Guervil and Oreva-Edafiadhe Named USTFCCCA Region Track & Field Athletes of the Year; Krolick and Williams Earns Coach of the Year Honors

NEW ORLEANS –  Tusculum's Widchard Guervil and Carson-Newman's Joseph Oreva-Edafiadhe were named Regional Athletes of the Year for the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field season announced on Friday (Mar. 18), while Queens' Jacob Krolick and Tusculum's Robert T. Williams were named Coaches of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Member coaches voted on these honors following the completion of the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas, but considered performances from both that meet as well as during the regular season.

Widchard Guervil – Tusculum 

Guervil, who hails from Fort Myers, Florida, picked up a pair of All-American honors at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing fourth in the 60 (6.73) and seventh in the 200 (21.58). He was the SAC Champion in the 60, 200 and contributed to the Pioneers' 4×400 squad. His season bests in the 60 (6.69) and 200 (21.13) were ranked fourth and fifth in the nation, respectively.

Joseph Oreva-Edafiadhe – Carson-Newman

Oreva-Edafiadhe, who hails from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, finished sixth at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships in the long jump (7.47m/24-6¼). At the SAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, he won with a jump of 7.43m (24-4½). Oreva-Edafiadhe is the SAC and Carson Newman record holder in the event.

COACHES OF THE YEAR

Jacob Krolick – Queens (N.C.)- Krolick, in his first year at Queens (N.C.), led the Royals to the team title at the SAC Championships with 160 points. The Royals had eight event champions and won by 70.5 points over the runner-up team. In the Pre-Championships edition of the #EventSquad Rankings, the Royals were the top-ranked heptathlon squad and had the fifth-ranked 5000 group. Krolick had five athletes qualify for the NCAA Championships in the 400, mile, 5000, shot put and heptathlon.

Robert T. Williams – Tusculum- Williams, in his second year as assistant coach at Tusculum, coached the Pioneers' sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers to score 53 points at the SAC Indoor Championships. His athletes won the 60, 200, 400 and 4×400 relay. Leading the way individually among his athletes was Widchard Guervil, who won the 60 and 200 before placing fourth and seventh, respectively, at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships.