AZUSA, Calif. - Four members of Azusa Pacific track & field earned top regional honors for their performance during the indoor season this past winter. Nicole Warwick was the West region's Women's Field Athlete of the Year, Aaron Worrell was the Men's Field Athlete of the Year, Jack Hoyt was the Women's Coach of the Year, and Andrea Blackett was the Women's Assistant Coach of the Year. For Hoyt and Blackett, it is the second consecutive season in which the two earned top honors for the indoor season.

Warwick earned the region's top honor after she was the National Champion in the pentathlon, and she was an All-American in the long jump at Nationals. In the pentathlon, Warwick scored the seventh-most points in NCAA Division II history, as she finished with 4,066 points over the five events. In the long jump, Warwick reached a new personal-best distance on her third attempt at Nationals, leaping 6.13m (20' 1 ½") to earn a third place finish. Warwick is now a nine-time All-American, including two pentathlon All-American honors, and five long jump All-American distinctions (2x indoor, 3x outdoor). 

Worrell landed the region's top field honor after he was the national runner-up in the heptathlon. Over the two days of competition at Nationals, Worrell amassed a career-best 5,604 points, which ranks him in the top-10 all-time for NCAA Division II. Worrell achieved three personal-record performances over the course of the seven events, as he had lifetime-best marks in the long jump (7.22m / 23' 8 ¼"), shot put (12.48m / 40' 11 ½"), and pole vault (4.55m / 14' 11"). Worrell is now a three-time All-American in his career, as he was a heptathlon and decathlon All-American last season.

Hoyt earned the Women's Coach of the Year distinction after he led the Cougars to a podium finish at Indoor Nationals for the second-consecutive season, as Azusa Pacific scored 37 points to finish fourth overall. The Cougars scored points in six different events, including 16 points in the pentathlon, as Warwick's national title and Alysa Henry's third-placed finish were key to the Cougars' success. Hoyt coaches the multis for the Cougars.

Blackett, who coaches sprints for the Cougars, had athletes score in three different events at Indoor Nationals. Esther Conde-Turpin broke her own school record in the 60 hurdles with a third-place finish at 8.27 seconds, Alayna Verner took sixth in the 400 with a time of 54.90 seconds, and the Cougars' 4x400 relay team (Verner, Conde-Turpin, Warwick, Kiayra Holmes) secured the podium finish with a fifth-place finish at 3:44.64. In total, Blackett's athletes scored 13 of the Cougars' 37 points. 

In addition to the Cougars' top regional award-winners, Azusa Pacific had a total of 37 all-region marks/times in the indoor season between the men's and women's teams. To see the all-region performers, visit the USTFCCCA website.