TSR's 2021 D2 Indoor Track End of Season Awards

The outdoor track season may be getting underway this week for a few top D2 distance talents, but we've still got some final recaps to go over from the winter months! Our D2 crew analyzed the entire winter season as a whole and ended up giving out their awards for some of the best names in the division for a variety of different categories...

*Redshirt freshmen are not included in this award

Nominees: Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney), Scott Spaanstra (Grand Valley State), Steven St. John (Grand Valley State), Matt Storer (Western Colorado),

Wes Feguson (Nebraska-Kearney): Ferguson came onto the stage strong this winter in a big way and never looked back. When his freshman season was all said and done, Ferguson had become the MIAA champion in the 800 meters and took home his first All-American honors after finishing 7th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. He showed consistency throughout the season and was rewarded with a top-12 time in the country. Few true youngsters made a bigger splash.

Scott Spaanstra (Grand Valley State): Spaanstra was another 800 meter athlete who had success in his first season. The Grand Valley State athlete raced to a 1:51 mark in early February and likely would have been in the NCAA meet if it were a normal season. He also finished 5th at the GLIAC Championships, a respectable finish in a top-heavy field. He was less consistent than some other candidates, but ending with a top-25 time in the NCAA is something to be excited about.

Steven St. John (Grand Valley State): Much like his teammate, St. John thrived in the 800 meters. Despite have a slower time, he was actually 3rd at the GLIAC Championships at that distance. However, what brings this Grand Valley athlete into the nominee picture is his consistency. He raced the 800 meter four times and only once did he run slower than 1:52, which came in his first-ever indoor 800 race in a Laker uniform. The future is bright for half milers at Grand Valley and St. John has positioned himself right in the mix to be one of the top names in the future.

Matt Storer (Western Colorado): Storer is one of the rare true freshmen who attends Western Colorado and it seems like he has made the transition to the college scene incredibly well. He finished 4th at the RMAC Indoor Championships in the 3k, running 8:24. That converted to 8:11 and was the NCAA #25 mark at season's end. However, what’s most striking is that Storer was in that race until the end. He only finished four seconds back from conference studs like Afewerki Zeru and Carson Bix. If Storer is that good of a competitor this early, we might be looking at yet another strong WSCU athlete who will eventually rise to the top of the nation.

*Redshirt freshmen are not included in this award

Nominees: Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State), Michelle Kuipers (Colorado Christian), Bailey Blake (NW Missouri), Alexa Keiser (Saginaw Valley State)

Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State): Most people would’ve thought Chapko was a redshirt freshman with the way she performed this indoor season. However, that was not the case, as she reaped the rewards of running with some of the best ladies in all of Division 2 despite being in her first year of collegiate competition. She finished her first indoor season in Allendale as a three-time All-American in addition to helping the Lakers DMR set a new school record. She won multiple races, helped out on relay teams and improved a total of five seconds in the 800 over the course of the season. Chapko was flat-out incredible and was already one of the best overall talents in D2 this year despite her youth.

Michelle Kuipers (Colorado Christian): Kuipers is someone who flew under the radar all season long. She won the 800 meter title at the RMAC Championships while also qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Although she didn’t perform as well at the national meet, she still qualified for Nationals in her first indoor season and ran a converted 2:12. That is a very strong start for a true freshman, making her one to watch as competition moves to outdoors.

Bailey Blake (NW Missouri): Blake, along with teammate Delanie Dykes, teamed up to represent the Bearcats in the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships. Although she didn't make the final, she can take away a lot from a season in which she improved her personal best from 2:15 to 2:12, qualified for the national meet and even won a race. Arguably even more impressive was that her qualifying mark came in a time-trial setting on her home track. Look for much more from the Northwest Missouri freshman this outdoor season as she looks to further take the MIAA by storm.

