MSU Moorhead's Bredy, Schuck, Sanger Earn USTFCCCA Central Region Men's Awards

MSU Moorhead senior Derek Bredy from Hoffman, MN was named the USTFCCCA NCAA DII Central Region Indoor Track Men's Track Athlete of the Year.  Bredy  won the NSIC’s High Point Scorer Award for the third-straight year for his performance in that league’s championships. He was the conference champion and broke the meet record in the 60 meters while also take the league title in the long jump. He enters the NCAA Championships as the number one seed in the 200 meters with a converted time of 21.06.

Bredy's coach, Mark Schuck was selected as the Central Region Coach of the Year.  Schuck, 34-year veteran at Minnesota State, led his squad to the NSIC title with 207.5 points. His team broke or tied six conference records this season. The Mavericks, with nine NCAA entries, are ranked fifth the nation and finished the season as the top-ranked team in the Central Region.

Kevin Sanger, in his second year as assistant coach/throws for  MSU Mankato, was awarded the Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honor.  The team has three entries into the NCAA DII Championships in the throws.