All-Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track & Field Teams Announced
May 18, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
The Mountain West Conference announced its Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field all-Conference teams today. All-conference selections are awarded to the top three finishers in each event.
On Saturday, the Conference announced the MWC Men's and Women's Coaches of The Year, High Point and Outstanding Performance award recipients. This year's MWC Men's Coach of the Year award was given to Mark Robison of BYU. Robison received his sixth-consecutive career accolade in seven years at the helm of the Cougar program. On the women's side, Craig Poole, also of BYU, earned the honor after coaching the Cougars to their eighth Conference crown.
New Mexico senior Jarrin Solomon earned the Men's Outstanding Performance award, after breaking the MWC Championship record for the men's 400-meter dash, clocking a time of 45.68 to secure his second title in the event. Fellow Lobo Katie Coronado became the second woman in MWC history to capture three career javelin crowns. The senior's toss of 174'-6.00" (53.18m) earned her the Women's Outstanding Performance award.
Kyle Perry, a BYU senior, became the second-consecutive Cougar to be awarded the MWC Men's High Point award with 21.25 points. Perry took the title in both the 1,500-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while helping the Cougar 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish. The women's award went to San Diego State senior Karoline Koehler, who racked up 30.50 points competing in five championship events. She won both the long jump and triple jump events, while finishing third and sixth in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, respectively. Koehler also ran a leg on the Aztecs' 4x100-meter relay team, which placed third.
Below is a list of individual awards as well as the men's and women's all-MWC selections with events participated in at the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championships in Laramie, Wyo. The BYU men captured their tenth straight title, while the Cougar women took home their eighth MWC Outdoor Championship crown.
Men's Coach of the Year - Mark Robison, BYU Women's Coach of the Year - Craig Poole, BYU Men's Outstanding Performance - Jarrin Solomon, New Mexico (400-meter) Women's Outstanding Performance - Katie Coronado, New Mexico (Javelin) Men's High Point Award - Kyle Perry, BYU (21.25 points) Women's High Point Award - Karoline Koehler, San Diego State (30.50 points)
MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Individual
Event(s)
Institution
Bryce Bergman
110-meter Hurdles
Air Force
Kellen Curry
110-meter Hurdles
Air Force
Robert Drye
Hammer
Air Force
Nick Frawley
Pole Vault
Air Force
Sean Houseworth
5,000-meter
Air Force
Skylar Morgan
Decathlon
Air Force
Noah Palicia
Decathlon
Air Force
Rhyan Atrice
400-meter
BYU
Blaine Baker
Javelin
BYU
Miles Batty
1,500-meter
BYU
Brett Birkeland
Decathlon
BYU
Wes Collett
High Jump
BYU
Regan Frey
3,000-meter Steeplechase
BYU
Justin Hedin
800-meter
BYU
Trevor Heiner
High Jump
BYU
Daniel Lawson
Shot Put; Discus
BYU
Bob Low
Pole Vault
BYU
Richard Nelson
3,000-meter Steeplechase
BYU
Whitney Neves
Pole Vault
BYU
Nathan Ogden
10,000-meter
BYU
Bryan Payne
400-meter Hurdles
BYU
Kyle Perry
1,500-meter; 3,000-meter Steeplechase
BYU
Aaron Powell
Long Jump
BYU
Sean Richardson
Javelin
BYU
Stephen Shay
10,000-meter
BYU
Lance Walker
400-meter Hurdles
BYU
Nnamdi Agwu
Triple Jump
Colorado State
Wil Buchanan
1,500-meter
Colorado State
Ryan Friese
800-meter
Colorado State
Alex Godell
Hammer
Colorado State
Nigel Joseph
400-meter Hurdles
Colorado State
Ian Lettow
Shot Put
Colorado State
Caston Mabin
High Jump
Colorado State
Chris Barnicle
5,000-meter
New Mexico
Anthony Fairbanks
Javelin
New Mexico
Ty Kirk
Triple Jump
New Mexico
Jacob Kirwa
5,000-meter; 10,000-meter
New Mexico
Jermaine McQueen
200-meter
New Mexico
Domnick Meadows
Long Jump
New Mexico
Jarrin Solomon
400-meter
New Mexico
Marcus Cannon
Shot Put
TCU
Mychal Dungey
200-meter
TCU
Dell Guy
400-meter
TCU
Thomas Killen
Discus
TCU
Otis McDaniel
100-meter; 200-meter
TCU
Andon Mitchell
100-meter
TCU
Jordan Pitts
110-meter Hurdles
TCU
Justyn Warner
100-meter
TCU
Sean Zurko
800-meter
TCU
Jeremiah James
Long Jump; Triple Jump
Wyoming
Joe Plante
Discus
Wyoming
Jake Shanklin
Hammer
Wyoming
Relays
Team Members
Air Force 4x100-meter Relay
Matt Davis; Bryce Bergman; Matthew Jones; Kellen Curry
Colorado State 4x400-meter Relay
Nigel Joseph; Brian Fox; Wil Buchanan; Ryan Friese
New Mexico 4x100-meter Relay
Thomas Trujillo; Jarrin Solomon; Philip Reid; Jermaine McQueen
New Mexico 4x400-meter Relay
Philip Reid; Jarrin Solomon; Chad Clark; Ryan Steadman