Alexa Keiser (Saginaw Valley State): Keiser was strictly a miler and member of the Cardinals DMR squad in her first indoor season, and she did darn well in both. At the GLIAC Championships, she took 2nd in the mile behind Olivia Brian of GVSU and was a part of the Saginaw Valley DMR team that came away with a win over GVSU’s "B" team. Keiser walks away from her first indoor track season as an All-American, providing a solid building block for the future. Keiser was quietly one of the better freshmen in the country and didn't always get the attention she deserved as she often competed in a super deep conference. A 4:52 mile is nothing to scoff at.

*Focuses on athletes who were in the national picture, does not include freshmen or athletes for are in there first year of NCAA competition

Nominees: Ian Johnson (Ashland), Tony Torres (Colorado Mines), CarLee Stimpfel (Saginaw Valley), Josh Pierantoni (Colorado Christian), Isaac Harding (Grand Valley State)

Ian Johnson (Ashland): Ashland senior Ian Johnson achieved an unprecedented amount of success for himself this indoor season. This included time improvements of six seconds and two seconds in both the mile and the 800 meters, respectively. More importantly, though, Johnson not only made the jump into the national scene, but he took 5th place in the mile and anchored Ashland’s DMR at the NCAA Championship. He also won his first GLIAC title in a win over eventual national champion Dennis Mbuta in the 800 meters. Johnson's times of 1:51 and 4:05 were great, but his ability to double was just as impressive.

Tony Torres (Colorado Mesa): Tony Torres has been an entirely different runner this year. He first showed this surprising uptick in fitness during the shortened 2020 cross country season, then made sure no one forgot just how good he is with an incredible finish to his indoor season. Torres won his first RMAC title and had an unforgettable national debut on the track, running a jaw-dropping 4:00 to finish a narrow runner-up in the mile at the NCAA Championships. Torres’ finish at Nationals is also a 15-second improvement over that distance from last year. Torres was a decent talent, but he has thrown himself into a category as one of the best D2 milers in NCAA history.

CarLee Stimpfel (Saginaw Valley): Saginaw Valley’s CarLee Stimpfel made massive strides this indoor season. Stimpfel made his first appearance at the national meet, doubling in the 3k and 5k, after making big drops in his times this year. The sophomore cut off 17-seconds from his 3k and 40-seconds from his 5k en route to breaking the 14-minute barrier. In addition to all of that, Stimpfel dropped his mile time to a mark of 4:11, a 26-second improvement from his previous best. He consistently took down elite talents and showed tremendous consistency despite often racing at such a high level.

Josh Pierantoni (Colorado Christian): Colorado Christian sophomore Josh Pierantoni evidently put some pieces of the puzzle together this year, making big time improvements and ascending up the distance running hierarchy. Pierantoni made a huge jump in the mile, notching a converted 4:05 earlier this year, before moving up in distance to the 5k. Being his specialty event, Pierantoni dropped a whopping 44-seconds from his personal best with his 14:01 finish in his NCAA Championships debut on the track this year. He did a little bit of everything and developed a well-rounded resume that was competitive with some of the top names in D2.

Isaac Harding (Grand Valley State): Isaac Harding cemented himself amongst the upper echelon of the NCAA hierarchy this indoor season. Transferring into Grand Valley State from Michigan as a graduate student, Harding improved across the board despite already being a very respectable talent at the D1 level. He dropped nine seconds from his mile time before adding massive time cuts in both the 3k and 5k. Those latter two distances led to runner-up finishes in both events at the NCAA Championships, losing only to Christian Noble in both instances.

*Focuses on athletes who were in the national picture, does not include freshmen or athletes who are in their first year of NCAA competition

Nominees: Hannah Roeske (Grand Valley State), MacKenna Curtis-Collins (Malone), Alexa Leppelmeier (Walsh), Zoe Baker (Colorado Mines), PJ English (Augustana)

Hannah Roeske (Grand Valley State): Hannah Roeske hit her stride this season after transferring from Wheaton College (IL). There, she was a D3 All-American in cross country and indoor track(mile), but never a serious title contender. Fast forward to this season and she finished 2nd only to D2 3k record-holder Celine Ritter in the 3000 meters at the NCAA Championships. She also helped the Lakers win the DMR and overall team titles. It’s rare for someone to jump divisions and be a major contender, but both her and teammate Issac Harding made that transition work incredibly well.

