Men and Women Tops in All-MWC Awards
COLORADO SPRINGS -- The Mountain West Conference announced its Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field all-Conference teams today, with both the BYU men and women earning the most citations in the conference.
BYU had 16 men earn 20 All-Conference honors and 15 women also earn a combined 20 All-Conference honors as both Cougar teams took the team outdoor championship after winning the indoor conference championship earlier in the year.
Six Cougars earned multiple All-MWC honors after their performances at the MWC Outdoor Championships, led by senior Mindy McClurkin's four citations for her performances in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and the 4x100 relay, all of which McClurkin came in first.
On the men's side, junior Leif Arrhenius led with three honors after winning the discus and hammer and taking second place in the shot put.
McClurkin and Arrhenius won the meet's two High Point Awards as McClurkin led all women with 32.5 of BYU's 204 points and Arrhenius added 28 of the men's 211 total.
BYU women's head coach Craig Poole was also named MWC Women's Coach of the Year, the sixth time he was won the outdoor award. Poole was also named Outdoor Coach of the Year in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009.
MEN
Leif Arrhenius: Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw
Rhyan Atrice: 400 meters, 4x400 Relay
Kevin Biesinger: 4x400 Relay
Anse Myller DeAraujo: Long Jump
Trevor Heiner: High Jump
Jonathan Kotter: 10,000 meters
Daniel Lawson: Shot Put
Chris Little: Pole Vault
James Derek McCallister: 4x400 Relay
Ryan Merriman: 3,000-meter Steeplechase
Richard Nelson:3,000-meter Steeplechase
Chris Reno: Javelin Throw
Sean Richardson: Javelin Throw
Brian Weirich: 1,500 meters
Oliver Whaley: Hammer Throw
Ryan Waite: 800 meters, 4x400 Relay
WOMEN
Katie Bowen: 3,000-meter Steeplechase
Alyssa Christensen: 400-meter Hurdles
Kari Clark: Pole Vault
Katie Palmer-Cox: 1,500 meters
Lacey Cramer: 800 meters
Ashley Dziendziel: High Jump
Porshe Giddings: 100 meters, 4x100 Relay
Fatima Makakala: 4x100 Relay
Mindy McClurkin: 100 meters, 200 meters, Long Jump, 4x100 Relay
Amy Otis: 100-meter Hurdles, 4x100 Relay
Mindy Robins: Heptathlon
Ada Robinson: High Jump
Nachelle Stewart: 800 meters
Angela Wagner: 800 meters
Allyson Wardell: Javelin Throw
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