NEW ORLEANS — Pittsburg State University head track & field coach Kyle Rutledge swept Central Region Coach of the Year honors for men's and women's indoor track & field as announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Friday (Mar. 15).

Assistant coach Jason Crow garnered Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors for men's indoor track & field, while Blakelee Winn was named the Central Region Field Athlete of the Year for women's indoor track & field.

Rutledge, in his third year as head coach at Pittsburg State, led the Gorillas to the team title at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships with 69 points, winning three events. Pittsburg State, which compiled 14 first-team All-American performances, also won the team title at the MIAA Indoor Championships with a meet-record 212 points.

Rutledge led the Pitt State women to a runner-up finish at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships with 64.5 points. Pittsburg State racked up 14 first-team All-America honors at the DII Indoor and also won the team title at the MIAA Indoor Championships with a meet-record 221 points.

Crow, in his fourth year as an assistant coach at his alma mater, coached Gorillas sprinters to account for 36 of the team's 69 points in winning the team title. Crow's sprint/hurdle crew earned 10 All-America honors including titles in the 60-meter hurdles (Daylin Williams) and 4×400 relay.

Winn, who hails from Pea Ridge, Ark., won the national championship in the pentathlon at the Robert W. Plaster Center last week, despite being seeded ninth coming into the meet. She scored 4,009 points, which made her the 13th best performer in NCAA DII history.

Additionally, the USTFCCCA released the NCAA-II first-team and second-team All-Americans from the 2024 indoor season. Pitt State honorees are listed below.

Pitt State Men
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Bailey Stone
First-Team All-America    Distance Medley Relay    Braden Zaner
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Dapriest Hogans
First-Team All-America    Distance Medley Relay    Woyn Chatman
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Woyn Chatman
First-Team All-America    Distance Medley Relay    Dylan Sprecker
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Caden Williams
First-Team All-America    Distance Medley Relay    Mason Strader    
First-Team All-America    Triple Jump              Tre Betts
First-Team All-America    200 Meters               Dakari Charlton
First-Team All-America    60 Meters                Dakari Charlton
First-Team All-America    Triple Jump              Treyvon Ferguson
Second-Team All-America   200 Meters               Dapriest Hogans
First-Team All-America    60 Meters                Dapriest Hogans
First-Team All-America    Heptathlon               Hunter Jones
First-Team All-America    60 Meter Hurdles         Joel Nyatusah
Second-Team All-America   Shot Put                 Cole Sample
First-Team All-America    Pole Vault               Grayson Smith
First-Team All-America    Mile                     Mason Strader    
First-Team All-America    400 Meters               Caden Williams
First-Team All-America    60 Meter Hurdles         Daylin Williams
First-Team All-America    60 Meters                Tevin Wright-Rose

Pitt State Women
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Mikah Edwards
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Olivia Lowrey
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Kinleigh Hall
First-Team All-America    4x400 Relay              Yasmine Johnson
First-Team All-America    Triple Jump              Auna Childress
First-Team All-America    800 Meters               Kate Dawson
First-Team All-America    Pole Vault               Shelbi Day
Second-Team All-America   Long Jump                Mattie Flanagan
First-Team All-America    Pentathlon               Mattie Flanagan
First-Team All-America    200 Meters               Diandrenique Gaines    
First-Team All-America    60 Meters                Diandrenique Gaines
First-Team All-America    High Jump                Haleigh Hadley
First-Team All-America    High Jump                Kyra Heald
Second-Team All-America   60 Meters                Taniya Looney
First-Team All-America    Triple Jump              Taylor Nelloms
First-Team All-America    Pole Vault               Isabelle Peters
First-Team All-America    High Jump                Erica Schamel
First-Team All-America    60 Meter Hurdles         Blakelee Winn
First-Team All-America    Pentathlon               Blakelee Winn