NEW ORLEANS, La. -- On June 22, women's outdoor track and field student-athletes from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) earned a total of 33 All-Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Assocation (USTFCCCA).
Top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region honors, in addition to each of the members of a top-3 ranked relay team.
Overall, there were 15 women’s programs that earned 20 or more All-Region honors for their efforts during the 2022 outdoor season.
Nine student-athletes from Albion College were named to the All-Great Lakes Team, followed by Calvin with four athletes and three from Trine. Alma is represented by two All-Region honorees, while Adrian, Hope and Olivet each have one.
Trine senior Evie Miller leads the MIAA with a total of five All-Region accolades this season. Miller concluded the year as the nation's leader in the steeplechase with a time of 10:06.26. She is also fifth in the 5000m run (16:26.99), eighth in the 1500m run (4:27.69), tied-for-16th in the 800m run (2:11.57), and 25th in the 10,000m run (36:04.61). Miller became a national champion in the steeplechase for the first time in her career after clocking in at 10:07.06. She received All-America honors in two events at the 2022 National Meet.
Albion sophomore Avery Campbell took home All-Region honors for four different events. Campbell was selected as the 2022 MIAA Most Valuable Women's Track Athlete following the conference meet. She won both the 100m dash and the 200m dash at the 2022 MIAA Championships, while also competing in the final leg on both MIAA championship relays.
Albion's Lauren McDowell (4x100m relay, 4x400m relay), Calvin's Sadie Heeringa (1500m run, 5000m run), Hope's Ana Tucker (5000m run, 10,000m run), and Trine's Haley Livingston (100m hurdles, long jump) all earned regional recognition for two events each.
2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field All-Region release
MIAA Student-Athletes Recognized by USTFCCCA
Adrian - Cailey Beaudoin (high jump)
Albion - Anna Albaugh (hammer), Samantha Bieth (steeplechase), Avery Campbell, (4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 100m dash, 200m dash), Ashley Dubois (4x400m relay), Nayaisha Edmond (4x100m relay), Lauren McDowell (4x100m relay, 4x400m relay), Becca Ross (4x400m relay), Elena Welker (heptathlon), Layla Wilks (4x100m relay)
Alma - Ericka Bigham (400m dash), Bailey Hoffman (hammer)
Calvin - Jenna Allman (steeplechase), Kamryn Elgersma (javelin), Sadie Heeringa (1500m run, 5000m run), Delaney Sall (800m run)
Hope - Ana Tucker (5000m run, 10,000m run)
Olivet - Lillian Albaugh (shot put)
Trine - Haley Livingston (100m hurdles, long jump), Evie Miller (800m run, 1500m run, 5000m run, 10,000m run, steeplechase), Valerie Obear (discus, hammer)
