Four Earn USTFCCCA All-Region Honors for Men's Indoor Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Frostburg State Men's Track & Field team had four members receive All-Region honors for the indoor season, as announced by the USTFCCCA.
Juniors Tom McCoy and Marquise Burks joined senior Nate Mesy and freshman Nate Shields in being recognized. The top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region distinction, in addition to each member of the region's top-3 relay teams. The regions used for this award – Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West – match those used during the cross country season.
Shields had the third-farthest long jump in the Atlantic Region at 7.37 meters, as he won the event at the Mountain East Indoor Championships. Mesy was fourth in the region in the 400 meters at 48.11, finishing second at the MEC Championships. McCoy placed fifth in the Atlantic at 4.85 meters in the pole vault, which won him the MEC title. Burks was also a conference champion, with his 4,844 points also fourth-best regionally.
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