CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced its 2026 Outdoor Track & Field specialty award winners and All-MAC teams following this year’s championship meet at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie, Indiana.
On the men’s side, Andrew Styles was named the Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer after helping lead Akron to its fourth consecutive MAC Outdoor Championship team title. Styles defended his conference title in the 400 meters with a career-best time of 46.22 before adding another individual crown in the 200 meters with a career-best 20.70. He also anchored the winning 4x400 relay team that secured the championship for the Zips. Styles totaled 22.5 points during the meet and earned the conference’s Most Valuable Performer honor for the second consecutive MAC Championship season, both indoor and outdoor.
Owen Wendl earned Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer honors after successfully defending his conference championships in both the discus and shot put. Wendl opened the meet with a season-best discus throw of 57.33m (188-1) before winning the shot put with a mark of 18.22m (59-9.25). His 20 individual points helped Akron secure the outdoor team championship by a 63.5-point margin.
Akron’s Randy Overby was selected as the Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year after guiding the Zips’ sprint and relay units to 63 points at the championship meet. Akron scored in all three sprint events and both relays, highlighted by conference titles from Styles in the 200M and 400M, along with a victory in the 4x400 relay. The Zips also totaled five All-MAC performances in the sprint events.
For the women, Amryne Chilton was named the Women’s Most Outstanding Track Performer after delivering one of the top performances of the meet. Chilton recorded a MAC Championship meet record and Kent State school record in the 100 meters with a time of 11.37 before breaking her own school record in the 200 meters with a 23.04 performance. She captured two individual conference titles and contributed 21.5 points to Kent State’s team total while also helping the Golden Flashes place third in the 4x400 relay.
Brook Boes earned Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer honors after a dominant weekend in the throwing events. Boes captured the shot put title with a throw of 15.18m (49-9.75), finished runner-up in the hammer throw and added points in the discus with a fourth-place finish. Her 23 individual points helped lead Akron to its first MAC Outdoor women’s team championship since 2022.
Kent State’s Michael Schober was named Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year after his athletes combined for 94 points during the championship meet. His group produced two gold medal performances, three silver medal finishes and multiple top-four program marks. Chilton highlighted the effort with gold medals and school records in both the 100m and 200m, while Gabrielle Hammonds and Marinna Atanmo each recorded top-four times in program history in their respective hurdle events.
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-MAC First Team
Isaac Baltic, Akron
Garett Boe, Akron
Tayven Crump, Akron
Braylyn Farrington, Akron
Lane Graham, Akron
AJ Jordan, Akron
Noah Nyageo, Akron
Kaden Rambatt, Akron
Andrew Styles, Akron
Owen Wendl, Akron
Kian Wiles, Eastern Michigan
Sean Callahan Jr., Kent State
Ryan Gruss, Kent State
Amare Hall, Kent State
Beau Harkelroad, Kent State
Michael Parks, Buffalo
Chaz Sakala, Kent State
Jacob Stanley, Kent State
Linkon Tyrrell, Kent State
Nate Hollingsworth, Miami
Dominic Jackson, Miami
Petros Sanchez, Miami
Matthew Acquah, UMass
Hunter Camara, UMass
Collin Catherwood, UMass
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-MAC Second Team
Rennie Gittens Jr., Akron
Titus Kirui, Akron
Amari Noble, Akron
Garrett Tiller, Akron
Jordan Thompson-Seay, Akron
Jeffrey Usman, Akron
Brian Murphy, Buffalo
Aidan Norris, Buffalo
Nicalis Williams, Buffalo
Kayenn Mabin, Eastern Michigan
Jake McEachern, Eastern Michigan
Olawole Olanrewaju, Eastern Michigan
Baidy Ba, Kent State
Micah Coates, Kent State
Owen Miller, Kent State
Tom Heal, Miami
Matthew Howard, Miami
Anton Martinez, Miami
Elijah Wolinski, UMass
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-MAC First Team
Brook Boes, Akron
Gabrielle Griffiths, Akron
Marcy Jebitok, Akron
Jackline Nanjala, Akron
Malina Miller, Ball State
Kenli Nettles, Ball State
Laya’Lapri Ratney, Ball State
Kylee Cubbison, Bowling Green
Rachael Hoover, Bowling Green
Ajah Arscott, Eastern Michigan
Demetria Henderson, Eastern Michigan
Josephine Oloye, Eastern Michigan
Uduak Udosoh, Eastern Michigan
Saraiah Walkes, Eastern Michigan
Jordynn Young, Eastern Michigan
Amryne Chilton, Kent State
Kristen Jay, Kent State
Shakira Cadet, UMass
Mia Boule, Miami
Kate Hallie, Miami
Mabinty Kebe, Western Michigan
Ava Kurczewski, Western Michigan
Laurine Marimon, Western Michigan
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-MAC Second Team
Cassidy Allen, Akron
Vanessa Horn, Akron
McKenzie McKnitt, Akron
Mariyah Moore, Akron
Sloane Sypolt, Akron
Alana Springer, Ball State
Kylee Marshall, Ball State
Amina Hadziahmetovic, Ball State
Stella Kapp, Buffalo
Isa Van Puffelen, Buffalo
Emily McClean, Central Michigan
Shamoya Clemetson, Eastern Michigan
Marinna Atanmo, Kent State
Lanee Hall, Kent State
Gabrielle Hammonds, Kent State
Agnes Thundal, UMass
Maggie Dougherty, Miami
Avery Emerson, Miami
Ellie Greenwell, Ohio
Melody Jebiwot, Toledo
