Wednesday, June 22, 2022

PORTLAND, Ore. – Forty-one GNAC athletes have been singled out as among the best in the West with selection as U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II All-Region performers for the 2022 outdoor track and field season.

A total of 23 men and 18 women from eight of the conference’s nine competing institutions in the sport earned recognition. Individuals with the top-five marks in each event from each region earned all-region honors, in addition to each member of a top-three ranked relay team. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.

The selections included a pair of performers who earned All-West Region distinction in four different events. Alaska Anchorage senior Elena Cano earned regional honors in the 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, high jump and the heptathlon. Simon Fraser junior Alison Andrews-Paul earned all-region awards in the 400 meters, 800 meters and 1,500 meters and as part of SFU’s 4x400-meter relay team.

Five men were honored in two different events: Northwest Nazarene freshman Steven Schmidt in the high jump and decathlon, Simon Fraser junior Aaron Ahl and freshman Charlie Dannatt in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters; Western Washington senior Mac Franks in the 1,500 meters and steeplechase and WWU senior Calahan Warren in the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters.

Simon Fraser and Western Washington led all GNAC teams will 11 All-West Region selections. Simon Fraser paced the conference with six women’s selections while Western Washington led the men with seven selections.

USTFCCCA OUTDOOR ALL-WEST REGION
GNAC SELECTIONS
MEN
Alaska Anchorage: Coleman Nash (5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters), Joshua Wagner (100-Meter Hurdles)
Central Washington: Drew Klein (Decathlon)
Northwest Nazarene: Colton Burr (Hammer), Dylan Hendry (Hammer), Steven Schmidt (High Jump, Decathlon), Laurenz Waldbauer (Javelin)
Saint Martin’s: Josh Schulz (Long Jump)
Seattle Pacific: David Njeri (Triple Jump)
Simon Fraser: Aaron Ahl (800 Meters, 1,500 Meters), Jarrett Chong (Javelin), Bryan Cortes (Javelin), Charlie Dannatt (800 Meters, 1,500 Meters), Callum Robinson (400 Meters)
Western Oregon: Sam Cole (Hammer), Austin Goldstein (Javelin)
Western Washington: Mac Franks (1,500 Meters, Steeplechase), Jeret Gillingham (Steeplechase), Ben Malquist (Shot Put), Kasey Provo (Pole Vault), Ethan Sterkel (Long Jump), Calahan Warren (1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters), Drew Weber (800 Meters)

WOMEN
Alaska Anchorage: Elena Cano (100-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Hurdles, High Jump, Heptathlon)
Central Washington: Avery Fisk (Discus)
Northwest Nazarene: Destany Herbert (Shot Put, Hammer), Miya Koch (High Jump)
Seattle Pacific: Annika Esvelt (5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters), Peace Igbonagwam (Long Jump)
Simon Fraser: Erika Binder (4x400 Relay), Alison Andrews-Paul (400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1,500 Meters, 4x400 Relay), Emily Lindsay (4x400 Relay), Marie-Éloïse Leclair (100 Meters), Megan Roxby (1,500 Meters), Olivia Willett (Steeplechase)
Western Oregon: Moana Gianotti (Shot Put), Kaylee Wright (Javelin)
Western Washington: Ila Davis (Steeplechase), Katie Potts (Discus), Amanda Short (Javelin), Raine Westfall (Hammer)