Thursday, March 4, 2021

NEW ORLEANS – Montana State Billings and Northwest Nazarene student-athletes are being honored for their efforts in the abbreviated indoor track and field season with selections as All-West Region performers by the U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Montana State Billings landed 15 All-West Region selections while Northwest Nazarene landed 27 selections. To earn all-region honors, a student-athlete must be one of the top-five individuals in their events in their respective events or members of the top-three ranked relay teams.

Yellowjackets’ sophomore Kailee Stoppel was recognized as all-region in three events, earning individual honors in the women’s mile (5:33.15) and 3,000 meters (11:33.06) and as part of the MSUB distance medley relay.

Four Northwest Nazarene student-athletes earned all-region honors with the top marks in their respective events in the West Region. Freshman Kinsey Langin led the way with the top mark in the women’s pole vault (12 feet, 0.5 inches). She was the only GNAC athlete in 2020-21 to earn a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Also among the top marks in the region were freshman Julia LaMar in the women’s 800 meters (2:22.32), junior Colton Burr in the men’s weight throw (54 feet, 1.75 inches) and freshman Magnus Hemingway in the men’s 60 meters (7.10 seconds).

A total of 1,311 student-athletes from 99 different institutions received all-region honors by the USTFCCCA. The list includes 661 athletes from women’s teams and 650 from men’s teams.

USTFCCCA DIVISION II INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ALL-WEST REGION
GNAC SELECTIONS
MEN
Montana State Billings: Jackson Bailey (DMR), Bryant Edgerton (5,000 Meters), Carson Jessop (DMR), Payden Lynn (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Garrett McMillen (Triple Jump), Bryce Olson (Triple Jump), Nick Redgrave (DMR), Logan Straus (3,000 Meters, DMR).

Northwest Nazarene: Josh Beck (60 Meters, 200 Meters), Colton Burr (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Elijah Castro (Long Jump), Chandler Emerson (Mile), Jeff Fairbanks (800 Meters), Magnus Hemingway (60 Meters, 200 Meters), Dylan Hendry (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Turner Nye (400 Meters, 60-Meter Hurdles), Cody Robbins (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Tyler Shea (3,000 Meters), Dylan Tidwell (800 Meters), Cameron Willey (60 Meters, 200 Meters).

WOMEN
Montana State Billings: Sierra Durbin (DMR), Marley Glessner (DMR), Kendall Lynn (Triple Jump), Kaitlin Mason (60 Meters), Joleen Pollat (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Kailee Stoppel (Mile, 3,000 Meters, DMR), Ally Whitmer (DMR).

Northwest Nazarene: Annalisa Abdalla (Mile), Ellie Alberts (Triple Jump), Kalli Brence (400 Meters), Bethany Danner (Mile), Katie Heckathorn (Triple Jump), Destany Herbert (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Kalen Johnson (3,000 Meters), Jaidyn Kinneeveauk (High Jump, Pentathlon), Julia Lamar (800 Meters), Kinsey Langin (Pole Vault), Olivia Mancinelli (Pole Vault), Heidi Nisly (800 Meters), Jessa Saum (Weight Throw), Madi VonBrethorst (High Jump), Jordan Woods (5,000 Meters).