NEW ORLEANS – The Mississippi College indoor track and field teams placed 43 student-athletes on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-South Region Team, as announced by the USTFCCCA on Tuesday, March 8.
The Choctaws were one of seven programs across the nation to haul in 40-plus members. The men's program placed 23 on the all-region list with 20 coming from the women's program.
Fabio Palmieri and
Tytavia Hardy headlined the two programs with four all-region nods each. Sixteen Choctaws garnered multiple all-region recognition.
The top-five individuals in each event from each region earn all-region distinction, in addition to each member of the region's top-three relay teams.
Hardy and
Hunter Kurz qualified and advance to the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championships in Pittsburg, Kan., March 11-12. The championships scheduled for the Harvey Dean Track on the campus of Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg State and Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau will serve as co-hosts of the championships. Hardy is set to compete in the women's 60-meter hurdles while Kurz competes in the men's mile.
See below for a full list of student-athletes honored by the USTFCCCA.
| Men |
Events |
| Christian Balcer |
800 meters |
| Cole Benoit ^ |
3,000 meters, distance medley relay |
| Al Ferrill ^$ |
weight throw, shot put |
| Wesley Gibbs |
800 meters, 4x400 relay |
| Will Grames ^ |
4x400 relay |
| Gabe Hodson |
4x400 relay, distance medley relay |
| Hunter Kurz |
5,000 meters, mile, distance medley relay |
| Zach McManus |
long jump |
| Fabio Palmieri ^ |
60 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x400 relay |
| Shemar Patten |
60 meters, 60-meter hurdles |
| Jake Russell ^$ |
800 meters, distance medley relay |
| Ben Woolhouse ^ |
pole vault |
| Women |
Events |
| Leslie Baxter |
4x400 relay |
| Kelechi Christian |
200 meters, 4x400 relay |
| Ereyonna Gore ^ |
400 meters, distance medley relay, 4x400 relay |
| Kathy Hammond |
3,000 meters, distance medley relay |
| Tytavia Hardy ^$* |
triple jump, long jump, high jump, 60-meter hurdles |
| Jazmin Hernandez ^ |
800 meters, mile, distance medley relay |
| Emma Langley ^ |
4x400 relay, distance medley relay |
| Ezra McCaw ^ |
200 meters, 400 meters |
| Marina Rizk ^$* |
pole vault |
^ - 2021 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region; $ - 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region; * - 2019 - USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region
