Shevaughn Allen Earns USTFCCCA All-American Honors
5/27/2020 11:12:00 AM | Track and Field
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its 2020 Indoor Track & Field All-Americans on Tuesday evening. The University at Buffalo men's track and field sophomore Shevaughn (Jay) Allen earned USTFCCCA Division I All-American honors for his accomplishments in the triple jump.
Allen won the triple jump with a distance of 15.82-meters at the 2020 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. He also broke the school record with a dominant performance at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier hosted by Kent State with a jump of 16.09-meters. Headed into the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Allen ranked 11th in the entire Division I in the event.
This marks assistant/jumps coach Nick Collins' first student-athlete to earn this honor.
"This is a huge honor for Jay," stated assistant/jumps coach Nick Collins. "His attention to detail and receptive attitude had set him up for a big finish to the season. Having the championship meet canceled mere hours after the best pre-meet practice he's ever had, I certainly think he is deserving, and given the opportunity, would have once again demonstrated a champion's competitive nature. I couldn't be more proud as a coach to call him my first Division I All-American."
Due to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships being canceled hours before competition due to the coronavirus outbreak, the USTFCCCA changed the criteria to earn All-American honors.
The criteria is listed below from the USTFCCCA:
Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded based on classifications of performance at the NCAA Championships.
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, the NCAA Division I Track & Field Executive Committee adopted the following criteria:
A total of six male student-athletes from the Mid-American Conference earned this honor as Akron led the way with two, while Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State and Miami (OH) each had one.
For the complete USTFCCCA release, click here.
Allen won the triple jump with a distance of 15.82-meters at the 2020 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. He also broke the school record with a dominant performance at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier hosted by Kent State with a jump of 16.09-meters. Headed into the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Allen ranked 11th in the entire Division I in the event.
This marks assistant/jumps coach Nick Collins' first student-athlete to earn this honor.
"This is a huge honor for Jay," stated assistant/jumps coach Nick Collins. "His attention to detail and receptive attitude had set him up for a big finish to the season. Having the championship meet canceled mere hours after the best pre-meet practice he's ever had, I certainly think he is deserving, and given the opportunity, would have once again demonstrated a champion's competitive nature. I couldn't be more proud as a coach to call him my first Division I All-American."
Due to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships being canceled hours before competition due to the coronavirus outbreak, the USTFCCCA changed the criteria to earn All-American honors.
The criteria is listed below from the USTFCCCA:
Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded based on classifications of performance at the NCAA Championships.
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, the NCAA Division I Track & Field Executive Committee adopted the following criteria:
- Based on the post-medical scratches start list for the national championships posted on Wednesday, March 11 at 9:24 p.m., local, the following will be recognized as All-America for the 2020 indoor track & field season:
- Individual events: ALL student-athletes listed on the start list for the anticipated event.
- Relay events: The four student-athletes per anticipated relay who produced the performance that was declared and accepted into their event. Those listed as alternates will not be recognized.
- There will not be a distinction of "first-team", "second-team", or "honorable mention" to these recognitions.
A total of six male student-athletes from the Mid-American Conference earned this honor as Akron led the way with two, while Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State and Miami (OH) each had one.
For the complete USTFCCCA release, click here.
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