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Fayetteville, Ark. ? Carl Myerscough and Ineta Radevica were honored as the U.S. Track Coaches Midwest Regional athletes of the year, while Nebraska Head Coach Gary Pepin was named the women’s regional coach of the year.
Two-time defending NCAA Indoor shot put champion, Myerscough leads the NCAA in 2004 with his toss of 68-7 ? to win the Big 12 Conference title. The Hambleton, England, native won the 2003 indoor national crown in the shot with his NCAA meet-record throw of 70-6 ? and will try to defend that championship at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Radevica was named the women’s regional athlete of the year, after capturing conference crowns in the long and triple jump. The Kraslava, Latvia, native set a Nebraska school record in the triple jump with her leap of 45-0 ? at the Big 12 meet and will try to win her first career title in the NCAA Indoor championships this weekend.
Radevica was named the NCAA Midwest Regional Co-Athlete of the Year during the 2003 outdoor season and went on to win the NCAA outdoor title in the triple jump with her mark of 45-8 ?.
Pepin was honored as the Midwest Regional Women’s Coach of the Year after the Huskers won the Big 12 Indoor Championships for the first time in three years. The last time he earned USTCA Midwest Regional honors was during 2000 and 2001, in which he was named both the men’s and women’s coach of the year.
The honor comes after Pepin was named the Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year last week. The Pittsburg, Kan., native is in his 24th season as the Nebraska track and field coach and has guided the Huskers to 59 indoor and outdoor titles in the at span, including the 2004 Men’s and Women’s Big 12 Indoor Conference Championships.
The Huskers will take the track on Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, to compete in the 2004 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Nebraska is represented by 26 athletes in the national meet and will make a run for its first NCAA team title since the women won three consecutive women’s championships from 1982-1984.