NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year earlier this week for the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season. The Flames and Lady Flames combined to claim four of the eight honors.
Pierre Chauveau was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Year and Aria Hawkins earned Women's Track Athlete of the Year recognition for the South Region. Toni Cardenas garnered Women's Assistant Coach of the Year, while Caleb Morgan was named the Women's Coach of the Year.
Chauveau was named the GSC Track Athlete of the Year after winning individual titles in the mile and 3000 meters, and anchoring the winning distance medley relay at the conference championships. Two weeks later, Chauveau anchored the Flames' DMR to seventh place at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships to earn First-Team All-America honors.
Hawkins won the 3000 meters and anchored Lee's distance medley relay to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Hawkins earned GSC Track Athlete of the Year honors after becoming the first athlete in conference history to win the 800 meters, mile, 3000 meters, and 5000 meters at the same conference meet.
Cardenas helped guide Hawkins to win the 3000 meters at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships. Her athletes also finished sixth in the distance medley relay at the DII nationals.
Morgan led the Lady Flames to the team title at the GSC Indoor Championships, winning nines events. Lee also finished 13
th in the team standings at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships, earning six First Team All-America honors.
Each of the eight regions – Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West – honored both gender's top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men's and women's head coaches and assistant coaches.
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) received the other four honors awarded in the South Region. Antonio Caito was the Men's Field Athlete of the Year with Mikaela Miles the Women's Field Athlete of the Year. The Men's Assistant Coach of the Year was Gary Ellington and the Men's Coach of the Year was Michael Rosolino.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the 2026 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Performances from both the NCAA Championships and the regular season were considered. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field All-Region
All-Region honorees were announced prior with the top-five individuals in each event from each region earning All-Region distinction, in addition to each member of the region's top-three relay teams.
The Flames collected 25 All-Region honors, along with nine top performers in six events. The Lady Flames garnered 27 All-Region honors with 11 top performers in eight events.
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4x400 Relay |
Aiden Shaw |
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4x400 Relay |
Gage Whited |
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4x400 Relay |
Cooper Giddens |
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4x400 Relay |
Eli Cobble |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Stephen Clark |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Eli Cobble |
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Distance Medley Relay |
William Adkins |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Pierre Chauveau |
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800 Meters |
Will Adkins |
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Mile |
Pierre Chauveau |
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3000 Meters |
Pierre Chauveau |
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5000 Meters |
Pierre Chauveau |
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High Jump |
Lenny Fabulas |
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Pole Vault |
Silas Fulford |
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Pole Vault |
Shaw Helfrich |
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Heptathlon |
Shaw Helfrich |
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3000 Meters |
Edimo Ninteretse |
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5000 Meters |
Edimo Ninteretse |
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200 Meters |
Aiden Shaw |
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400 Meters |
Aiden Shaw |
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Heptathlon |
Cameron Stine |
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Weight Throw |
Carrington Tate |
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200 Meters |
Gage Whited |
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3000 Meters |
Tucker Wright |
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5000 Meters |
Tucker Wright |
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4x400 Relay |
Liz Lannom |
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4x400 Relay |
Kaylen Owen |
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4x400 Relay |
Annika Barrett |
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4x400 Relay |
Maddox Mayfield |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Katie Beam |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Maddox Mayfield |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Kaylen Owen |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Aria Hawkins |
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Triple Jump |
Aubrey Anderson |
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Mile |
Katie Beam |
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Weight Throw |
Samara Brinks |
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Mile |
Estella Clemons |
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Pole Vault |
Brynn Depinet |
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800 Meters |
Aria Hawkins |
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Mile |
Aria Hawkins |
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3000 Meters |
Aria Hawkins |
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5000 Meters |
Aria Hawkins |
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Pole Vault |
Addison Kohlmeier |
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60 Meters |
Liz Lannom |
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60 Meter Hurdles |
Liz Lannom |
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200 Meters |
Liz Lannom |
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High Jump |
Liz Lannom |
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Pentathlon |
Liz Lannom |
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400 Meters |
Maddox Mayfield |
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3000 Meters |
Ava Sparks |
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5000 Meters |
Ava Sparks |
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Shot Put |
Gracie Waite |
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*Top Regional Performer
