Colorado State University Athletics
Smith Named District Athlete of the Year
5/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
The United States Track Coaches Association announced the Mondo Outdoor District Athletes and Coaches of the Year for NCAA Division I and Colorado State senior Loree Smith was honored as the Mountain Women's Athlete of the Year.
The Athlete and Coach of the Year awards are sponsored by Mondo, USA, the world's largest supplier of track & field surfaces. Mondo is the official provider of all tracks and equipment for the Track and Field Competitions for the Athens Olympic Games.
Smith broke the NCAA hammer record earlier this season with a throw of 229-9, which also is the new Colorado State, Mountain West and American Collegiate record. She was named the Mountain West Outstanding Performance Award Winner after winning the hammer, discus and shot put at the Mountain West Championship with championship records in all three events. Her shot put of 54-9.5 was also a Colorado State record. Over the weekend, Smith won the hammer throw at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a throw of 217-8, winning the event by over five feet.
Smith, along with senior Adam Trainor, senior Mike Nicks and junior Jace Rivera have all automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships in Sacramento June 8-11. The at-large berths will be announced later today by the NCAA.
-- Athletes --
Great Lakes : Aarik Wilson, Indiana (men) and Cassie Hunt, Illinois (women)
Mid-Atlantic : Sam Segond, Rutgers (men) and Shameka Marshall, Rutgers (women)
Midwest : Sheldon Battle, Kansas (men) and Anne Shadle, Nebraska (women)
Mountain : Jonathon Johnson, Texas Tech (men) and Loree Smith, Colorado State (women)
Northeast : Mustafa Abdur-Rahim, Dartmouth (men) and Caroline Bierbaum, Columbia (women)
South : Kerron Clement, Florida (men) and Chaunte Howard, Georgia Tech (women)
Southeast : Spyridon Jullien, Virginia Tech (men) and Tiffany Ross-Williams, South Carolina (women)
South Central : Peter Kosgei, Arkansas (men) and Marshevet Hooker, Texas (women)
West : Robert Cheseret, Arizona (men) and Monique Henderson, UCLA (women)
-- Coaches --
Great Lakes : Jim Knapp, Central Michigan (men) and Gary Winckler, Illinois (women)
Mid-Atlantic : Michael Mulqueen, Rutgers (men) and Alonzo Webb, Pittsburgh (women)
Midwest : Chris Bucknam, Northern Iowa (men) and Gary Peppin, Nebraska (women)
Mountain : Wes Kittley, Texas Tech (men) and Craig Poole, BYU (women)
Northeast : John Copeland, Rhode Island (men) and Lou Duesing, Cornell (women)
South : Mike Holloway, Florida (men) and Amy Deem, Miami (women)
Southeast : John Weaver, Appalachian State (men) and Curtis Frye, South Carolina (women)
South Central : John McDonnell, Arkansas (men) and Lance Harter, Arkansas (women)
West : Art Venegas, UCLA (men) and Edrick Floreal, Stanford (women)