Christopher Newport head coach Tyler Wingard was named the South/Southeast Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA after leading the Captains to the No. 1 ranking in the region this season.

In his eighth year at the helm of the program, Wingard has helped CNU secure the top spot in the South/Southeast while leading a pair of men to the NCAA Championships. The Captains also placed second at the Capital Athletic Conference title meet earlier this month during their first season competing in the league.

At the national level, Wingard's squad will be represented by Dominique Torres and Richard Roethel at the upcoming NCAA Championships. Roethel enters the meet seeded fourth in the decathlon, while Torres is eighth in the triple jump. Overall, five men rank among the top-50 nationally in their respective individual events, while CNU also boasts two of the country's top-50 4x100-relay units.

During the CAC Championships on May 3-4, Wingard's team won six individual men's titles and set three new records. Robert Mayes broke the championship meet mark in the 400, while Samuel Martin established a new meet and league record in the 1500.

For his efforts during the winter, Wingard was named the South/Southeast Men's Indoor Coach of the Year as well. In addition to the men's successes, the women captured this year's indoor and outdoor CAC titles and saw five Captains qualify for this week's national meet.

The regional honor is the fifth for Wingard since he arrived at CNU prior to the 2006-07 season. He was also named the Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year in 2008 and earned the Men's Indoor accolade in 2008, 2013, and 2014.