MacKenna Curtis-Collins (Malone): Finishing just behind Hannah Roeske at the national meet in the 3k was MacKenna Curtis-Collins. She made a huge leap in fitness this year, running personal bests in the mile, 3k and 5k. She won the 3k at the GVSU “Big Meet” which provided her with plenty of momentum for the rest of the season. Although she wasn’t a conference champion, she rebounded for a stellar performance at the NCAA Championships. We saw her put together a solid cross country season, but she didn't falter when the competition became more intense on the indoor oval.

Alexa Leppelmeier (Walsh): Leppelmeier made her first individual appearance at the NCAA Championships in the 3k and walked away as an All-American. She was dialed-in from the gun and shaved nearly 20 seconds off of her personal best from last indoor season. Let’s also not forget it was her who won the G-MAC title in the 3k, not Curtis-Collin who she upset for that win. Leppelmeier also helped the Lady Cavs win the DMR at that meet. Her quietly great improvement made her a contender in any race she is in, even on the national stage and we don't think she always got enough attention despite her consistently great results.

Zoe Baker (Colorado Mines): Ever since the 2020 cross country season, Baker has been on a tear. Colorado Mines doesn’t run at sea level a lot, so looking only at times run at altitude, she easily dropped 25 seconds off her previous 5k personal best from last year. Add that to the fact that she was an All-American in both the 3k and 5k at the NCAA Championships, validating her breakout cross country season, and she has to be one of the fastest risers from last season.

PJ English (Augustana): English continued to make excellent progress this year, setting new personal bests and winning races, something that can’t be said about her in years past. She was the Northern Sun champion in both the 1000 meters and the mile. She also competed in both the mile and DMR at the NCAA Championships. English was an outstanding name who posted great times and was one of the more tactically savvy names in the country.

*Must have run attached

Nominees: Christian Noble runs D2 collegiate 5k record at Magic City Elite Meet, Sweeney & Stack go sub-8:00 at Camel City Elite, Luke Julian runs a converted sub-4:00 mile, James Young runs 4:00 to win the mile title, Austin Miller wins three events (800/mile/DMR) in one day at the NSIC Championships, Five men run 8:00 or faster conversions at Mines Front Range meet.

Christian Noble Runs D2 Collegiate 5k Record: This performance is pretty self-explanatory. Noble took down a 16-year old record and proceeded to not just break the previous mark of 13:41, but he basically smashed it. His 13:37 was essentially run all alone (with the help of a pacer) as there were only three people who actually finished that particular race. And for what it’s worth, Noble’s 5k time would have been ranked at NCAA #8 at the D1 level.

Sweeney & Stack Break 8:00 at Camel City Elite: Charlie Sweeney and Taylor Stack are among the strongest 1-2 punches in the NCAA and they demonstrated that at the Camel City Elite Meet. In a field featuring a few professional, D1 and other unattached runners, the Western Colorado duo didn’t back down and both ran raw-time sub-8:00 efforts. Their marks earned them tickets to the Big Dance and landed them at #3 and #5, respectively on the all-time leaderboard.

Luke Julian Runs Converted sub-4:00 Mile: Just when everyone thought the runners from Colorado Mines couldn’t top their 3k performance, Luke Julian decided that the show must go on. Literally the very next week, Julian dropped a converted sub-4:00 mile. That mark one-upped that of Christian Noble’s 4:00 at the time and was the fastest mile time anyone ran this year, even if it was converted.

James Young Wins Mile National Title in 4:00: James Young shined bright under the big lights of the national stage. The Academy of Art junior delivered a huge performance in a field that was loaded from top to bottom, dropping a 4:00 mile time to win the NCAA title. He topped a historically-loaded field as the top-three finishers, Young included, landed in spots 2-3-4 on the all-time championship performance list for that distance. Young also narrowly missed breaking John Kemboi’s championship record from 2001.

