NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State sprinter Destine Scott didn't allow a shortened regular season and an offseason affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to derail his transition to NCAA Division I track and field.

Scott earned Southland Conference Indoor Newcomer of the Year honors after scoring 13 points in two individual sprints and another six points on the 4x400 relay.

The Coffeyville Community College transfer took silver in the 200 meters (21.21) and fourth in the 400 meters (47.56) before he ran the anchor leg of the bronze 4x400 relay with Dejon Blake, Ebenezer Aggrey and Kennedy Harrison.

"Destine is a brute, and he'll just get better and better," said NSU track coach Mike Heimerman of the load Scott took on in the championships despite the shortened season. "He's come in and gotten the job done, and we expect big things from him."

Scott's superlative honor caps 11 individual and two relay medals as the league announced its all-conference teams Thursday, which consist of medal winners at the indoor meet.

Kie'Ave Harry earned first-team honors in the 60 meters after winning the event with a 6.68.

The women captured nine individual medals en route to a second-place team finish.

Lauren Clarke and Jayla Fields each garnered two medals.

Clarke won the triple jump (43-1.5) and placed third in the high jump (5-9.85).

Fields took bronze in the 200 (24.68) and silver in the long jump (19-1.5).

Lynell Washington held serve in the 60 meters, winning gold (7.49).

Aarika Lister captured bronze in that event, clocking a 7.56.

Janiel Moore hurdled her way to gold in the 60 meter hurdles (8.53).

Despite limited practices because of illness, Annemarie Broussard snagged gold in the pole vault (12-11.75).

Kristin McDuffie added silver in the weight throw with a 57-10.25.

NSU's 4x400 relay won for the fifth straight season as Diana Granados teamed up with Janiel Moore, Erin Wilson and Alexus Harris to capture gold.

The outdoor season starts Saturday with a meet at UT Tyler.
 
 
Men's Outstanding Running Events Performer – Auhmad Robinson, Fr., Stephen F. Austin
Men's Outstanding Field Events Performer – Denim Rogers, Sr., Houston Baptist
Men's Freshman of the Year – Auhmad Robinson, Fr., Stephen F. Austin
Men's Newcomer of the Year – Destine Scott, Jr., Northwestern State
Men's Athlete of the Year – Christopher Welch, Jr., Houston Baptist
Men's Coach of the Year – Phil Olson, Stephen F. Austin
 
Women's Outstanding Running Events Performer – Kelsey Ramirez, Sr., Stephen F. Austin
Women's Outstanding Field Events Performer – Kaitlin Smith, Sr., Houston Baptist
Women's Freshman of the Year – KeAyla Dov, Fr., Sam Houston
Women's Newcomer of the Year – Shanell Atkins, Jr., New Orleans
Women's Athlete of the Year – Kelsey Ramirez, Sr., Stephen F. Austin
Women's Coach of the Year – Jerrod Cook, Abilene Christian
 
2021 Southland Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference Teams

Event	First	Second	Third
60m	Kie'Ave Harry, NSU	Ismael Kone, AMCC	Jack Marshall, ACU
60m Hurdles	Paul Martin, SFA	Denim Rogers, HBU	Ketavion Humber, AMCC
200m	Auhmad Robinson, SFA	Destine Scott, NSU	Jack Marshall, ACU
400m	Muzuri Mattar, SFA	Leonardo Ledgister, AMCC	Timor Barrett, AMCC
800m	Matthew Harding, MCN	Terry Robinson Jr., UCA	Jesse Applewhite, UCA
Mile	Shea Foster, SLU	Jaden Forester, UNO	Anthony Cordero, SLU
3,000m	Shea Foster, SLU	Dennis Kipngeno, AMCC	Adam Cortez, SLU
5,000m	Shea Foster, SLU	Adam Cortez, SLU	Dennis Kipngeno, AMCC
4x400m	M. Mattar, J. Curry, J. Garcia, A. Robinson – SFA	K. Humber, K. Lawrence, T. Barrett, L. Ledgister – AMCC	D. Blake, E. Aggrey, K. Harrison, D. Scott – NSU
DMR	J. Hamilton, S. Sullivan, T. Robinson Jr., M. Nores – UCA	J. Forester, H. Coleman, C. Litolff, A. Snell – UNO	T. Jacobs, C. Welch, N. Allen, B. Drew – HBU
High Jump	Asani Hylton, SFA	Slavko Stevic, SLU	Theron Cobb, SFA
Pole Vault	Clayton Fritsch, SHSU	Branson Ellis, SFA	Carter Scott, SFA
Long Jump	Isaiah Cash, HBU	Chris Welch, HBU	Zachary Johnson, SHSU
Triple Jump	Chris Welch, HBU	Zachary Johnson, HBU	Preston Whaley, AMCC
Shot Put	Tommy Nedow, SLU	Tyler Richardson, ACU	Kevin Steward, SFA
Weight Throw	Tyler Richardson, ACU	Thomas Wilson, ACU	Vojislav Gvero, UNO
Heptathlon	Denim Rogers, HBU	Asani Hylton, SFA	Scott Boon, HBU

 
2021 Southland Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference Teams

Event	First	Second	Third
60m	Lynell Washington, NSU	Taylor Tolen, ACU	Aarika Lister, NSU
60m Hurdles	Janiel Moore, NSU	Kaitlin Smith, HBU	Megan Kirby, ACU
200m	Taylor Tolen, ACU	Shamarah Shannon, UNO	Jayla Fields, NSU
400m	Nissi Kabongo, SFA	Tyler Rose, UCA	Indya Jackson, SLU
800m	LaSean Davis, SFA	Maryn DeMaio, UIW	Jessica Rabius, HBU
Mile	Kelsey Ramirez, SFA	Tamara Reeves, UCA	Sophie Daigle, SLU
3,000m	Irene Rono, ACU	Kelsey Ramirez, SFA	Valentina Campos, AMCC
5,000m	Arina Kleshchukova, UNO	Kelsey Ramirez, SFA	Irene Rono, ACU
4x400m	D. Granados, J. Moore, E. Wilson, A. Harris – NSU	S. Walker, M. Henson, R. Jordan, N. Johnson – ACU	M. Griffin, J. Wagner, Y. Steele, L. Manciaz – AMCC
DMR	B. Nolen, A. King, L. Davis, K. Ramirez – SFA	A. Dohmen, S. Shannon, J. Drakes, A. Kleshchukova – UNO	Q. Johnson, N. Williams-Mcfarland, C. Clark, V. Campos – AMCC
High Jump	Zoe Spinn, ACU	Nissi Kabongo, SFA	Lauren Clarke, NSU
Pole Vault	Annemarie Broussard, NSU	Riley Floerke, SFA	Alisa Novosad, UIW
Long Jump	Chelsea Harrington, NICH	Jayla Fields, NSU	Klinta Blusina, LU
Triple Jump	Lauren Clarke, NSU	Ella Anttila, ACU	Malaiya Jedkins, MCN
Shot Put	Annina Brandenburg, ACU	KeAyla Dov, SHSU	Halie Daniel, SHSU
Weight Throw	Shanell Atkins, UNO	Kristin McDuffie, NSU	Grace Walford, SLU
Pentathlon	Kaitlin Smith, HBU	Megan Kirby, ACU	Madelyn McCabe, SLU