NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Marcus Weaver (So. – Lewiston, MN/Lewiston-Altura) and Megan Wallace (Sr. – Burlington, WI) both earned Midwest Region Field Athletes of the Year.

USTFCCCA Release

Weaver is ranked first nationally in the decathlon at 7273 points, a total that puts him among the top-10 performers in NCAA DIII history. He is also ranked second nationally in the javelin at 63.21m (207-5) and won the event title at the WIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, in addition to placing seventh in the pole vault.

Wallace is the NCAA DIII record holder in the heptathlon with her 5471-point total from the Esten Challenge in mid-April. She is also ranked eighth nationally in the javelin at 42.93m (140-10) and 11th nationally in the long jump at 5.77m (18-11¼).

The Blugolds had 16 total athletes earn All-Region honors. The complete list of honorees is below:

Megan Best - (So. - Oshkosh, WI/West) (4x100-Meter Relay)

Emma Drangstveit – (Sr. – Lakeville, MN/North) (3,000-Meter Steeplechase)

Logan Fahey – (Sr. – Belleville, WI) (4x100-Meter Relay)

Katie Faris – (Jr. – Chippewa Falls, WI) (10,000-Meter Run)

Catie Fobbe – (Jr. – Annandale, MN/Maple Lake) (Shot Put)

Gabby Hicks - (Jr. - Oakdale, MN/Tartan) (Discus)

Kady Kochendorfer – (Jr. – Hudson, WI) (Triple Jump, 4x100-Meter Relay)

Gianna Kornaus – (Fr. – Oneida, WI/Pulaski) (4x100-Meter Relay)

Bailey Waldhauser – (Sr. – Loyal, WI) (High Jump)

Megan Wallace (Heptathlon, Javelin, Long Jump, 100-Meter Hurdles)

Thomas Jensen – (Sr. – Edina, MN) (Hammer Throw)

Jordan Lacey – (Sr. – Greenville, WI/St. Mary Central) (Decathlon, Javelin)

TJ Lui – (Sr. – Dousman, WI/Kellte Moraine) (Triple Jump)

Jake Petri – (Sr. – New Berlin, WI) (1,500-Meter Run)

Abrahm Schroedl – (Sr. – De Forest, WI) (Decathlon, Javelin)

Mitch Stegeman – (So. – Coleman, WI/Suring) (Decathlon, Pole Vault)

The Blugolds are competing at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 27-29. The Blugolds have 28 athletes (16 men and 12 women) competing at the event hosted by North Carolina A&T State University.

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