Armando Tafoya |
Central Washington |
Discus, Hammer |
Sam Zook |
Montana State Billings |
100 Meters, 200 Meters |
Ebu Camara |
Northwest Nazarene |
100 Meters |
Cole Hoberg |
Northwest Nazarene |
High Jump |
Payton Lewis |
Northwest Nazarene |
Pole Vault |
Jared Webster |
Northwest Nazarene |
Pole Vault |
Mikel Smith |
Saint Martin’s |
High Jump |
Kauanoe Vanderpoel |
Saint Martin’s |
Hammer |
Daniel Kelloway |
Simon Fraser |
400 Meters |
Vladislav Tsygankov |
Simon Fraser |
400 Meter Hurdles, Triple Jump |
Wesley Gray |
Western Oregon |
Triple Jump |
Dustin Nading |
Western Oregon |
1,500 Meters |
David Ribich |
Western Oregon |
800 Meters, 1,500 Meters |
Aaron Whitaker |
Western Oregon |
400 Meters |
Alex Barry |
Western Washington |
Javelin |
Brandon Pless |
Western Washington |
Shot Put, Discus |
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WOMEN |
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Name |
School |
Events |
Karolin Anders |
Alaska Anchorage |
High Jump, Heptathlon |
Vanessa Aniteye |
Alaska Anchorage |
400 Meters, 4x400 Relay |
Hayley Bezanson |
Alaska Anchorage |
4x400 Relay |
Mary-Kathleen Cross |
Alaska Anchorage |
4x400 Relay |
Danielle McCormick |
Alaska Anchorage |
800 Meters, 4x400 Relay |
Emily Bland |
Central Washington |
400 Meter Hurdles |
McKenna Emmert |
Central Washington |
Pole Vault |
Stephanie Rexus |
Central Washington |
10,000 Meters |
Alexa Shindruk |
Central Washington |
10,000 Meters |
Mariyah Vongsaveng |
Central Washington |
100 Meters Hurdles |
Angelique Whistocken |
Central Washington |
Javelin |
Kirby Neale |
Saint Martin’s |
Hammer |
Jona Spiller |
Saint Martin’s |
Javelin |
Kyra Brannan |
Seattle Pacific |
Long Jump |
Scout Cai |
Seattle Pacific |
Heptathlon |
Mary Charleson |
Seattle Pacific |
5,000 Meters |
Ella Brown |
Simon Fraser |
Triple Jump |
Chantel Desch |
Simon Fraser |
400 Meters, 4x100 Relay |
Julia Howley |
Simon Fraser |
1,500 Meters |
Valda Kabia |
Simon Fraser |
200 Meters, 4x100 Relay |
Katherine Lucas |
Simon Fraser |
100 Meters, 4x100 Relay |
Alana Mussatto |
Simon Fraser |
800 Meters |
Kira Pederson |
Simon Fraser |
4x100 Relay |
Addy Townsend |
Simon Fraser |
800 Meters, 1,500 Meters |
Diana Voloshin |
Simon Fraser |
100 Meter Hurdles |
Rachael Huffman |
Western Oregon |
Shot Put |
Amanda Short |
Western Oregon |
Javelin |
Olivia Woods |
Western Oregon |
800 Meters |
Bethany Drake |
Western Washington |
Javelin |
Brittany Grant |
Western Washington |
Steeplechase |
Jasmine McMullin |
Western Washington |
Triple Jump |
Anna Paradee |
Western Washington |
Pole Vault |