CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2022 Outdoor Track & Field post season awards on Wednesday. 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.
Carmen Riano set a new MAC meet record in the 3K Steeplechase, running 9:58.31, then the next day, she won the women's 5K by 17s over her own teammate, and 22s over the next competitor, walking away with 20pts for the RedHawks. This season, she has dropped 22s on her Steeple PR, and nearly 30s on her 5000m PR. Carmen is also currently ranked 20th in the NCAA in the 3K Steeplechase and 52nd in the 5K.
Jacqueline Pokuaah of Akron took home the Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer award by winning the long jump and triple jump. In the triple jump she leaped 12.97m and in the long jump 6.15m. Pokuaah has the 12th best mark in the triple jump in the country and scored 22 points in the meet, leading Akron to the MAC Team Championship.
Akron’s Dominika Stokowska was influential on the Zips winning the Outdoor Championship. Stokowska’s student-athletes she coached and trained accumulated 70 points on the weekend. In addition, she coached female MVP of the meet Fegor Clifford and Freshman Track Athlete of the Meet, Adaeze Nwokike.
Women's Coach of the Year
Dennis Mitchell, Akron
Women's Most Valuable Performer
Fegor Clifford, Akron
Women's Freshman Track Performer of the Year
Adaeze Nwokike, Akron
Women's Freshman Field Performer of the Year
Abby Knouff, Akron
Women’s Most Outstanding Track Performer
Carmen Riano, Miami
Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Akron
Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
Dominika Stokowska, Akron
Women's First Team All-MAC
Laurel Bristow, Akron
Amya Clarke, Akron
Fegor Clifford, Akron
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Akron
Charity Griffith, Ball State
Kayla Jones, Ball State
Karlie Zumbro, Ball State
Kaila Butler, Bowling Green
Zaresha Neal, Bowling Green
Mair Edwards, Eastern Michigan
Keypathwa Gibson, Eastern Michigan
Kilani Harvey, Eastern Michigan
Saraiah Walkes, Eastern Michigan
Gabrielle Bailey, Kent State
Benja Duff, Kent State
Leah Pasqualetti, Kent State
Carmen Riano, Miami
Skylynn Blue, Northern Illinois
Kennedy Crawford, Northern Illinois
Jahnetta Jones, Northern Illinois
Kaitlyn Lewis, Northern Illinois
Roshell Rowe, Northern Illinois
Faith Linga, Toledo
Lou Trois, Toledo
Women's Second Team All-MAC
Abby Knouff, Akron
Adaeze Nwokike, Akron
Kailee Perry, Bowling Green
Zaria Fuller, Buffalo
Olivia Hankey, Central Michigan
Peyton Korytkowski, Central Michigan
Taylor Korytkowski, Central Michigan
Jericha Petrella, Central Michigan
Kadian Clarke, Eastern Michigan
Grace Tennant, Kent State
Ava Nuttall, Miami
Jazmyn Smith, Northern Illinois
Scout Regular, Northern Illinois
Semra Karaslan, Toledo
Stephanie Sherman, Toledo
Margrett Watt, Toledo
