NEW ORLEANS—The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced recently its annual regional award list, with a pair of Greyhounds appearing among the Midwest's best. National-champion Berenice Cleyet-Merle was voted the region's Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year while her mentor Brad Robinson was tabbed the Midwest Region Women's Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year.
 
FROM USTFCCCA.org
"Cleyet-Merle, who hails from Saint-Sulpice-Des-Rivoires, France, had a sensational record-breaking season capped with a 14-point effort at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships where she won the mile, placed seventh in the 3000 meters and helped UIndy to a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay. During the regular season, Cleyet-Merle shattered the NCAA DII record in the mile with her 4:31.99 effort at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and became the second-fastest performer in division history in the 800 meters with her 2:03.89 clocking at the Indiana Relays back in January."
 
"Robinson, in his sixth year as assistant coach at Indianapolis, coached the Greyhounds' distance group to seven event titles and three meet records at the GLVC Indoor Championships. His top star was Berenice Cleyet-Merle, who won the mile at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships after earlier in the season setting the DII record of 4:31.99. Cleyet-Merle also anchored the Indy distance medley team to a runner-up finish. Robinson's athletes rated top-5 in national #EventSquad Rankings in three events – mile (No. 5), 800 (No. 6) and 3000 (No. 7)."