There’s someone after Rusty Smith’s 27-year-old high jump record at Preston High, and Smith hopes he gets it. Smith’s 16-year-old son, Brayker has two more years to out-jump his dad.
Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the
2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
ATLANTIC REGION – Jah’mere Beasley – Rowan
Beasley, a freshman from Camden, New Jersey, is ranked second nationally in the 100 at 10.48 and fourth nationally in the 200 at 21.18. He was named the NJAC Runner of the Year and won the 200, was a member of the winning 4×100 relay and placed runner-up in the 100 at the NJAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
CENTRAL REGION – Matthew Wilkinson – Carleton
Wilkinson, a junior from Greenwood, Minnesota, ran into the record book at the MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Already the national leader in the 5000 at 13:58.25, Wilkinson shot to the top of the steeplechase chart at 8:44.01 with what is the third-fastest mark in NCAA DIII history. He also won the 5000 at the MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and was named