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Six Wesleyan track and field performers earn All-Region honors

Six West Virginia Wesleyan student-athletes earned All-Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for their standout performances ahead of the NCAA Division II National Championships.
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NEW ORLEANS — The Mountain East Conference was well represented on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region teams.

The teams were announced ahead of this week’s NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, which will be hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo at the CSUP Thunderbowl starting Thursday.

The top five finishers in each event from each region earned the honors, in addition to each of the members of any top three-ranked relay team.

The relay teams and individuals are listed below.

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Charleston
4×100 Relay
Zane “Iggy” Chalker: 5,000m; 10,000m
Jules Geffroy-Remot: 1,500m
Hugo Hewitt: 5,000m
Timber Huysmans: 200m
Frankie Winter: Hammer

Concord
Ian Gardner: 400m

Davis & Elkins
Jackson Gibson: 1,500m
Carter McKenna: 1,500m; 10,000m
Jordan Thomas: 10,000m

Frostburg State
Thomas McCoy: Pole Vault

Point Park
Kamar Sutherland: 110m Hurdles
Jannik Windelband: Steeplechase

West Liberty
Hunter Patterson: 200m
Issac Tavo: Discus

West Virginia State
Tyler Minter: 400m

West Virginia Wesleyan
Michael Hansford: Triple Jump
Jonathan Norton: Steeplechase
Rovell Salmon: Long Jump

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Charleston
Brooke Burns: Discus; Hammer
Maya Clark: 400m
Colette Patti: 100m
Beth Sykes: 800m; 1,500m
Stefani Vasileva: Triple Jump
Madison Woolwine: 1,500m

Concord
Cassidy Hammonds: Heptathlon
Cierra Parker: High Jump

Davis & Elkins
Lydia Falkenstein: 10,000m
Savanna Hardman: 5,000m; 10,000m
Lauren Twyman: 800m; 1,500m; 5,000m

Glenville State
Janae Scott: Shot Put

Point Park
Cassondra O’Connor: 5,000m; 10,000m

West Liberty
Ky’Ara Ross: Long Jump

West Virginia State
4×100 Relay
Candace Morris: 200m

West Virginia Wesleyan
Samantha Cash: Heptathlon
Lindsey Dillon: Steeplechase
Leigha Hall: Steeplechase; 5,000m

Wheeling
Keala McCurry: Pole Vault

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