NATCHITOCHES – Three Northwestern State conference champions, Jermeka McBride, George Flaviano and Emmanuel Williams, won top Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field awards Wednesday.
 
McBride was the Female Outstanding Running Events Award winner after sweeping the 100 and 200 meter dash crowns and running a leg on the runner-up 4x100 relay last weekend at the 2016 Southland Outdoor Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas.
 
Flaviano was voted by league coaches as the Male Newcomer of the Year after capturing the 400 meter hurdles and running a leg on the Demons' winning 4x100 relay squad.

Williams won the Male Outstanding Field Events prize for posting the nation's 16^th-best long jump to win his specialty, and taking the runner-up spot in the triple jump.
 
The Lady Demons matched their best-ever conference meet finish, second, with a school-record 112.3 point total. The Demons finished a strong third in the 12-team men's race with 116 points.
 
McBride, a senior from The Bahamas, ran the nation's 42^nd fastest 100 meters (11.44) this year to win. She set an NSU school record in the 200 with her first-place 23.63 time and was part of a 45.90 clocking for silver in the 4x100 relay.
 
Flaviano, a mid-year junior college transfer originally from South Sudan, carved nearly a second off his season best with a winning 400 meter hurdles time of 51.21, a mark that is 25^th nationally.
 
Williams soared 25-8 ¼ to capture the long jump last Friday, then covered 50-7 a day later to finish second to his twin brother Aaron in the triple jump. Each one scored 18 points as Aaron Williams took second in the long jump. They are from Duson and Acadiana High School, and each has already received his undergraduate degree from NSU.
 
The three NSU award winners will be among a large group of Demons and Lady Demons heading to the NCAA East Preliminary Round Championships late this month in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
They accounted for seven of the 23 podium finishes by NSU entries at the three-day Southland Outdoors.
 
Along with the medals received on the podium at the meet, the top-three finishers earned All-Southland Conference honors. The winner earned first-team honors, the second place finisher earned second-team accolades while third place finishers were honored with third-team awards.

Men's Individual Award Winners
 
Male Athlete of the Year: Jeffrey Moore, Sam Houston State
Male Outstanding Field Events: Emmanuel Williams, Northwestern State
Male Outstanding Running Events: Jeffrey Moore, Sam Houston State
Male Newcomer of the Year: George Flaviano, Northwestern State
Male Freshman of the Year: Michael Nicholls, New Orleans
Leon Johnson Men's Coach of the Year: Phil Olson, Stephen F. Austin
 
Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
100-Meter Dash	Micah Larkins, NSU	Aaron Piper, SFA	Amir James, NSU
110-Meter Hurdles	Michael Nicholls, UNO	Kerry Gleason, SFA	William Stark SHSU
200-Meter Dash	Amir James, NSU	Rosen Daniel, ACU	Deandre McBride, ACU
400-Meter Dash	Rosen Daniel, ACU	Jonathon Joe, SFA	Will Gibson, SFA
400-Meter Hurdles	George Flaviano, NSU	Kerry Gleason, SFA	Garrett Moore, SFA
800-Meter Run	Jeffrey Moore, SHSU	Nathan Gillis, LU	Michael Batson, UNO
1,500-Meter Run	Jeffrey Moore, SHSU	Iliass Aouani, LU	Quinton McGregor, SFA
3,000-Meter Steeple	Philipp Baar, TAMUCC	Evan Arambula, SHSU	Chris Speaks, SHSU
5,000-Meter Run	Iliass Aouani, LU	Charles Mathenge, SFA	Philipp Baar, TAMUCC
10,000-Meter Run	Charles Mathenge, SFA	Alex Dunbar, LU	Ryan Creech, LU
4x100-Meter Relay*	Northwestern State	Stephen F. Austin	UIW
4x400-Meter Relay*	Central Arkansas	Lamar	McNeese
High Jump	Eric Moore, UCA	Tyler Adams, SHSU	Jamarkese Williams, UIW
Long Jump	Emmanuel Williams, NSU	Aaron Williams, NSU	Kartavius Hamilton, MCN
Triple Jump	Aaron Williams, NSU	Emmanuel Williams, NSU	John Lemke, MCN
Pole Vault	Devin King, SLU	Cameron Meyer, SFA	Garrett Larson, SHSU
Shot Put	Cedric Paul, NSU	Jimmy LeBlanc, SLU	Hiram Morales, MCN
Discus	Jimmy LeBlanc, SLU	Ryan Simmons, ACU	Ben Bibby, SFA
Javelin	Anthony Garcia, SHSU	Donavon Banks, MCN	Kyle Zenon, MCN
Hammer	Kalvin Singletary, SHSU	Jimmy LeBlanc, SLU	Jelani Rainey, ACU
Decathlon	Tyler Adams, SHSU	Hunter Key, SFA	Garrison Fick, HBU