Austin Miller Wins Three Conference Titles in One Day: It’s been said numerous times, but Austin Miller is a workhorse. He earned three conference titles this season to validate that label. The NSIC Championships for the men were all held on the same day. So what did Austin Miller do? The Augustana (S.D.) senior ran 4:08 to win the mile title, then ran 1:51 for the 800 meters title and later closed the meet by anchoring the Vikings’ DMR to a victory. A triple crown in one evening sounds like a productive Friday night.

Colorado Mines Has Five Runners Notch 8:00 (or Faster) 3k via Conversions: Colorado Mines had perhaps the deepest distance team this year. It certainly felt like that after the 3k they put together at the Mines Front Range Open #1 meet. Aside from one unattached runner, the heat consisted entirely of Orediggers. Dylan Ko led the way as he, Loic Scomparin, Kyle Moran, Luke Julian and Dillon Powell all proceeded to run marks that converted to 8:00 or better. That race gave all of those men auto-bids for the National Championships and confirmed that the Orediggers have an army of elite distance runners.

*Must have run attached

Nominees: Celine Ritter runs a converted 9:06 for 3000 meters and earns the D2 collegiate record, Lauren Bailey runs the NCAA #2 All-Time 5k mark of 16:03 to win the NCAA Championships, Grand Valley State's DMR runs 11:21 for NCAA #5 All-Time mark

Ritter Runs Converted 9:06 (3k) + Collegiate Record: At the Camel City Elite Invitational, Ritter ran a D2 collegiate record in the 3k, clocking a time of 9:11 which would convert down to 9:06. The Lee runner was the second collegian in the field and finished ahead of many top D1 runners including All-American Nicole Fegans and freshman sensation Katelyn Tuohy. That performance moved her into pole position for the NCAA title which she would go on to win.

Bailey Runs NCAA #2 All-Time Mark & Wins National Title: In what became a statement win, the future Notre Dame runner put down the second-fastest 5k time ever recorded on the indoor track at the D2 level. Bailey entered the NCAA Championships as the favorite after running 16:27 during the preceding months, but her championship performance was on a different level. She took 24 seconds off her NCAA-leading mark and won her first national title in a time of 16:03 for 5000 meters. More impressively, she simply out-ran a field that likely favored going out hard and maintaining an aggressive pace.

Grand Valley State Runs 11:21 in DMR: A star-studded lineup featuring Klaudia O’Malley, Allie Ludge, Taryn Chapko and Nicole Sreenan put together what essentially became a DMR time trial at the GVSU "BIG Meet". The Lakers' "A" team ran 11:21, putting 19 seconds on the runner-up "B" team and it moved them up to NCAA #5 on the D2 all-time list.

*Considers performances throughout the entirety of the season

Nominees: Chris Siemers (Mines), Jerry Baltes (GVSU), Jennifer Michel (Western Colorado)

Chris Siemers (Colorado Mines): Colorado School of Mines displayed a whole arsenal of men’s distance runners this year. Siemers coached seven individual national qualifiers, with five of them contesting the 3k amongst the events that they would eventually enter at Nationals (in addition to either the mile or 5k). On top of that, Siemers also fielded a national-qualifying DMR. The Orediggers’ coach kept his typical top runners like Ko and Julian sharp, while bringing along new competitors like redshirt freshmen Loic Scomparin and Dillon Powell.

Jerry Baltes (Grand Valley State): The GVSU men had a very successful campaign this indoor season. Jerry Baltes coached five individual national qualifiers this year along with assembling a national record-breaking DMR team. There was also Isaac Harding whom Baltes turned into the top challenger to Christian Noble. We also cannot overlook Baltes guiding Dennis Mbuta to his first national title in the 800 meters despite the middle distance star going through some up-and-down performances this winter.

