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) Monday (Mar. 23).
Additionally, redshirt junior
Dylan Sprecker was named the Central Region Track Athlete of the Year for men's indoor track & field.
Rutledge, in his fifth year as head coach at Pittsburg State, led the Gorillas to a sweep of the men's and women's team titles at the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, repeating a feat he accomplished during the 2025 indoor season as well.
Rutledge led the Pitt State men to the team title with event wins in the 60 meters, mile and distance medley relay. The Gorillas also won the team title at the MIAA Indoor Championships, winning 10 events while scoring a meet-record 225 points.
The Pitt State women claimed a pair of even victories – in the pole vault and the high jump – while earning 21 All-America honors. The Gorillas also won the team title at the MIAA Indoor Championships, winning eight events with 22 All-MIAA performances.
Sprecker won the mile and anchored the winning distance medley relay at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships. Earlier in the season, Sprecker scored 22.5 points at the MIAA Indoor Championships behind individual titles in the mile and 3000 meters, as well as a tote on the victorious DMR.
Additionally, the USTFCCCA released the NCAA-II first-team and second-team All-Americans from the 2026 indoor season. Pitt State honorees are listed below.
Pitt State Men
First-Team All-America Pole Vault Braylon Brown
First-Team All-America High Jump Xavier Byers
First-Team All-America Heptathlon Leo Chauchard
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Logan Davis
First-Team All-America 60 Meters Ilias Garcia
First-Team All-America Distance Medley Relay Eli Gilmore
First-Team All-America 60-Meter Hurdles Tyrone Jackson
First-Team All-America 60-Meter Hurdles Na'Koriyon James
First-Team All-America Distance Medley Relay Jordan Kilonzo
First-Team All-America Triple Jump Johnetheon Lockett
First-Team All-America Pole Vault Grayson Smith
First-Team All-America Distance Medley Relay Dylan Sprecker
Mile
First-Team All-America 200 Meters Braylon Thompson
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Nate Watson
First-Team All-America Heptathlon Drew Wilhite
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Caden Williams
400 Meters
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Amar Williams
Distance Medley Relay
Second-Team All-America Weight Throw Jack Haukap
Second-Team All-America Weight Throw Drake Stapleton
Second-Team All-America 60 Meters Kemarri Stewart
Second-Team All-America 400 Meters Nate Watson
Second-Team All-America Long Jump Isaiah Webster
Triple Jump
Second-Team All-America 60 Meters Griouard Weddington
200 Meters
Pitt State Women
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Isabel Abdouch
First-Team All-America Pole Vault Cannon Booker
First-Team All-America Pentathlon Lily Brown
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Nikole Cozort
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Mikah Edwards
First-Team All-America 4x400m Relay Kinleigh Hall
First-Team All-America 3,000 Meters Paige Mullen
5,000 Meters
First-Team All-America 60-Meter Hurdles Kayvon Nubine
First-Team All-America Pole Vault Breanne Peters
First-Team All-America Pole Vault Isabelle Peters
First-Team All-America Pentathlon Payton Phillips
First-Team All-America High Jump Bethany Umbarger
First-Team All-America High Jump Jazmine Williamson
Long Jump
Triple Jump
First-Team All-America Long Jump Blakelee Winn
Second-Team All-America Triple Jump Lily Brown
Second-Team All-America 60-Meter Hurdles Zyra Shivers
Second-Team All-America Pole Vault Quincey Turner
Second-Team All-America High Jump Rachel Wilson
