CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2021 Indoor Track & Field post season awards on Tuesday. All awards are voted on by the head coaches in the conference, with the exception of All-MAC Teams and Freshmen Performers of the Year, which are determined on points earned at the conference championship meet.
 
Eastern Michigan's Chris Devaney was tabbed the Most Outstanding Track Performer. The redshirt-sophomore finished first in the men's 5,000 meters at the 2020 MAC Championships, breaking a meet record that has stood since 2004.
 
Kent State's Jake Wickey and Buffalo's Brandon Burke share the honor of MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer in 2021. Burke placed first place in the Men's High Jump event this past weekend, and his performance ranked 6th in the NCAA. Wickey won his 5th meet in a row with an impressive toss of 22.47m which tabs him 5th in the NCAA. 
 
Eastern Michigan's Mark Rinker was selected the Men's Assistant Coach of the Year. Rinker is in his first season coaching the Eagles guiding the middle distance and distance groups. At the 2020 MAC Championships, his athletes scored 78 points between 5 events, highlighted by a podium sweep in the 5,000m and first place finishes in the 3000m, mile, and DMR events. 
 

Men's Coach of the Year
Sue Parks, Eastern Michigan

Co-Men's Most Valuable Performer
Amir Willis, Akron
Baldvin Magnusson, Eastern Michigan

Men's Freshman Track Performer of the Year
Kaleb Simpson, Eastern Michigan

Men's Freshman Field Performer of the Year
Hunter Garretson, Akron

Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Chris Devaney, Eastern Michigan 

Co-Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Brandon Burke, Buffalo
Jake Wickey, Kent State

Men's Assistant Coach of the Year 
Mark Rinker, Eastern Michigan 

Men's First Team All-MAC
Amir Willis, Akron (60, 200, 4x4)
Zarik Brown, Akron (400, 4x4)
Blake Lucius, Akron (800)
Baldvin Magnusson, EMU (mile, 3000, DMR)
Chris Devaney, EMU (5000)
Patrick Kimball, Akron (60H)
Malcom Briley, Akron (4x4)
Charles Sanders, Akron (4x4)
Trent Barron, EMU (DMR)
Solomon Costa, EMU (DMR)
Owen Day, EMU (DMR)
Brandon Burke, UB (HJ)
Hunter Garretson, Akron (PV)
Hesham Eldesouky, Akron (LJ, TJ)
Jonathan Surdej, UB (SP)
Jake Wickey, KSU (WT)
Brandon Hochbein, Akron (Hep)

Men's Second Team All-MAC
Kaleb Simpson, EMU  (60, 200, 4x4)
Owen Richardson, EMU (400,4x4)
Ronald Brandal, EMU (800)
Drew Johnson, KSU (mile)
Benjamin Cardamone, UB (3000)
Toby Gualter, EMU (5000)
Alex Shields, KSU (60H0
Dante Lander, EMU (4x4)
Richie Sadler, EMU (4x4)
Patrick Hazlitt, UB (DMR)
Jaron Meyer, UB (DMR)
Christopher Nowak, UB (DMR)
Thomas Flannery, UB (DMR)
Nuh Andu, Akron (HJ)
Kristian Kneffler, KSU (PV)
Dimitrije Novakovic, Akron (LJ)
Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed, EMU (TJ)
Chukwusom Enekwechi, EMU (SP)
Newlyn Stephenson, EMU (WT)
Jacob Mally, KSU (Hep)