NEW YORK – One hundred twenty five outdoor track & field student-athletes were named to the All-BIG EAST team on Tuesday thanks to their performances at the BIG EAST Indoor BIG EAST Championships Presented by Jeep this past weekend at the Jumbo Elliott Track at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa.
The All-BIG EAST squad is comprised of BIG EAST competitors who finished in the top three in any individual or relay event at the championships.
Sixty-three women and 62 men complete the list. A total of 42 student-athletes – 21 women, 21 men – earned all-conference for two or more events. Two women, Adriana Wright and Maya Stephens from St. John’s earned all-conference in four events. Stephens was a unanimous selection for Most Outstanding Women’s Track Performer of the Meet. On the men’s side, three competitors were All-BIG EAST in four events: Xavier’s Russell Platt and Zachary Polk and DePaul’s Sebastian Feyersinger. Polk was the High Point Performer of the Meet; while Feyersinger was the co-Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet.
Three women were also all-BIG EAST in three events: Marquette’s Monique Felix and Terica Harris and St. John’s Denesha Ransome. Felix was the High Point Performer of the Meet and Harris was the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet for the women. Two-time Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet Trevor Kintyhtt from DePaul earned all-league in three events, as did Butler freshman Wade Walder.
Women’s champion Marquette had a league-best 15 all-conference honorees. The Golden Eagles also had a conference best 14 on the men’s side where Marquette finished as the runner-up. Men’s champion DePaul boasted 12 on the All-BIG EAST list; third-place Villanova had 11. Women’s runner-up Villanova recorded 14 all-conference honorees. The DePaul women had 12, while third-place St. John’s had 10.
The full list is below, with student-athletes arranged alphabetically by school, then by last name. Also below are the major awards from the 2017 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2017 All-BIG EAST Outdoor Accolades - Women
Olivia Pratt, Sr., Butler (10,000-meter run)
Allie Vogeler, So., Butler (400-meter hurdles)
Simon Carr, Jr., DePaul (1,600-meter relay)
Rutendo Chimbaru, Fr., DePaul (1,600-meter relay)
Rebecca Chounaird, Fr., DePaul (Hammer)
Ariel Davis, So., DePaul (1,600-meter relay)
Laura Edwards, So., DePaul (400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay)
Emily Eller, So., DePaul (Shot Put)
Corinne Franz, Sr., DePaul (Discus)
Alexia Harvey, So., DePaul (100-meter hurdles, 400-meter relay)
Gabrielle Howard, Sr., DePaul (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Caroline Muller, So., DePaul (High Jump)
Shayna Nwokenkwo, Sr., DePaul (100-meter dash, 400-meter relay)
Jessica Watkins, So., DePaul (400-meter relay)
Margie Cullen, Fr., Georgetown (Steeplechase)
Piper Donaghu, Jr., Georgetown (3,200-meter relay)
Autumn Eastman, Jr., Georgetown (Steeplechase)
Jocelyn Hubbard, Sr., Georgetown (3,200-meter relay)
Emma Keenan, Jr., Georgetown (800-meter run, 3,200-meter relay)
Madeline Perez, Jr., Georgetown (10,000-meter run)
Kennedy Weisner, Jr., Georgetown (1,500-meter run, 3,200-meter relay)
Meghan Carroll, Jr., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
Brittney Feivor, Sr., Marquette (10,000-meter run)
Monique Felix, So., Marquette (High Jump, Triple Jump, Heptathlon)
Terica Harris, Jr., Marquette (400-meter relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Keely Knobbe, So., Marquette (Hammer)
Madison Marko, Fr., Marquette (400-meter relay)
Maya Marion, Jr., Marquette (Shot Put, Discus)
Alison Parker, Jr., Marquette (800-meter run, 3,200-meter relay)
Jennifer Parker, Jr., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
Jessica Parker, Jr., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
Jenna Rosenthal, So., Marquette (Discus)
Anna Strong, Sr., Marquette (400-meter dash, 400-meter relay)
Arra Strong, Sr., Marquette (400-meter relay)
Gemma Tedeschi, Jr., Marquette (Pole Vault)
Omo Tseumah, Sr., Marquette (High Jump)
Brianna Ilarda, Jr., Providence (Steeplechase)
Catarina Rocha, Jr., Providence (5,000-meter run)
Jasmine Burkett, Jr., St. John’s (400-meter hurdles, 1,600-meter relay)
Destiny Davis, Fr., St. John’s, (400-meter relay)
Christine Oguledo, Sr., St. John’s (200-meter dash, 1,600-meter relay)
Anointing Onuoha, Jr., St. John’s (Long Jump)
Olivia Pantale, Fr., St. John’s (Javelin)
Denesha Ransome, Jr., St. John’s (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter relay)
Julia Schwan, Sr., St. John’s (Heptathlon)
Maya Stephens, Jr., St. John’s (200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay)
Nyla Woods, Jr., St. John’s (Shot Put, Hammer)
Adriana Wright, Sr., St. John’s (100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay)
Bella Burda, So., Villanova (5,000-meter run)
Danielle Burns, Fr., Villanova (100-meter hurdles, 1,600-meter relay)
Siofra Cleirigh Buttner, Jr., Villanova (1,500-meter run, 1,600-meter relay)
