USTFCCCA Announces the 69 All-America Honors From the GLIAC for the 2012 NCAA D-II Outdoor Track & Field Season

Posted: May 30, 2012

Release courtesy of Tom Lewis, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announces the 178 men and 166 women that earned USTFCCCA All-America distinctions for the 2012 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field season. A total of 433 awards will be given as a result of performances at the past weekend’s NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo.

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The second-ranked Adams State men and top-ranked Grand Valley State women came away with national team titles. It was Adams State’s first outdoor NCAA crown. For GVSU, it was their second-straight outdoor title, completing a second-consecutive sweep of indoor-outdoor track & field championships.

In terms of All-America honors, Adams State and Lincoln (Mo.) led all men’s teams with 17 nods, followed by Saint Augustine’s (15) and Ashland (13). Lincoln (Mo.) also had the most women’s All-America honors with 17, followed by GVSU’s 16 and New Mexico Highlands and Adams State who tallied 12 apiece.

Among conferences, the MIAA received the most men’s plaudits with 36, followed by the Lone Star Conference (33) and RMAC (31). On the women’s side, the GLIAC collected 41 honors, followed by the MIAA (38) and RMAC (30).

Lincoln (Mo.)’s Romel Lewis claimed four All-America certificates. The sophomore collected NCAA titles in the 100 meters and as part of the 4×100 relay. He went on to claim runner-up honors in the 400 hurdles and a third-place showing in the 4×400 relay. Saint Augustine’s James Quarles and Josh Edmonds each picked up three honors while Lincoln’s Sabiel Anderson and Ashland’s Keith Cleveland did the same.

A group of seven women notched three All-America titles, including New Mexico Highlands’ Jillisa Grant, Central Missouri’s Erin Alewine, Grand Canyon’s Shavine Hodges, Central Missouri’s Lindsay Lettow, Abilene Christian’s Lexus Williams, Lake Superior State’s Leslie Mitchell, and Lincoln’s Latoya King.

To earn All-America honors, athletes must have scored any portion of a team point at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. USTFCCCA membership by a program is required to earn All-America awards.

2012 USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-AMERICA – NCAA DIVISION II
Men
Event	Athlete	Institution
400 Meters	Keith Cleveland	Ashland
4x100 Relay	Keith Cleveland	Ashland
4x400 Relay	Keith Cleveland	Ashland
4x100 Relay	DeAndre Davis	Ashland
Hammer	Garrett Grey	Ashland
4x100 Relay	Jordan Hoppel	Ashland
Javelin	Tyler Kreim	Ashland
Hammer	Ryan Loughney	Ashland
4x400 Relay	Tom Scott	Ashland
4x100 Relay	Eric Thompkins	Ashland
800 Meters	Drew Windle	Ashland
4x400 Relay	Drew Windle	Ashland
4x400 Relay	Damian Winner	Ashland
Javelin	Cody Crockett	Findlay
Triple Jump	Glen Forsythe	Findlay
400 Meters	John Guagenti	Findlay
Shot Put	Taylor Miller	Findlay
High Jump	Cory Vales	Findlay
Shot Put	Derrick Vicars	Findlay
Hammer	Derrick Vicars	Findlay
Pole Vault	Raphael Gelo	Grand Valley State
Pole Vault	Bret Myers	Grand Valley State
Shot Put	Nathan English	Hillsdale
High Jump	Edward Dudley	Lake Erie
Decathlon	Justin Balczak	Lake Superior State
Triple Jump	Jason Brenton	Lake Superior State
High Jump	Travis LeFlore	Tiffin
Shot Put	John Pemberton	Tiffin
Women
Event	Athlete	Institution
Long Jump	Cheryl Bourne	Ashland
Heptathlon	Cheryl Bourne	Ashland
High Jump	Jennifer Foster	Ashland
Javelin	Ana Kidder	Ashland
Pole Vault	Katie Nageotte	Ashland
Discus	Janine Tessarzik	Ashland
Discus	Ali Tolich	Ashland
5000 Meters	Christina Muir	Ferris State
10,000 Meters	Christina Muir	Ferris State
10,000 Meters	Anna Rudd	Ferris State
100 Meter Hurdles	Raven Clay	Findlay
Hammer	Jessica Rowland	Findlay
100 Meters	Brittney Banister	Grand Valley State
Shot Put	Lauren Buresh	Grand Valley State
800 Meters	Chanelle Caldwell	Grand Valley State
4x400 Relay	Adrienne Chandler	Grand Valley State
4x400 Relay	Kalena Franklin	Grand Valley State
5000 Meters	Betsy Graney	Grand Valley State
3000 Meter Steeplechase	Betsy Graney	Grand Valley State
4x400 Relay	Leiah Hess	Grand Valley State
4x400 Relay	Leiah Hess	Grand Valley State
Pole Vault	Kristen Hixson	Grand Valley State
Pole Vault	Jocelyn Kuksa	Grand Valley State
Shot Put	Sam Lockhart	Grand Valley State
Discus	Sam Lockhart	Grand Valley State
Hammer	Liz Murphy	Grand Valley State
5000 Meters	Rachel Patterson	Grand Valley State
10,000 Meters	Rachel Patterson	Grand Valley State
Pole Vault	Kayla Caldwell	Hillsdale
1500 Meters	Amanda Putt	Hillsdale
100 Meter Hurdles	Sashawna Bennett	Lake Superior State
100 Meters	Leslie Mitchell	Lake Superior State
200 Meters	Leslie Mitchell	Lake Superior State
100 Meter Hurdles	Leslie Mitchell	Lake Superior State
High Jump	Bailey Franklin	Northern Michigan
Triple Jump	Sherice Hewett	Northern Michigan
Pole Vault	Jaime Roberts	Northern Michigan
Hammer	Kristin Cameron	Northwood (Mich.)
800 Meters	Alycia Wright	Saginaw Valley State
1500 Meters	Alycia Wright	Saginaw Valley State
Shot Put	Katherine Gerhardt	Tiffin