Jennifer Michel (Western Colorado): Western Colorado put on a good show this year, maintaining the standard that they had set for themselves and matching up to other top performances. Coach Jennifer Michel guided the electrifying duo of Charlie Sweeney and Taylor Stack into the record books this year with their 3k at the Camel City Elite Meet. If that wasn’t enough, the duo garnered two more All-American nods a piece under their coach. Michel also put together a competitive DMR team as a bonus and produced one of the more successful true freshman in the nation in Matt Storer.

*Considers performances throughout the entirety of the season

Nominees: Jerry Baltes (Grand Valley State), Caleb Morgan (Lee (Tenn.)), Brad Robinson (U. Indy), Tracy Hellman (Augustana)

Jerry Baltes (Grand Valley State): GVSU was incredibly deep on the women’s side this winter. Baltes had 10 distance running women in the top-10 on the D2 national leaderboard this winter and sent plenty of women to the national meet. His DMR team moved up to NCAA #5 on the all-time list and nearly matched that time at the National Championships where they won the title. He also had women finish in the top-five for the 800 meters, the mile and the 3k at the national meet. Overall, few distance programs were as well-rounded as the Grand Valley State women.

Caleb Morgan (Lee (Tenn.)): The easy argument for Morgan is he had a national champion on his roster. Celine Ritter ran the D2 collegiate record in the 3000 meters and went on to win the national title. Ritter also ran an NCAA-lead in the mile during the regular season. Outside of her, Morgan also coached Chloe Flora and Toni Moore to national qualifying marks in the 3k and 5k. The Flames quietly had some of the best distance depth in the NCAA and we were able to see a few a younger runner like Moore make promising developments in her own fitness.

Brad Robinson (U. Indy): If one national champion gets you on the list, then two is all the better. Robinson saw two of his runners, Berenice Cleyet-Merle and Lauren Bailey, bring home national titles in the 800 meters and the 5k at the indoor national meet. Cleyet-Merle was the undisputed favorite in the 800 meters after running an NCAA-leading time of 2:07 while Bailey clocked the NCAA #2 all-time mark at the national meet for 5000 meters. The depth at U. Indy may not have been that of some schools, but their top-end was the best in the NCAA.

Tracy Hellman (Augustana): Coach Hellman had the Augie's rolling this winter. Their team put on a dominant performance in the distance races at the NSIC Championships, taking four individual titles across the 1000 meters, mile, 3k and 5k. Two of those women, PJ English and Nicolette Schmidt, qualified for the national meet in the mile where they placed 5th and 6th, respectively. The Augustana DMR team also made the meet, finishing 4th overall. This team had exceptional depth and boasted a few runners who were national contenders as well.

*Must have run attached this season

Nominees: Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.)), Dennis Mbuta (Grand Valley State), Isaac Harding (Grand Valley State), Ryan Riddle (Missouri Southern), Luke Julian (Colorado Mines), Ian Johnson (Ashland), Dylan Ko (Colorado Mines)

Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.)): How does the D2 record in the NCAA 3k and 5k sound for a season? Running 13:37 and 7:51 would have been enough for most athletes, but Noble ensured his legacy would last forever as he was victorious in both events at the NCAA Championships. He accounted for 20 of the 34 team points that the Flames scored and helped them to a 4th place team finish. Oh, and he also ran 4:00.64 for the mile to begin his winter season. What more could you want?

Dennis Mbuta (Grand Valley State): Speaking of scoring points for the team, Mbuta did much of the same for the Lakers who finished 2nd as a program with 53 points. Mbuta helped take home eight points in the DMR after running a very impressive 1200 meter leg. He came back to add 10 more points for the team when he won the 800 in a thrilling finish, en route to a wicked fast time of 1:48. While the Lakers may have lost points elsewhere, it wasn’t due to Mbuta’s racing performances.

Isaac Harding (Grand Valley State): It’s hard to talk about Harding without feeling like he’s getting the short-end of the stick. We’ve talked about how hard he worked to try and take Noble down and came up a combined 1.1 seconds short of doing so. He set personal bests in the mile, 3k and 5k during the regular season and had a top-seven mark in all three events. He was one of the most versatile runners in the country and it was on full display seemingly every time he stepped on the track.

