Record Setting Barringer Leads List of Division I Regional Winners

June 8, 2009



Record Setting Barringer Leads List of Division I Regional Winners



NEW ORLEANS – Colorado’s Jenny Barringer leads an impressive group of regional award winners as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the 2009 Division I Men’s and Women’s Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year on Monday afternoon.



Barringer shattered the women’s 1500 meter all-time collegiate-best record by running an astounding 3:59.90 at the Prefontaine Classic. The mark was her third outdoor collegiate record this season. Her 1500 meter performance broke the previous record by more than six seconds and placed Barringer in elite company as she became just the fourth female in U.S. history to break the four-minute barrier in the event.



Barringer’s two other collegiate records are in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:26.20) and the 5,000 meters (15:07.64). Though she owns the top time in all three events, she will focus on the steeple, an event she won at last year’s NCAA Outdoor Championships and in which she holds the American record.



In honor of her accomplishments this season, Barringer has been named the Mountain Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year.



The USTFCCCA honors the top track and field athletes along with the top head coaches and assistant coaches in nine Division I regions. A total of 73 men’s and women’s student-athletes and coaches were recognized this year.



The 2009 USTFCCCA Regional Award Winners for NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field:



Region
Award
Name
School

Great Lakes
Women's Track
Tiffany Ofili
Michigan

Mid-Atlantic
Women's Track
Clara Grandt
West Virginia University

Midwest
Women's Track
Angela Bizzari
Illinois

Mountain
Women's Track
Jenny Barringer
Colorado

Northeast
Women's Track
Danette Doetzel
Providence

South
Women's Track
Murielle Ahoure
Miami (Fla.)

South Central
Women's Track
Porscha Lucas
Texas A&M

Southeast
Women's Track
Francena McCorory
Hampton

West
Women's Track
Charonda Williams
Arizona State

Great Lakes
Men's Track
Adam Harris
Michigan

Mid-Atlantic
Men's Track
Sean Tully
Villanova

Midwest
Men's Track
German Fernandez
Oklahoma State

Mountain
Men's Track
Gil Roberts
Texas Tech

Northeast
Men's Track
Kyle Heath
Syracuse

South
Men's Track
Calvin Smith
Florida

South Central
Men's Track
Trindon Holliday
LSU

Southeast
Men's Track
Sam Chelanga
Liberty

West
Men's Track
Galen Rupp
Oregon

Great Lakes
Women's Field
Kara Patterson
Purdue

Mid-Atlantic
Women's Field
Gayle Hunter
Penn State

Midwest
Women's Field
Liz Roehrig
Minnesota

Mountain
Women's Field
Blessing Okagbare
UTEP

Northeast
Women's Field
Tahari James
Boston University

South
Women's Field
Kim Williams
Florida State

South Central
Women's Field
Destinee Hooker
Texas

Southeast
Women's Field
Dorotea Habazin
Virginia Tech

West
Women's Field
Sarah Stevens
Arizona State

Great Lakes
Men's Field
Derek Drouin
Indiana

Mid-Atlantic
Men's Field
Clarence Smith
Penn State

Midwest
Men's Field
Will Claye
Oklahoma

Mountain
Men's Field
Dimitrios Fylladitakis
UTEP

Northeast
Men's Field
Nico Weiler
Harvard

South
Men's Field
Chris Hill
Georgia

South Central
Men's Field
Jason Colwick
Rice

Southeast
Men's Field
Rashaud Scott
Kentucky

West
Men's Field
Ashton Eaton
Oregon

Great Lakes
Women's Head Coach
James Henry
Michigan

Mid-Atlantic
Women's Head Coach
Beth Alford-Sullivan
Penn State

Midwest
Women's Head Coach
Tonja Buford-Bailey
Illinois

Mountain
Women's Head Coach
Wes Kittley
Texas Tech

Northeast
Women's Head Coach
Bill Morgan
Connecticut

South
Women's Head Coach
Caryl Smith Gilbert
UCF

South Central
Women's Head Coach
Jim Bevan
Rice

Southeast
Women's Head Coach
Erik Jenkins
Western Kentucky University

West
Women's Head Coach
Dan Steele
Oregon

Great Lakes
Men's Head Coach
Dennis Mitchell
Akron

Mid-Atlantic
Men's Head Coach
Joe Compagni
Monmouth University

Midwest
Men's Head Coach
Gary Pepin
Nebraska

Mountain
Men's Head Coach
Mark Robison
BYU

Northeast
Men's Head Coach
Nathan Taylor
Cornell

South
Men's Head Coach
Michael Holloway
Florida

South Central
Men's Co-Head Coach
Chris Bucknam
Arkansas

South Central
Men's Co-Head Coach
Sean Brady
Southeastern Louisiana

Southeast
Men's Head Coach
Jason Vigilante
Virginia

West
Men's Head Coach
Ron Allice
Southern Califorina

Great Lakes
Women's Assistant
Brian Forrester
Akron

Mid-Atlantic
Women's Assistant
Chris Miltenberg
Georgetown

Midwest
Women's Assistant
Marc Burns
Wichita State

Mountain
Women's Assistant
Scott Irving
U.S. Air Force Academy

Northeast
Women's Assistant
Clive Terrelonge
Connecticut

South
Women's Assistant
Karen Harvey
Florida State

South Central
Women's Assistant
Vince Anderson
Texas A&M

Southeast
Women's Assistant
Carrie Lane
Virginia

West
Women's Assistant
Robert Johnson
Oregon

Great Lakes
Men's Assistant
Rodney Zuyderwyk
Purdue

Mid-Atlantic
Men's Assistant
Sheila Burrell
Georgetown

Midwest
Men's Assistant
Billy Maxwell
Nebraska

Mountain
Men's Assistant
Dion Miller
Texas Tech

Northeast
Men's Assistant
Michelle Eisenreich
Brown

South
Men's Assistant
Don Babbit
Georgia

South Central
Men's Assistant
Dick Booth
Arkansas

Southeast
Men's Assistant
Tim Hall
Clemson

West
Men's Assistant
Mark MacDonald
Washington State




Keith J. Nunez

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

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