Monday, February 27, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – A quartet of awards for GNAC distance standouts David Ribich of Western Oregon and Caroline Kurgat of Alaska Anchorage lead a total of 82 selections from the conference to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) Division II Indoor Track and Field All-West Region Teams.
Both athletes were recognized for their performances in four different events. The all-region honors are bestowed upon the top-five individuals in each event in the region and members of the top three relay teams.
Ribich, the GNAC champion in the mile and 3,000 meters, was honored in that event along with the 800 meters and as a member of the Wolves’ GNAC record and Division II-leading distance medley relay team.
Kurgat, the GNAC champion in both the mile and the 5,000 meters, earned honors in those events as well as the 3,000 meters and for her work on the Seawolves’s distance medley relay team.
Alaska Anchorage leads the conference with 18 total athletes selected in 20 events. The Seawolves had 11 men’s selections to lead the GNAC while Simon Fraser had 10 women’s selections.
Of the 82 selections, nine earned selections on three events. That list includes Alaska Anchorage’s Adam Commandeur, Tevin Gladden, Jamie Ashcroft and Mary Kathleen Cross; Central Washington’s Kodiak Landis, Simon Fraser’s Daniel Kelloway and Vladislav Tsygankov, Seattle Pacific’s Scout Cai and Western Oregon’s Dustin Nading.
A total of 572 men and 493 women earned selection to the USTFCCCA All-Region Teams, representing 120 different institutions.
| USTFCCCA INDOOR ALL-WEST REGION SELECTIONS | ||
| Men | ||
| Name | School | Events |
| Adam Commandeur | Alaska Anchorage | 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay, DMR |
| Joe Day | Alaska Anchorage | 800 Meters, DMR |
| Tevin Gladden | Alaska Anchorage | High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump |
| Darrion Gray | Alaska Anchorage | 4x400 Relay |
| Liam Lindsay | Alaska Anchorage | 4x400 Relay |
| Michael Mendenhall | Alaska Anchorage | DMR |
| Jesse Miller | Alaska Anchorage | DMR |
| Dominik Notz | Alaska Anchorage | 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters |
| David Sramek | Alaska Anchorage | Heptathlon |
| Nicholas Taylor | Alaska Anchorage | 4x400 Relay |
| Travis Turner | Alaska Anchorage | Heptathlon |
| Kodiak Landis | Central Washington | 60 Meters, Pole Vault, Heptathlon |
| Kyler Ooley | Central Washington | 60 Meters |
| Luke Plummer | Central Washington | Triple Jump |
| Armando Tafoya | Central Washington | Weight Throw |
| Zach Whittaker | Central Washington | Triple Jump |
| Chuck Carr | Montana State Billings | High Jump |
| Sam Zook | Montana State Billings | 60 Meters |
| Ebu Camara | Northwest Nazarene | 200 Meters |
| Cole Hoberg | Northwest Nazarene | High Jump |
| Payton Lewis | Northwest Nazarene | Pole Vault |
| Zach McClanahan | Northwest Nazarene | Pole Vault |
| Isaac Mitchell | Northwest Nazarene | 5,000 Meters |
| Micah Tranch | Northwest Nazarene | High Jump |
| Jared Webster | Northwest Nazarene | Pole Vault |
| Jackson Hand | Saint Martin’s | 200 Meters |
| Mikel Smith | Saint Martin’s | High Jump |
| Kauanoe Vanderpoel | Saint Martin’s | Weight Throw |
| Mitch Wilkens | Saint Martin’s | Weight Throw |
| Rowan Doherty | Simon Fraser | Mile, DMR |
| Daniel Kelloway | Simon Fraser | 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay, DMR |
| Nathan Mah | Simon Fraser | 4x400 Relay |
| Sean Miller | Simon Fraser | 5,000 Meters |
| Marc-Antoine Rouleau | Simon Fraser | DMR |
| Vladislav Tsygankov | Simon Fraser | 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay, Long Jump |
| Carlos Vargas | Simon Fraser | Mile, DMR |
| Joel Webster | Simon Fraser | 4x400 Relay |
| Josh Dempsey | Western Oregon | 800 Meters, DMR |
| AJ Holmberg | Western Oregon | DMR |
| Dustin Nading | Western Oregon | 800 Meters, Mile, DMR |
| David Ribich | Western Oregon | 800 Meters, Mile, 3,000 Meters, DMR |
| Somit Chhim | Western Washington | Triple Jump |
| Gordon Kordas | Western Washington | Pole Vault |
| Bryan Lee | Western Washington | Weight Throw |
| Brandon Pless | Western Washington | Shot Put, Weight Throw |
| Andrew Wise | Western Washington | 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters |
| Women | ||
| Name | School | Events |
| Vanessa Aniteye | Alaska Anchorage | 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay |
| Jamie Ashcroft | Alaska Anchorage | 60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x400 Relay |
| Hayley Bezanson | Alaska Anchorage | 4x400 Relay |
| Mary Kathleen Cross | Alaska Anchorage | 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay, DMR |
| Caroline Kurgat | Alaska Anchorage | Mile, 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters, DMR |
| Danielle McCormick | Alaska Anchorage | 800 Meters, DMR |
| Tamara Perez | Alaska Anchorage | 800 Meters, DMR |
| McKenna Emmert | Central Washington | Pole Vault |
| Mariyah Vongsaveng | Central Washington | 60 Meter Hurdles |
| Erykah Weems | Central Washington | 60 Meter Hurdles |
| Lexi Tubbs | Northwest Nazarene | 60 Meter Hurdles |
| Shannon Porter | Saint Martin’s | 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters |
| Brooke Benner | Seattle Pacific | High Jump, Triple Jump |
| Kyra Brannan | Seattle Pacific | 200 Meters, Long Jump |
| Scout Cai | Seattle Pacific | High Jump, Pole Vault, Pentathlon |
| Mary Charleson | Seattle Pacific | 3,000 Meters, DMR |
| Michaella Kahns | Seattle Pacific | Pole Vault |
| Geneva Lehnert | Seattle Pacific | High Jump |
| Sarah Macdonald | Seattle Pacific | DMR |
| Chynna Phan | Seattle Pacific | DMR |
| Lani Taylor | Seattle Pacific | DMR |
| Miryam Bassett | Simon Fraser | Mile |
| Ella Brown | Simon Fraser | Triple Jump |
| Chantel Desch | Simon Fraser | 400 Meters, DMR |
| Julia Howley | Simon Fraser | Mile |
| Valda Kabia | Simon Fraser | 60 Meters, 200 Meters |
| Katherine Lucas | Simon Fraser | 60 Meters, 200 Meters |
| Alana Mussatto | Simon Fraser | DMR |
| Paige Nock | Simon Fraser | Mile, DMR |
| Addy Townsend | Simon Fraser | 800 Meters, DMR |
| Diana Voloshin | Simon Fraser | 60 Meter Hurdles |
| Kennedy Rufener | Western Oregon | 5,000 Meters |
| Suzie Van De Grift | Western Oregon | 800 Meters |
| Olivia Woods | Western Oregon | 800 Meters |
| Brittany Grant | Western Washington | 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters |
| Anna Paradee | Western Washington | Pole Vault |