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USTFCCA Outdoor Track and Field All-Region Honors

MW Track and Field Ben Greenberg, Director of Sports Communications

Nine Pack Track and Field Student-Athletes Named USTFCCCA Outdoor Track and Field All-South Central Region Selections

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday announced their All-Region honorees in each of the NCAA regions and a total of nine Colorado State University Pueblo men and women earned All-South Central Region Outdoor Track and Field honors.
 
The top five individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region distinction, in addition to each member of the region's top three relay teams. The regions used in this awards – Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West – match those used during the indoor track and field season.
 
The Pack men earned All-South Central Region honors in three different events as sophomore Reece Sharman-Newell (Hampshire, England) was All-Region in the 800-meters, while senior Nate Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo./Widefield) and junior Justin Jenks (Helena, Mont./Helena Capital) were All-Region in the shot put and Jenks earned All-Region accolades in the hammer throw. Senior Carl Schmidt (Wiesbaden, Germany/Elly-Heuss School) was All-Region in the 400 hurdles.
 
Meanwhile, on the women's side, sophomore Helen Braybrook (Frieston, United Kingdom/Oakham School) earned All-Region honors in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters, while sophomore Katherine Higgins (Mead, Colo./Ponderosa) was All-Region in the shot put and discus and freshman Febe Wessels (Pretoria, South Africa) earned All-Region accolades in both the shot put and javelin. Freshman Bailey Graves (Laurel, Mont./Laurel) was All-Region in the javelin and sophomore Mikayla Jones (Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak Prep) was All-Region in the high jump.
 
Seven of CSU Pueblo's nine All-Region honorees qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships that are scheduled for next weekend (May 25-27) at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colo. The Pack student-athetes competing in next weekend's Outdoor Nationals are Jenks and Miller in the shot put, while Sharman Newell qualified in the 800 meters, while on the women's side, Braybrook qualified in the 800 meters, while Higgins and Wessels qualified in the shot put and Higgins also qualified in the discus and Jones qualified in the high jump.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Here is the entire list of CSU Pueblo's All-South Central Region Outdoor Track and Field selections
Gender Event Student-Athlete Year
MEN 800 Meters Reece Sharman-Newell SO
MEN Shot Put Justin Jenks JR
MEN Shot Put Nate Miller SR
MEN Hammer Throw Justin Jenks JR
MEN 400 Hurdles Carl Schmidt SR
WOMEN 800 Meters Helen Braybrook SO
WOMEN Shot Put Katherine Higgins SO
WOMEN Shot Put Febe Wessels FR
WOMEN Discus Katherine Higgins SO
WOMEN Javelin Febe Wessels FR
WOMEN High Jump Mikayla Jones SO
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Players Mentioned

Katherine Higgins

Katherine Higgins

Throws
Freshman
Justin Jenks

Justin Jenks

Throws
Junior
Sophomore
Mikayla Jones

Mikayla Jones

Sprints/Jumps
Freshman
Nate Miller

Nate Miller

Throws
Junior
Junior
Carl Schmidt

Carl Schmidt

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Helen Braybrook

Helen Braybrook

Mid-Distance
Freshman
Febe Wessels

Febe Wessels

Freshman
Reece Sharman-Newell

Reece Sharman-Newell

Mid-Distance
Freshman
Febe Wessels

Febe Wessels

5' 9"
Freshman
Helen Braybrook

Helen Braybrook

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katherine Higgins

Katherine Higgins

Freshman
Throws
Justin Jenks

Justin Jenks

Junior
Sophomore
Throws
Mikayla Jones

Mikayla Jones

Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
Nate Miller

Nate Miller

Junior
Junior
Throws
Carl Schmidt

Carl Schmidt

Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Helen Braybrook

Helen Braybrook

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Febe Wessels

Febe Wessels

Freshman
Reece Sharman-Newell

Reece Sharman-Newell

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Febe Wessels

Febe Wessels

5' 9"
Freshman
Helen Braybrook

Helen Braybrook

Sophomore
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