NEW ORLEANS - The 2019-20 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field specialty awards and all-conference teams, as voted on by the league’s head coaches, were announced on Thursday.
On the men’s side, UT Arlington senior Justin Domangue was named the Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer, Louisiana junior Chandler Mixon was named the Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer, UTA’s Ismael Kone was named Men's Freshman of the Year and Bryson DeBerry was named Newcomer of the Year.
At the 2020 Sun Belt Indoor Track and Field Championship, Domangue was the meet's top meet scorer (26 points) claiming the title in the men's 3,000-meters and finishing second in both the mile and 5,000-meters. Mixon earned runner-up finishes in both the heptathlon and pole vault and finished eighth in the 60-meter hurdles, earning 17 points for the Cajuns.
UTA's Kone was a sprints double winner, claiming the titles in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash. DeBerry took top honors for the Mavericks in the high jump - tying a Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field record.
On the women’s side, Texas State sophomore Sadi Giles was named the Women's Most Outstanding Track Performer and senior Naomi Ferdinand was named the Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer. Coastal Carolina freshman Melissa Jefferson swept the Women's Freshman and Newcomer of the Year awards. Giles, one of the top women’s scorers at the 2020 Championship with 20 points, claimed gold in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash while Ferdinand won the triple jump and finished second in the long jump. CCU's Jefferson was the runner-up to Giles in the 60-meter dash and was on the 4x400-meter relay team for the Chanticleers.
Arkansas State claimed both the men's and women's conference team titles for the first time since 1998 and in doing so, head coach Jim Patchell was named the Men's and Women's Head Coach of the Year. The men's title was the program's eighth overall while the women claimed its fifth overall title and first since 2013. Patchell has now won five Sun Belt Head Coach of the Year honors.
Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer – Justin Domangue, UTA
Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer – Chandler Mixon, Louisiana
Men’s Most Outstanding Freshman – Ismael Kone, UTA
Men’s Newcomer of the Year – Bryson DeBerry, UTA
Women’s Most Outstanding Track Performer – Sadi Giles, Texas State
Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer – Naomi Ferdinand, Texas State
Women’s Most Outstanding Freshman – Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina
Women’s Newcomer of the Year – Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina
Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year – Jim Patchell, Arkansas State
Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year – Jim Patchell, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Teams
WOMEN’S
First Team
Jessica Dixon, Appalachian State
Naomi Ferdinand, Texas State
Gemma Finch, Troy
Autavia Fluker, South Alabama
Sadi Giles, Texas State
Lotte Meyberg, Georgia State
Pauline Meyer, Arkansas State
Camryn Newton-Smith, Arkansas State
Brianna Sam, ULM
Jasmine Scott-Kilgo, ULM
Katherine Stuckly, Texas State
Second Team
Angela Alonso, Georgia State
Emilie Berge, South Alabama
Javlyn Cameron, Texas State
Grace Flowers, Arkansas State
Tanner Guest, Troy
Evangelynn Harris, Arkansas State
Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina
Sydney Lane, Arkansas State
Carolien Millenaar, South Alabama
Alexus Shaw, Georgia State
Vanessa Ugorji, UTA
Sammy Brainard, Arkansas State
Kyndall Hudson, Arkansas State
Elizabeth Martin, Arkansas State
Kayla Wade, Arkansas State
Third Team
Emoni Coleman, Louisiana
Micaiah Dendy, ULM
Rayne Duhart, Troy
Ariana Ealy-Pulido, Texas State
Madison Kennedy, Troy
Silje Lindstad, South Alabama
Precious Ogba, Troy
Peighton Simmons, Appalachian State
Hanna-Mai Vaikla, South Alabama
Macki Walsh, Troy
Jada Watson, Georgia State
All-Sun Belt Teams
MEN’S
First Team
Jaylen Allen, Texas State
Joel Bengtsson, UTA
Ronnie Briscoe Jr., Texas State
Bryson DeBerry, UTA
Justin Domangue, UTA
Christian Ellis, South Alabama
Ismael Kone, UTA
Noah Mumme, South Alabama
Julien Olivas, Texas State
Rickssen Opont, South Alabama
Bennett Pascoe, Arkansas State
Seth Waters, Arkansas State
Kobey Hill, Arkansas State
Handre Jonker, Arkansas State
Darrian Lockett, Arkansas State
Jermie Walker, Arkansas State
Dominique Williams, Louisiana
Second Team
Myles Anders, Texas State
De'Shawn Ballard, Appalachian State
Isaac Benz, Appalachian State
Eron Carter, Arkansas State
Yves Cherubin, Louisiana
Eric Hawkins, ULM
Sam Healy, ULM
Noah Herring, Texas State
Christian Matamoros, Little Rock
Chandler Mixon, Louisiana
Shaquillle Singuineau, Louisiana
Garrett Becker, Arkansas State
K’Den Johnson, Arkansas State
Alejandro Vargas, Arkansas State
Coleman Wilson, Arkansas State
Third Team
Connor Allred, South Alabama
Harry Barthelemy, South Alabama
Ryan Brown, Appalachian State
Nolan Daggs, UTA
Eric Haddock Jr., Appalachian State
Amari James, Arkansas State
Lucas Van Klaveren, UTA
Troy McKnight, Little Rock
Harold Murphy, UTA
Carter Shell, Arkansas State
Dominik Yancy, UTA