GREENWOOD, IN – Transylvania University’s Cole Green (Oak Ridge, Tenn./H.S.) and Anderson University’s Garrett Cooley (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) have been named 2016 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and Field Athlete of the Year, respectively. Green led the Pioneers to a seventh place finish at the meet, while Cooley led the Ravens to a second place finish on February 20.
Green, a junior for the Pioneers, won two individual events at the 2016 HCAC Indoor Championships. The junior claimed the individual titles in the 60-meter dash (6.92) and 200-meter dash (22.37).
Cooley, a junior for the Ravens, won two field events at the championship. He had a winning mark of 1.91 meters in the high jump and claimed the title in the long jump with a leap of 6.70 meters.
Also receiving recognition for his efforts at the meet is Rose-Hulman freshman David Borden (Mason, Ohio/H.S.), receiving the 2016 HCAC Indoor Track & Field Freshman Athlete of the Year. Borden was a member of the winning 800-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams for the Engineers. The winning time in the 800-meter relay set a new HCAC record with a winning time of 1:30.60. The freshman also finished third in the 400-meters at the meet.
Rose-Hulman’s Larry Cole was named the HCAC Coach of the Year after leading the Engineers to their sixth straight HCAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field team title. Cole, in his 13th season as Rose-Hulman’s head coach, saw his squad garner 286.83 points to win the championship.
Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete: Cole Green, Transylvania University
Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete: Garrett Cooley, Anderson University
Most Outstanding Male Freshman Athlete: David Borden, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Coach of the Year: Larry Cole, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
All-HCAC
Derek Mallory, Jr., Anderson
Garrett Cooley, Jr., Anderson
Edgar Gonzalez, Sr., Bluffton
Joe Feldmann, Sr., Hanover
Joe Rector, So., Hanover
Brendon Mattiuz, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Brandon Loyer, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Joshua Blome, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Brendan Smyth, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Charles Spaeth, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Adam Wilson, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Isaiah Smith, Jr., Rose-Hulman
David Borden, Fr., Rose-Hulman
Josh Hennig, So., Rose-Hulman
Alex Leversen, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Brandon Bullitt, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Robert Myers, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Cole Green, Jr., Transylvania
2nd Team All-HCAC
Matthew Lawrence, Fr., Anderson
Elijah Washington, Fr., Anderson
Jake Gehman, Jr., Anderson
Calen Bruner, So., Anderson
Aaron Schwarzbek, So., Defiance
Marcaus Cooper, So., Earlham
Eric Thompson, Sr., Franklin
Nathan Staples, Jr., Franklin
Gavin Alexander, Jr., Hanover
Darrell Payne, Fr., Hanover
Enrico Franchini, Jr., Hanover
Andrew Strong, So., Hanover
Ramsen Bet-Nimrod, Jr., Manchester
Matt Hill, So., Rose-Hulman
Kevin Mauser, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Dimitrios Valioulis, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Josh Himes, So., Rose-Hulman
Kenton Hipsher, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Nick Palmer, Fr., Rose-Hulman
Honorable Mention All-HCAC
Marcus Carter, Fr., Anderson
Michael McKain, Fr., Anderson
Nick Moyer, Sr., Anderson
Malik Davis, So., Anderson
Jacob White, Fr., Anderson
Jack Fisher, Jr., Bluffton
Kyle Knezovich, Sr., Bluffton
Clayton Bruggeman, Jr., Defiance
Courtney Lyn-Kew, Sr., Defiance
Jacob Rindler, Jr., Defiance
Colin Krick, Jr., Defiance
Josh Petro, So., Defiance
Harrison Hollis, So., Manchester
Sam Sobczak, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Lucas Schulthies, Jr., Rose-Hulman
Andrew Okruch, Jr., Rose-Hulman
All-Sportsmanship Team
Derek Mallory, Jr., Anderson
Erick Benge, So., Bluffton
Josh Petro, So., Defiance
Marcaus Cooper, So., Earlham
Matt Millard, Sr., Franklin
Jack Simon, So., Hanover
Drew Foster, Jr., Manchester
Caleb Smith, Jr., Mount St. Joseph
Brandon Bullitt, Sr., Rose-Hulman
Evan Reister, Jr., Transylvania
