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Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the
2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships next week in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Tyler Johnson – Ohio State
Johnson, a junior from Dayton, Ohio, is ranked first nationally in the 400 at 45.07 OT, a mark that he ran to win the individual title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and broke the conference record. He also won the 200 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in 20.86 OT, a mark that ranks him 18th nationally.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION – Sincere Rhea – Penn State
Rhea, a sophomore from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is ranked 14th nationally in the 60H, a mark that he used to win the event title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. He was the first Penn State athlete to win a conference title in the 60H.
We’ll start with what happened in Lubbock, Texas. That’s where
Texas Tech, now ranked seventh after a three-spot jump from No. 10, turned in an incredible solo effort in the DMR to own the … You guessed it: No. 7 spot on the Descending Order List. The Red Raiders foursome got the baton around in 9:36.72, which down converts to 9:32.06 due to altitude.
Cincinnati is the Biggest Mover of the Week thanks to a 19-spot improvement from No. 38 to No. 19.
Aaron Bienenfield and
Alec Sandusky starred at the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where they moved up to No. 4 and No. 5 on the Descending Order List in the 5000 at 13:33.18 (13:41.89) and 13:34.30 (13:43.02), respectively. Even without the generous conversion from being contested on a 200-meter flat track, those marks would still reside in the national top-15 at No. 10 and No. 12, respectively.