Anderson and Osgood Earn Regional Honors
NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2023 NAIA Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2023 NAIA Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Each of the five regions – Great Lakes, Midwest, South, South Central and West – honored both genders' top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men's and women's head coaches and assistant coaches.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the 2023 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships next week in Brookings, South Dakota.
Women's Field Athlete of the Year
MIDWEST REGION – Kiara Anderson – Hastings (Neb.)
Anderson, who hails from El Mirage, Arizona, is ranked first nationally in the weight throw at 17.98m (59-0). She is also undefeated against NAIA competition this season in that event.
Women's Assistant Coach of the Year
MIDWEST REGION – Zac Osgood – Hastings (Neb.)
Osgood, in his 20th year as assistant coach at Hastings (Neb.), coached the Broncos' weight throwers to a No. 1 #EventSquad Ranking, with the shot put group rating No. 3. His throwers scored 30 points (25 in the weight throw) at the GPAC Indoor Championships. Leading the way was Kiara Anderson, national leader in the weight throw, as the crew owns four of the top-6 positions in the country.