 
*4x100-Meter Relay:   
1. Northwestern State – (Amir James, Micah Larkins, George Flaviano, Ty Shilling)
2. Stephen F. Austin – (Aaron Piper, D'Lance Sharp, Tedrick Hawkins, My'Lik Kerley)
3. UIW – (Kentonie Thomas, Jamarkese Williams, Uchenna Nnaji, Clinton Cole)
 
*4x400-Meter Relay:   
1. Central Arkansas – (Anthony Hamilton, Aaron Hamilton, Daniel Lawson, Sharad Mackey)
2. Lamar – (Damerian Toliver, Thomas Lightfoot, Nathan Gillis, Brendan Langley)
3. McNeese – (Trace Trosclair, Jaylen Goodly, Olandis Johnson, Blake Comeaux)
 
Women's Individual Award Winners
 
Female Athlete of the Year: Alexandria Hackett, Abilene Christian
Female Outstanding Field Events: Sarea Alexander, UIW
Female Outstanding Running Events: Jermeka McBride, Northwestern State
Female Newcomer of the Year: Hannah McWilliams, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Female Freshman of the Year: Dominique Allen, UIW
Women's Coach of the Year: Dave Self, Sam Houston State
 
Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams

	1st	2nd	3rd
100-Meter Dash	Jermeka McBride, NSU	Sharrona Williams SLU	Maegan Moore, MCN
100-Meter Hurdles	Danielle Demas, SHSU	Alexia Fortenberry, UNO	Braneshia Payton, NSU
200-Meter Dash	Jermeka McBride, NSU	Danielle Demas, SHSU	De'Shalyn Jones, NSU
400-Meter Dash	De'Shalyn Jones, NSU	Jessica James, ACU	Sarah Shim, LU
400-Meter Hurdles	Kimone Greene, ACU	Ruth Amaku, SHSU	Kryshell Rolle, NICH
800-Meter Run	Dominique Allen, UIW	Briana McCall, SHSU	Kierstin Santana, HBU
1,500-Meter Run	Verity Ockenden, LU	Diana Garcia-Munoz, ACU	Rana Ryan, SFA
3,000-Meter Steeple	Shelby Pesek, SFA	Katrina Fite, SFA	Marina Guerrero Puigdevall, ACU
5,000-Meter Run	Alexandria Hackett, ACU	Verity Ockenden, LU	Michaela Hackett, ACU
10,000-Meter Run	Alexandria Hackett, ACU	Gemma Bridge, MCN	Olivia Olguin, SHSU
4x100-Meter Relay*	Lamar	Northwestern State	Southeastern Louisiana
4x400-Meter Relay*	Central Arkansas	Nicholls	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
High Jump	Sashane Hanson, TAMUCC	Jasmine Waring, UIW	Quanese Jones-Young, NSU
Long Jump	Sarea Alexander, UIW	Paula Smith, SHSU	Sakinah Abdul Aziz, NICH
Triple Jump	Por'sha Thomas, NSU	Sarea Alexander, UIW	Kierranika Duncan, NICH
Pole Vault	Nicole Casper, MCN	Ashley Thomas, SHSU	Hannah McWilliams, TAMUCC
Shot Put	Diamond Thomas, TAMUCC	Kayla Meglar, ACU	Brie Dewbre, SFA
Discus	Jessica Spelling, SFA	Kayla Meglar, ACU	Rechelle Bessard, NSU
Javelin	Ashley Aldredge, NSU	Elizabeth Lyssy, SHSU	Kelsey Frank, NSU
Hammer	Ashley Jenkins, SHSU	Jermisha Frazier, SLU	Rechelle Bessard, NSU
Heptathlon	Madeline Kaufmann, SHSU	Farydah Inoussa, UNO	Avery Zamzow, SHSU

 
*4x100-Meter Relay:
1. Lamar – (Janay Stanton, Deja Phillips, Dominique Taylor, Erin Derrow)
2. Northwestern State – (Keshira McKnight, De'Shalyn Jones, Jermeka McBride, Braneshia Payton)
3. Southeastern Louisiana – (Jaslyn Bowman, Sharrona Williams, Kaelynn Smith, Aareion Jackson)

*4x400-Meter Relay:
1. Central Arkansas – (Samantha Ellis, Samantha Gibson, Molly Sampson, Jasmine Richard)
2. Nicholls – (Elexus Allen, Dasia Mccullum, Terrian Gauff, Lakeisha Taylor)
3. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – (Tashonna Williams, Shanice Pendergast, Faith Williams, Olivia Williamson)