NCAA Qualifiers Sweep NCAC Honors & Great Lakes Region Awards

Springfield, OH – Three members of the Wittenberg women's track and field team received All-NCAC honors and swept all three Athlete of the year categories after qualifying for the Division III Indoor National Meet. Alexis Walker was named Sprint/Hurdler Athlete of the Year, Alexis Gray grabbed Distance/Middle Distance Athlete of the Year, and Alexis Johnson finished out the category with Field Athlete of the Year.

The three, along with sophomore Stevie Plikerd were set to compete at the NCAA DIII 2020 Indoor Track and Field Championships after picking up qualifying times and distances in the 200-meter dash, 800-meter, and long jump. The top 20 for each individual event were accepted into the competition. 

Alexis Walker qualified in the women's 200-meter dash. Her best time of 25.56 seconds and a first place finish came at the NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 29th which gave her the NCAC Women's Sprinter of the Year title. 

Alexis Gray qualified in the only distance race for the Tigers, the women's 800-meter. Her best performance came when she took first place at the NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championship with a time of 2:11.60, which also set a new NCAC Indoor Championship meet record. Gray's first place finish earned her the NCAC Women's Distance/Middle Distance Athlete of the Year award.

Alexis Johnson and Stevie Plikerd both qualified in the women's long jump after successful indoor seasons. Johnson's season-high of 5.81 meters came at the Joe Banks Invitational at Ohio Northern University on February 1st. Johnson's stellar NCAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year with her first-place finish at the NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. Plikerd saw her season best of 5.59 meters come at the Inaugural Tiger Opener on December 6th. The crew was lead by Head Coach and Great Lakes Coach of the Year, Paris Hilliard in his fifth year at Wittenberg. These four Wittenberg women were joined by Zach Guyer on the men's side, claiming All-Great Lakes Region honors on the season in their respective events.