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Southland Conference announces All-Indoor Track and Field Teams
2/25/2016 10:57:00 AM | Track & Field
ABILENE – Thirteen Wildcats this week were officially named All-Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field led by first-team selections Alexandria Hackett, Kimone Green and Kenzie Walker Mascorro.
Hackett's record-setting junior season culminated in a first-place showing in the 5,000 meters at last week's Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala, earning her a Firs Team All-Conference position. She would add two second-place finishes in the mile and 3,000m.
Green defended her 400m title from one year ago, running 54.64 in the final. The St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, native was the first Wildcat woman to run the distance in sub-55 seconds since Elea Diarra in 2013.
Mascorro earned her First Team All Conference selection by winning the women's pole vault, clearing 13-1.5 (4.00m).
Corneil Lionel (60m), Rosen Daniel (200m) and Luke Woods (decathlon) were named Second Team All Conference on the men's side after recording silver-medal showings in their respective events.
Jelani Rainey earned a third-team selection for his performance in the weight throw. Daniel was also named third-team All-Conference in the 400m dash.
On the women's side, Hackett was named Second Team All Conference for her two silver medals in the 3K and mile. The Wildcats' 4x400-meter relay team, comprised of Green, Petrene Plummer, Jessica James and Chartia Hurt, also earned second-team nominations.
James (400m), Diana Garcia-Munoz (mile), Aubrey Till (3,000m) and the women's distance medley relay (Garcia-Munoz, Hurt, Plummer and Marina Guerrero) were named Third Team All Conference.
Lamar's Iliass Aouani and Sam Houston State's Danielle Demas were named the Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively. Aouani was victorious in the men's 5K and 3K, and anchored Lamar's DMR to a first-place finish. Demas was the high point scorer of the meet on the women's side, winning the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, and finishing second in the 200-meter dash.
Aouani also won Male Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year and Male Freshman of the Year. Sam Houston's Tyler Adams was named Male Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year, while Southeastern Louisiana's Dontrell Lyons was named Male Newcomer of the Year.
Demas took home Female Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year, while her teammate, Ashley Jenkins, won Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year. Silvia LaTella of Lamar was named Female Freshman of the Year.
Sam Houston State coach Dave Self won Coach of the Year for both men and women's teams, as the Bearkats swept the team titles.
Hackett's record-setting junior season culminated in a first-place showing in the 5,000 meters at last week's Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala, earning her a Firs Team All-Conference position. She would add two second-place finishes in the mile and 3,000m.
Green defended her 400m title from one year ago, running 54.64 in the final. The St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, native was the first Wildcat woman to run the distance in sub-55 seconds since Elea Diarra in 2013.
Mascorro earned her First Team All Conference selection by winning the women's pole vault, clearing 13-1.5 (4.00m).
Corneil Lionel (60m), Rosen Daniel (200m) and Luke Woods (decathlon) were named Second Team All Conference on the men's side after recording silver-medal showings in their respective events.
Jelani Rainey earned a third-team selection for his performance in the weight throw. Daniel was also named third-team All-Conference in the 400m dash.
On the women's side, Hackett was named Second Team All Conference for her two silver medals in the 3K and mile. The Wildcats' 4x400-meter relay team, comprised of Green, Petrene Plummer, Jessica James and Chartia Hurt, also earned second-team nominations.
James (400m), Diana Garcia-Munoz (mile), Aubrey Till (3,000m) and the women's distance medley relay (Garcia-Munoz, Hurt, Plummer and Marina Guerrero) were named Third Team All Conference.
Lamar's Iliass Aouani and Sam Houston State's Danielle Demas were named the Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively. Aouani was victorious in the men's 5K and 3K, and anchored Lamar's DMR to a first-place finish. Demas was the high point scorer of the meet on the women's side, winning the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, and finishing second in the 200-meter dash.
Aouani also won Male Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year and Male Freshman of the Year. Sam Houston's Tyler Adams was named Male Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year, while Southeastern Louisiana's Dontrell Lyons was named Male Newcomer of the Year.
Demas took home Female Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year, while her teammate, Ashley Jenkins, won Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year. Silvia LaTella of Lamar was named Female Freshman of the Year.
Sam Houston State coach Dave Self won Coach of the Year for both men and women's teams, as the Bearkats swept the team titles.
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