Ryan Riddle (Missouri Southern): Riddle looked to be a single-event athlete as headed into the season. When he ran 4:01.07 (NCAA #8 on D2 all-time list) it seemed as though he was solely a miler. Then we got to the conference meet and Riddle tripled. He won the mile, won the 3k (8:13) in a new personal best and finished 2nd in the 5k from the slow heat in a personal best time of 14:09. At the NCAA Championships, the Missouri Southern star finished 3rd in both the DMR and the mile. Riddle was truly one of the best talents in the nation and ran almost everything at an incredibly high level.

Ian Johnson (Ashland): Johnson had one of the quieter MVP seasons of the year, but that doesn't make him any less accomplished. In early February, he helped his Ashland DMR team run the second-fastest time in the country. Two weeks later at the GLIAC Championships, he set a personal best in the 800 meters (1:51) to win the event over Dennis Mbuta. Prior to that victory, he had finished 2nd in the mile (4:05) in another personal best at the same meet. That personal best was enough to get Johnson into the NCAA meet as an individual as well. The Ashland senior eventually took home two 5th place finishes for his first two All-American honors in the brutal mile/800 double.

Loic Scomparin (Colorado Mines): The most talked about Colorado Mines runners never featured Scomparin. The reality was that we hadn’t seen him race a whole lot, and when we did, it wasn’t against anyone else other than his teammates. Of course, if there was any doubt about him heading into the NCAA Championships, he quickly put that skepticism to bed. At the national meet, Scomparin finished 3rd overall in both the 5k and 3k and proved that his regular season altitude adjustments were reliable indicators of fitness. Scomparin was the surprise of the NCAA Championship weekend and our guess is that he won’t be surprising anyone come outdoors now that he is a household name.

*Must have run attached this season

Nominees: Celine Ritter (Lee), Allie Ludge (Grand Valley State), Yasmine Hernandez (CSU-Pueblo), Lauren Bailey (U. Indy), Taryn Chapko (GVSU), Florance Uwajeneza (West Texas A&M)

Celine Ritter (Lee (Tenn.)): Ritter was sensational in 2021. She ran a collegiate record in the 3k and set the NCAA-lead in the mile with a mark of 4:44. That regular season success translated well to championships where Ritter would win the 3000 meters in a time of 9:22. Only a junior, Ritter looks like she’s only starting to realize her potential.

Allie Ludge (Grand Valley State): While it may not have been her best season, Ludge still put together a very strong indoor campaign in 2021. The GVSU senior qualified for three events at Nationals and was also on the GVSU DMR team that ran 11:21. Ludge was only the tenth-fastest miler during the regular season, but bounced back at the NCAA Championships where she finished 4th overall. The Laker veteran also won a national title in the DMR, but dropped out of the 3k.

Yasmine Hernandez (CSU-Pueblo): Hernandez looked spectacular over the middle distance events this season and finished out her year by meeting (and possibly exceeding) expectations. Coming into the NCAA Championships as the ninth seed on the performance list for the 800 meters, Hernandez put down a personal best of 2:08.27 in the finals to finish as the NCAA runner-up. The CSU-Pueblo junior also ran in the DMR, earning another silver medal to close out her season.

Lauren Bailey (U. Indy): Bailey raced sparingly this winter, but made the most of her opportunities. She set an NCAA-lead in the 5k at the GVSU "BIG Meet" and ran a national qualifying mark in the 3k as well. At the indoor national meet, Bailey set an NCAA #2 all-time mark in the 5k en route to a national title and came back the next day to finish 5th place overall in the 3k. She was an aggressive runner who put together her best performance when it mattered the most.

Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State): Chapko had a freshman season to remember. The middle distance runner qualified for the NCAA Championships in three events and set an NCAA #5 all-time mark in the DMR during her first collegiate season. At Nationals, Chapko placed 3rd overall in the 800, running a new personal best of 2:08.48, knocking 1.5 seconds off of her previous PR. She was also a member of the GVSU DMR that won a national title, and the 4x400 relay team that placed 4th overall. It may be early but Chapko is already making a name for herself at the national level.

