(Portions of this story were taken from the USTFCCA
website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - DePauw University senior Lauren Reich
was selected as the Great Lakes Region Women's Track Athlete of the
Year and her coach, Kori Stoffregen, was named Great Lakes Region
Women's Head Coach-of-the-Year in voting by the U.S. Track &
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
A senior from Mesa, Ariz., Reich won 2010 Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference titles in the 800 meters, 1,500
meters, and 5,000 meters, the last two in school-record fashion.
Her top 1,500-meter time of 4:26.61 ranks her as the tenth-fastest
performer in Division III history in the event. She ranks second in
the 1,500 meters and fifth in the 5,000 meters nationally heading
into the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field
Championships.
Stoffregen, in his 14th year at DePauw, led his
group to a runner-up showing in the SCAC championship meet. DePauw
has four entries into the NCAA Championships this year.
For a complete listing of the 2010 USTFCCCA Division III Outdoor
Track & Field Region Athletes and Coaches of the Year, click
here.
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