The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced the top performance winners from the 2021 Outdoor Track and Field Championship meet as well as the official all-conference honorees. The top eight finishes in individual events and top three relays are considered GPAC all-conference for outdoor track and field.
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Wilton George hit the NAIA 'A' qualifying standard in 10.58 seconds to win a GPAC Championship in the 100-meter race. George also finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles.
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Ben Jefferies earned all-conference honors with a first place finish in the 400-meter race and finished second in the 200-meter with a NAIA 'A' standard time of 21.36.
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Ryan Kotey took fourth place in the 100-meter and third in the 200-meter dash. Kotey hit the 'A' standard in the 200, finishing in 21.41.
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Jalen Cook,
AJ Lefler, Kotey, and Jefferies earned all-conference honors in the 4x400 relay with a second place finish.
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Gabriel Wyant finished eighth in the javelin throw with his throw of 48.10 meters.
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Jesikah Boykin finished third in the in 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.58.
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Lexus Mosbrucker took seventh in the javelin throw with a throw of 34.56 meters.
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Lauren Tamayo from Hastings was named the Female Athlete of the Meet and Dylan Kucera was named the Male Athlete of the Meet. Tamayo and Kucera were also the GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Outstanding Athletes of the Year.
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Matt Beisel from Concordia has been named the GPAC Women's Coach of the Year while Ed Fye from Doane was named the Men's Coach of the Year.
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