Saka Earns Regional Track Honor
Mar 11, 2008 | Track & Field
UNO's Pinar Saka was named the North Central Region's outstanding track athlete by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Tuesday.
The USTFCCCA selects the outstanding track athlete, field athlete and coach for the eight regions in Division II indoor track and field. Each of the 24 regional honorees will either compete or coach in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships this Friday and Saturday in Mankato, Minn.
North Central Region Women's Track: Pinar Saka, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Saka leads all NCAA entrants in the 200 meters (24.49) and 400 meters (53.91) at this weekend's national indoor championships. She won both events at the North Central Conference meet. Saka is a junior from Istanbul, Turkey.
Women's Field: Katelin Rains, Minnesota State University
Rains, the Division II record holder in the women's pole vault, will shoot for her second straight NCAA indoor championship this weekend. She vaulted 14-0½ earlier this season to break the Division II mark she set at last year's NCAA indoor meet. At the North Central Conference Championships, Rains won the pole vault and triple jump. She will compete in both events at the NCAA meet. Rains is a junior from Spring Lake Park, Minn.
Women's Coach: Mike Thorson, University of Mary
Thorson was named the Northern Sun Conference men's and women's coach of the year after leading the Marauders to a pair of team titles. U-Mary qualified three athletes for the national championships. This is Thorson's 15th season as the head track coach at U-Mary.
The USTFCCCA selects the outstanding track athlete, field athlete and coach for the eight regions in Division II indoor track and field. Each of the 24 regional honorees will either compete or coach in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships this Friday and Saturday in Mankato, Minn.
North Central Region Women's Track: Pinar Saka, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Saka leads all NCAA entrants in the 200 meters (24.49) and 400 meters (53.91) at this weekend's national indoor championships. She won both events at the North Central Conference meet. Saka is a junior from Istanbul, Turkey.
Women's Field: Katelin Rains, Minnesota State University
Rains, the Division II record holder in the women's pole vault, will shoot for her second straight NCAA indoor championship this weekend. She vaulted 14-0½ earlier this season to break the Division II mark she set at last year's NCAA indoor meet. At the North Central Conference Championships, Rains won the pole vault and triple jump. She will compete in both events at the NCAA meet. Rains is a junior from Spring Lake Park, Minn.
Women's Coach: Mike Thorson, University of Mary
Thorson was named the Northern Sun Conference men's and women's coach of the year after leading the Marauders to a pair of team titles. U-Mary qualified three athletes for the national championships. This is Thorson's 15th season as the head track coach at U-Mary.
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