By: Seth Stogsdill, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications
NEW ORLEANS - On the eve of the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships, the USTFCCCA handed out its major regional postseason awards and Centre women's track earned two major awards for the Great Lakes Region.
Senior
Jasmine Claunch was named the Regional Field Athlete of the Year. The four-time All-American is ranked fourth nationally in the triple jump at 12.38m (40-7.5). She was named the SAA Field Athlete of the Year after scoring 18 points at the conference championships behind a meet-record victory in the triple jump and a runner-up effort in the long jump.
Jumps coach
Ernest Moshekeleti was named Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. In his third year at Centre, Moshekeleti coached the jumpers to impressive finishes at the SAA Championships. Long jumpers placed 1-2-3-4-7, while triple jumpers took 1-2-6 and a high jumper secured fourth place. His long jumpers are ranked 2-3-4-6 in the Great Lakes Region and all four in the top 60 nationally. The long jump crew is No. 1 in the national #EventSquad rankings. In addition, triple jumpers rank 1-2-5 in the Great Lakes Region with two in the top-20 nationally. Alongside Claunch, fellow jumpers
Chloe Hein and
Serena McNeilly will be making their outdoor NCAA debut this weekend.
The NCAA Championships will begin on Thursday at 4:30 PM.
