2025 C2C Indoor Track and Field Awards Announced

The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) has announced its award winners for the 2025 indoor season after the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships:
Men's Athlete of the Year: Eric Anderson - UC Santa Cruz
Eric Anderson earned top honors for the second straight year after placing fourth in the mile at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. He claimed the C2C title in the mile for the third consecutive year with a meet record and won the 800m to score 20 points as the Banana Slugs took the team title for the first time.
Women's Athlete of the Year: Elena Stanciu - UC Santa Cruz
Elena Stanciu finished 10th in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships after a C2C record time (4:56.35) in the prelims. She won the mile at the league meet with a meet record and was runner-up in the 800-meters.
Men's Rookie of the Year: Jadon Gaines – Salisbury
At the C2C Championships, Jadon Gaines won the high jump and placed second in the triple jump. He scored a total of 18 points for the Sea Gulls.
Women's Rookie of the Year: Yasmin Deane - Mary Washington
Yasmin Deane claimed the 60-meters title with a meet record and placed 2nd in the 200-meters at the C2C Championships. She also broke the UMW records in both the 60m and 200m in her first year.
Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Luke Holland - UC Santa Cruz
Luke Holland, a molecular, cellular, and developmental biology major, was a double winner at the C2C Championships. He prevailed in the 3,000- and 5,000-meters to help the Banana Slugs win the team title for the first time.
Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Helena Janku - UC Santa Cruz
Helena Janku, an environmental studies and legal studies double major, won the 3,000- and 5,000-meters at the C2C Championships for the second straight year. She set the conference and meet record in the 3,000m (10:05.50).
Men's Coaching Staff of the Year: David Klech - UC Santa Cruz
Head coach David Klech led the Banana Slugs to their first C2C Indoor Track and Field Championship. UCSC won seven events en route to 154 total points. Furthermore, Eric Anderson and Elena Stanciu earned berths in the NCAA Championships with Anderson placing fourth and Stanciu 10th in the mile, respectively.
Women's Coaching Staff of the Year: Tyler Wingard - Christopher Newport
Head coach Tyler Wingard guided the Captains to their fifth straight and 10th overall C2C indoor title. CNU tallied 165 points with six conference titles as Wingard received his fourth straight and seventh overall honor. Additionally, Katie Stevens claimed a spot in the NCAA Championships and placed 16th in the weight throw.
Below are results from the 2025 C2C Indoor Track and Field Championships. The listed finishers earned all-conference recognition.
^ - C2C Overall Indoor Record
* - C2C Indoor Championships Meet Record
Men's Event | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
5000 Meters |
Luke Holland, UC Santa Cruz
15:06.66
|
Andrew Janetsky, Christopher Newport | Jacob Lohr, Mary Washington |
Weight Throw |
Latrell Fomby, Christopher Newport
16.89m
|
Colin Sliwa, Christopher Newport
|
Seth Morris, Christopher Newport
|
High Jump |
Jadon Gaines, Salisbury
2.00m
|
Tetsuo Eng, UC Santa Cruz
|
Leo Brennan, Christopher Newport |
Pole Vault |
Evan Hofstetter, UC Santa Cruz
3.76m
|
Peyton Dill, Salisbury | Christian Arturi, Salisbury |
Long Jump | Leo Brennan, Christopher Newport
6.76m
|
Benjamin Hager, Christopher Newport | Aidan Smagh, Mary Washington |
Distance Medley Relay |
UC Santa Cruz
(C. Jaureguy, S. Karnik, M. Fehlman, V. Kieturakis)
10:30.19
|
Salisbury | Mary Washington |
Shot Put | Daniel Young, Christopher Newport
15.55m