Florance Uwajeneza (West Texas A&M): Uwajeneza pretty much did it all this winter. At her conference meet, Uwajeneza won the mile, 3k, 5k and DMR. Carrying that momentum into the national meet, the West Texas A&M sophomore set personal bests in both the 3k and 5k, finishing 4th and 2nd in those races. If that wasn’t enough, she also ran the DMR, helping West Texas A&M finish 9th overall.

Berenice Cleyet-Merle (U. Indy): It could be argued that no distance running woman in D2 was as heavy favorite of a national title for their respective race than Cleyet-Merle was. After running 2:07 earlier in the season, the U. Indy middle distance star went into the national meet as the overwhelming favorite to take home NCAA gold. Hernandez and Chapko proved to be solid challengers, but even so, it was Cleyet-Merle who was simply better in the end. She may not have been as versatile as a few other women on this list, but she was simply the best when she toed the line.

Stephanie Cotter (Adams State): Admittedly, Cotter's 2021 indoor track season was relatively quiet. She ran a converted 2:12 for 800 meters and later went on to run 4:46 in the mile which listed at her at NCAA #2 going into the national meet. Despite her lack of racing, Cotter ended up pulling away from the rest of the women's mile field at the indoor national meet. She was flat-out better than her competition and even in a year which left us with a lot of question marks, the Adams State star still pulled out the win. While she may not have had her best season overall, she may have proven that is still one of the most valuable names in the NCAA regardless of the season.

Men

Sam: Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney)

Eric: Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney)

John: Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney)

Nate: Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney)

Garrett: Wes Ferguson (Nebraska-Kearney)

Women

Sam: Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State)

Eric: Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State)

John: Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State)

Nate: Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State)

Garrett: Taryn Chapko (Grand Valley State)

Men

Sam: Tony Torres (Colorado Mines)

Eric: Issac Harding (GVSU)

John: Tony Torres (Colorado Mines)

Nate: CarLee Stimpfel (Saginaw Valley)

Garrett: Tony Torres (Colorado Mines)

Women

Sam: Hannah Roeske (Grand Valley State)

Eric: Zoe Baker (Colorado Mines)

John: PJ English (Augustana)

Nate: PJ English (Augustana)

Garrett: PJ English (Augustana)

Men

Sam: Noble's 5k D2 Collegiate Record

Eric: Austin Miller Wins Three Races in One Day

John: Noble's 5k D2 Collegiate Record

Nate: Mines Has Five Runners Break 8:00 (3k)

Garrett: Noble's 5k D2 Collegiate Record

Women

Sam: Celine Ritter Runs Converted 9:06, D2 Collegiate Record

Eric: Grand Valley State Runs 11:21 DMR

John: Lauren Bailey runs NCAA #2 5k all-time

Nate: Lauren Bailey runs NCAA #2 5k all-time

Garrett: Celine Ritter Runs Converted 9:06, D2 Collegiate Record

*Tie broken by coin flip

Men

Sam: Chris Siemers (Colorado Mines)

Eric: Jen Michel (Western Colorado)

John: Chris Siemers (Colorado Mines)

Nate: Chris Siemers (Colorado Mines)

Garrett: Chris Siemers (Colorado Mines)

Women

Sam: Jerry Baltes (Grand Valley State)

Eric: Brad Robinson (U. Indy)

John: Jerry Baltes (Grand Valley State)

Nate: Tracy Hellman (Augustana)

Garrett: Jerry Baltes (Grand Valley State)

Men

Sam: Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.))

Eric: Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.))

John: Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.))

Nate: Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.))

Garrett: Christian Noble (Lee (Tenn.))

Women

Sam: Florance Uwajeneza (West Texas A&M)

Eric: Allie Ludge (Grand Valley State)

John: Florance Uwajeneza (West Texas A&M)

Nate: Yasmine Hernandez (CSU-Pueblo)

Garrett: Celine Ritter (Lee (Tenn.))