MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The University of Charleston won its fifth consecutive Mountain East Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles finished with 168 points across 21 events, out-pacing league newcomer Point Park, which had 126.5 points.

West Virginia Wesleyan, West Liberty, and West Virginia State rounded out the top five after the three-day event at the Track & Field Complex at Mylan Park.

The MEC also handed out five individual awards. The 2025 Most Valuable Performer was Point Park’s Akeem Mustapha, who also collected the Field Athlete of the Year honor. His teammate, Kamar Sutherland, was named Freshman of the Year. All three awards are based on total points accumulated during the championship.

Two other awards were decided by a vote of the league’s head coaches. West Liberty junior Hunter Patterson was named the 2025 Track Athlete of the Year, and UC head coach Nick Bias picked up Coach of the Year honors.

The MEC determines all-conference recognition based on the top three finishers in every event, with the champion taking All-MEC first team, the runner-up earning second team honors, and the third-place finisher gets named honorable mention.

The full list of honorees:

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners
Most Valuable Performer: Akeem Mustapha, Point Park
Freshman of the Year: Kamar Sutherland, Point Park
Field Athlete of the Year: Akeem Mustapha, Point Park
Track Athlete of the Year: Hunter Patterson, West Liberty
Coach of the Year: Nick Bias, Charleston

Men’s Hammer Throw
First Team All-MEC: Luke Messinger, Charleston
Second Team All-MEC: Jullian Matthews, Charleston
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Frankie Winter, Charleston
 
Men’s Javelin
First Team All-MEC: Nick Zaller, Point Park
Second Team All-MEC: Ben Blahovec, Point Park
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Chevaughn Fletcher, Point Park
 
Men’s 10,000M
First Team All-MEC: Zane “Iggy” Chalker, Charleston
Second Team All-MEC: Jordan Thomas, Davis & Elkins
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Corey Schobelock, Charleston
 
Men’s Decathalon
First Team All-MEC: Marquise Burks, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Luke Davis, Concord
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Nate Hulver, West Virginia Wesleyan

Men’s Shot Put
First Team All-MEC: Isaac Tavo, West Liberty
Second Team All-MEC: Charlie Bauman, Glenville State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Frankie Winter, Charleston
 
Men’s High Jump
First Team All-MEC: Jamal Mounchivedi, West Liberty
Second Team All-MEC: Akeem Mustapha, Point Park
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Collins Eze, Point Park
 
Men’s Long Jump
First Team All-MEC: Akeem Mustapha, Point Park
Second Team All-MEC: Yadiel Rivera, West Virginia State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Talan Ramsay, West Liberty
 
Men’s 3K Steeplechase
First Team All-MEC: Jonathan Norton, West Virginia Wesleyan
Second Team All-MEC: Jannik Windelband, Point Park
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Anthony Sanders, West Virginia Wesleyan
 
Men’s Discuss Throw
First Team All-MEC: Anthony Belcher, West Virginia State
Second Team All-MEC: Isaac Tavo, West Liberty
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Chevaughn Fletcher, Point Park
 
Men’s Pole Vault
First Team All-MEC: Thomas McCoy, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Julius Hobbs, West Liberty
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Ryan Schlauch, Frostburg State
 
Men’s Triple Jump
First Team All-MEC: Michael Hansford, West Virginia Wesleyan
Second Team All-MEC: Kabwe Bwalya, Wheeling
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Akeem Mustapha, Point Park
 
Men’s 4×100 Relay
First Team All-MEC: Charleston
Second Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan
Honorable Mention All-MEC: West Liberty
 
Men’s 1,500M
First Team All-MEC: Jules Geffroy-Remot
Second Team All-MEC: Huge Hewitt, Charleston
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Jackson Gibson, Davis & Elkins
 
Men’s 110M Hurdles
First Team All-MEC: Kamar Sutherland, Point Park
Second Team All-MEC: Robert Agrizzi, Charleston
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Aaron Kupfner, Glenville State
 
Men’s 400M
First Team All-MEC: Ian Gardner, Concord
Second Team All-MEC: Tyler Minter, West Virginia State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Joshua Boehm, Wheeling
 
Men’s 100M
First Team All-MEC: Hunter Patterson, West Liberty
Second Team All-MEC: Taiwo Babawale-Thropp, West Virginia Wesleyan
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Timber Huysmans, Charleston
 
Men’s 800M
First Team All-MEC: Ryan Rasco, Davis & Elkins
Second Team All-MEC: Ethan Board, Concord
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Francis Toohey, West Liberty
 
Men’s 400M Hurdles
First Team All-MEC: Jaden Garris, West Virginia State
Second Team All-MEC: Kamar Sutherland, Point Park
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Mason Worley, Frostburg State
 
Men’s 200M
First Team All-MEC: Timber Huysmans, Charleston
Second Team All-MEC: Hunter Patterson, West Liberty
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Taiwo Babawale-Thropp, West Virginia Wesleyan
 
Men’s 5,000M
First Team All-MEC: Cosmas Chelanga, Charleston
Second Team All-MEC: Zane “Iggy” Chalker, Charleston
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Carter McKenna, Davis & Elkins
 
Men’s 4×400 Relay
First Team All-MEC: West Virginia State
Second Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Concord