St. Augustine’s sweeps D2 indoor track and field regional honors

St. Augustine’s sweeps D2 indoor track and field regional honors

March 5, 2007

St. Augustine’s College swept all six available honors as the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named its regional award winners for the 2007 Division II indoor track and field season.

George Williams, a member of the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame, is the Southeast Region Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year. Williams guided the Falcons to runaway men’s and women’s victories at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships last month.

Joining their coach in winning Southeast Region awards are St. Augustine’s Joseph Kindred (Men’s Field Athlete), Kwonya Ferguson (Women’s Field Athlete), Philippe DeRosier (Men’s Track Athlete) and Johnsie Liles (Women’s Track Athlete).

St. Augustine’s will defend its women’s title Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Roxbury, Mass. The Falcons finished third in the men’s scoring at last year’s championships behind Lincoln and Abilene Christian.

SOUTHEAST REGION

Men’s Coach of the Year: George Williams, St. Augustine’s College

Williams’s defending NCAA Division II indoor champions won their 22nd Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men’s indoor title last month, prevailing by nearly 100 points. St. Augustine’s won 10 of 14 individual events. Williams served as the head coach of the U.S. Olympic men’s track and field team in 2004 and was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame the following year.

Women’s Coach of the Year: George Williams, St. Augustine’s College

Just as his men’s team swept to another Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title last month, Williams guided the St. Augustine’s women to their 13th CIAA championship. The Falcons won nine of 12 individual events at their conference meet and have the nation’s top performers in four events heading into this week’s NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year: Joseph Kindred, St. Augustine’s College

Kindred won the long jump and finished second in the high jump and was named the outstanding male field event performer at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships. Kindred, a sophomore with a 2007 best of 7-1½, competed in the high jump at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year: Kwonya Ferguson, St. Augustine’s College

The St. Augustine’s standout heads into the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships with the nation’s best marks in the long jump (20-11¼), triple jump (43-7¾ ) and high jump (5-11¼). Ferguson, a junior from Melbourne, Fla., won individual titles in each event at the Central Interccollegiate Athletic Association Championships.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year: Philipe DeRosier, St. Augustine’s College

DeRosier won the 60-meter dash and 200 meters at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and has the nation’s fastest times in both events at 6.73 and 21.22. (He shares the top 60 seed with St. Augustine’s teammate Dennis Boone.) DeRosier, won the 200 at last year’s NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor championships as a sophomore.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year: Johnsie Liles, St. Augustine’s College

Liles finished first in the 200 and 400 meters at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships last month in Newport News, Va. The St. Augustine’s junior ranks second in the 400 (53.84) and fifth in the 200 (24.45) entering this weekend’s NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.