|
Latrell Fomby, Christopher Newport
|
Seth Morris, Christopher Newport
|
Triple Jump | Leo Brennan, Christopher Newport
13.72m
|
Jadon Gaines, Salisbury
|
Jon Alicea, Salisbury
|
One Mile | Eric Anderson, UC Santa Cruz
4:14.01*
|
Graeme Maclean, UC Santa Cruz
|
Camden Jaureguy, UC Santa Cruz
|
60 Hurdles | Gavin Shaffer, Salisbury
8.22
|
Sotirios Kougiouris, UC Santa Cruz
|
Darrin Gallegos-Perches, Christopher Newport
|
400 Meters | Kai Smith, Salisbury
49.55
|
Levi Laden, UC Santa Cruz
|
Evan Hofstetter, UC Santa Cruz
|
60 Dash | Arthur Gainant, UC Santa Cruz
6.98
|
Jacob Shelton, Salisbury
|
Justin Ford, Mary Washington
|
800 Meters | Eric Anderson, UC Santa Cruz
1:54.50
|
Justin Freeman, Salisbury
|
Graham Schultz, Salisbury
|
200 Meters | Jacinto Jones II, Mary Washington
22.08*
|
Kai Smith, Salisbury
|
Marshall Mattison, Christopher Newport
|
3000 Meters | Luke Holland, UC Santa Cruz
8:39.37
|
Graeme Maclean, UC Santa Cruz |
Jacob Lohr, Mary Washington
|
4x400 Relay | Salisbury
(I. Rivera, H. Myers, D. Roddy, K. Smith)
3:22.94
|
UC Santa Cruz | Mary Washington |
Women's Event | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
5000 Meters | Helena Janku, UC Santa Cruz
17:56.41
|
Jordan Baden, UC Santa Cruz | Lily Hoffman, Mary Washington |
Long Jump | Mia Hill, Salisbury
5.48m
|
Ellie Nuckols, Christopher Newport
|
Emma Christman, Salisbury
|
Weight Throw | Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport
17.20m*
|
Rylee Ehrett, Christopher Newport | Charlotte Waldemar, Christopher Newport |
Distance Medley Relay |
UC Santa Cruz
(L. Muthu, I. Kasanagottu, E. Ruckmann-Barnes, S. Teitelbaum)
12:37.82
|
Salisbury | Christopher Newport |
High Jump | Celine Castaneda, UC Santa Cruz
1.60m
|
Eliza Zheng, UC Santa Cruz
|
Kaitlyn Stevens, Salisbury
|
Pole Vault | Emma Smyser, Salisbury
3.19m
|
Lily Knowles, Christopher Newport
|
Elizabeth Lacombe, Christopher Newport
|
Shot Put |
Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport
11.77m
|
Charlotte Waldemar, Christopher Newport
|
Whitney Porter, UC Santa Cruz
|
Triple Jump | Ashley Eley, Christopher Newport
11.47m*
|
Emma Christman, Salisbury
|
Marlyse Haack, Salisbury
|
One Mile |
Elena Stanciu, UC Santa Cruz
5:02.09*
|
Kenzie Seymour, UC Santa Cruz
|
Hanna Hekkanen, UC Santa Cruz
|
60 Hurdles | Ellie Nuckols, Christopher Newport
9.40
|
Ashley Eley, Christopher Newport
|
Brooke Hamer, Salisbury
|
400 Meters | Sydney Trussell, Christopher Newport
59.08
|
Ellie Nuckols, Christopher Newport
|
Emma Smyser, Salisbury
|
60 Dash | Yasmin Deane, Mary Washington
7.69*
|
Sophia Redmond, Mary Washington
|
Amaya Cummins, UC Santa Cruz
|
800 Meters | Hanna Hekkanen, UC Santa Cruz
2:22.08
|
Elena Stanciu, UC Santa Cruz
|
Peri Nelson, Salisbury
|
200 Meters | Sydney Trussell, Christopher Newport
25.76
|
Yasmin Deane, Mary Washington
|
Sophia Redmond, Mary Washington
|
3000 Meters | Helena Janku, UC Santa Cruz
10:05.50^*
|
Kenzie Seymour, UC Santa Cruz
|
Jordan Baden, UC Santa Cruz
|
4x400 Relay | Salisbury
(L. Williams, M. Haack, K. Forvil, E. Smyser)
4:08.88
|
Christopher Newport | UC Santa Cruz |
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet: Eric Anderson, UC Santa Cruz
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: Leo Brennan, Christopher Newport
Men's Team Results
1. UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) 154
2. Salisbury (SU) 141
3. Christopher Newport (CNU) 135
4. Mary Washington (UMW) 53
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Helena Janku, UC Santa Cruz
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Katie Stevens, Christopher Newport
Women's Team Results
1. Christopher Newport (CNU) 165
2. UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) 158
3. Salisbury (SU) 117
4. Mary Washington (UMW) 46