Ann Campbell, So., Villanova (5,000-meter run)
Kaley Ciluffo, Fr., Villanova (3,200-meter relay)
Caroline Hamilton, Sr., Villanova (Javelin)
Rebecca Del Rossi, Jr., Villanova (3,200-meter relay)
Nicole Hutchinson, So., Villanova (1,500-meter run, 3,200-meter relay)
Hannah Lee, Sr., Villanova (Javelin)
Angel Piccirillo, Sr., Villanova (800-meter run, 1,600-meter relay)
Bridget Owen, Jr., Villanova (Pole Vault)
Amari Onque-Shabazz, Fr., Villanova (400-meter dash, 1,600-meter relay)
Adeline Scelzi, So., Villanova (Pole Vault)
Veronica Scott, Sr., Villanova (400-meter hurdles, 3,200-meter relay)
Karmen Auble, Jr., Xavier (Heptathlon)
2017 All-BIG EAST Outdoor Accolades – Men
Richard Clark, Jr., Butler (400-meter relay, Decathlon)
Colton Haymon, Fr., Butler (400-meter relay)
Jake Kellersohn, Jr., Butler (400-meter relay)
Matt Lumbar, Jr., Butler (10,000-meter run)
Erik Peterson, Sr., Butler (5,000-meter run)
Dakota Thompson, Jr., Butler (High Jump)
Tim Vestuto, So., Butler (400-meter relay)
Wade Walder, Fr., Butler (110-meter hurdles, Pole Vault, Decathlon)
Charles Bottoms, Sr., DePaul (400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay)
Kyle Decker, So., DePaul (110-meter hurdles)
Sebastian Feyersinger, Jr., DePaul (200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay)
Kyle Hedge, So., DePaul (Shot Put, Discus)
Jarvis Hill, Jr., DePaul (400-meter hurdles, 1,600-meter relay)
Isaac Jiminez, So. DePaul (Shot Put)
Trevor Kintyhtt, Sr., DePaul (Shot Put, Discus, Hammer)
Brian Mada, So., DePaul (Triple Jump)
Dominic Marshall, Fr., DePaul (Hammer)
Adam Nelson, Fr., DePaul (400-meter relay)
Xavier Taylor, Fr., DePaul (Long Jump)
Isaac Walker, So., DePaul (400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay)
Adam Barnard, Fr., Georgetown (3,200-meter relay)
Scott Carpenter, Jr., Georgetown (Steeplechase, 3,200-meter relay)
Charles Cooper, So., Georgetown (3,200-meter relay)
Michael Crozier, Jr., Georgetown (5,000-meter run)
Darren Fahy, Sr., Georgetown (1,500-meter run, Steeplechase)
Nate Gordon, Jr., Georgetown (1,600-meter relay)
Jonathan Green, Jr., Georgetown (5,000-meter run)
Eion Nohilly, Fr., Georgetown (Steeplechase, 3,200-meter relay)
Nicholas Sullivan, So., Georgetown (1,600-meter relay)
Joseph White, Jr., Georgetown (800-meter run, 1,600-meter relay)
Quincey Wilson, Fr., Georgetown (400-meter dash, 1,600-meter relay)
Daniel Armstrong, Fr., Marquette (High Jump)
Dwayne Dash, Sr., Marquette (Long Jump)
Djdade Denson, Jr., Marquette (Triple Jump)
Brad Eagan, So., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
Eric Fellin, So., Marquette (Javelin)
Derek Gross, Fr., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
James Kubik, So., Marquette (Pole Vault)
John Krzyszkowski, Sr., Marquette (Javelin)
Brendan McKinney, So., Marquette (Discus, Hammer)
Chris Van Saders, Jr., Marquette (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles)
Sam Sagan, Fr., Marquette (Decathlon)
Greg Suarez, So., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
Christian Zambrano, Sr., Marquette (3,200-meter relay)
William Wolf, Jr., Marquette (Triple Jump)
Julian Oakley, Sr., Providence (1,500-meter run)
Tom O’Neill, Jr., Providence (10,000-meter run)
Stephen Robertson, Sr., Providence (10,000-meter run)
Konrad Bayer, So., Villanova (1,600-meter relay)
Kyle Cartwright, Sr., Villanova (400-meter hurdles, 1,600-meter relay)
Thomas Conboy, So., Villanova (Pole Vault)
Jack Judge, So., Villanova (Javelin)
Ville Lampinen, Jr., Villanova (800-meter run, 1,600-meter relay)
Ben Malone, Jr., Villanova (3,200-meter relay)
Ishmael Muhammad, Jr., Villanova (800-meter run, 3,200-meter relay)
Colin O’Mara, Sr., Villanova (3,200-meter relay)
Sterling Pierce, So., Villanova (100-meter dash)
Harry Purcell, So., Villanova (400-meter dash, 1,600-meter relay)
Logan Wetzel, Fr., Villanova (1,500-meter run, 3,200-meter relay)
Matthew Bryant, Sr., Xavier (400-meter relay)
Russell Platt, Sr., Xavier (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter relay, High Jump)
Zachary Polk, Jr., Xavier (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter relay, Long Jump)
Chris Taylor, Fr., Xavier (400-meter relay)
2017 Outdoor Track & Field Championship Major Individual Awards
Women’s Most Outstanding Track Performer – Maya Stephens, St. John’s, Jr., Sprints ^
Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer – Terica Harris, Marquette, Jr., Jumps
Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year – Marquette (Head Coach Bert Rogers) ^#
Women’s High Point Performer of the Meet – Monique Felix, Marquette, So., Multis (28.0 points)
Co-Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer – Joseph White, Georgetown, Jr., Mid-Distance &
Sebastian Feyersinger, DePaul, Jr., Sprints
Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer – Trevor Kintytt, DePaul, Jr., Throws^#
Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year – DePaul (Head Coach Dave Dopek)
Men’s High Point Performer of the Meet – Zachary Polk, Xavier, Jr., Sprints/Jumps (28.5 points)
^ denotes unanimous selection
# won award in 2016