NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Each of the five regions – Great Lakes, Midwest, South, South Central and West – honored both genders' top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men's and women's head coaches and assistant coaches.

Marian earned five honors from the USTFCCCA, led by head coach Katie Wise-Butler who was named the Great Lakes Region Male and Female Coach of the Year. Assistant Coach Presley Martin was named the Women's Assistant Coach of the Year in the Great Lakes Region, leading the Great Lakes Male and Felam Track Athletes of the Year in Tristan Trevino and Katie Woods.

Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.

Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships next week in Gainesville, Florida.

GREAT LAKES REGION — Tristan Trevino — Marian (Ind.)

Trevino is ranked second nationally in both the 800 meters (1:50.08) and the mile (4:04.14). He is also a member of the second-ranked 4×800 relay and DMR. Trevino won the 800-meter title at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships, prevailing in a race that featured three other athletes ranked among the national top ten at the time.

GREAT LAKES REGION — Katie Wise-Butler — Marian (Ind.) - Men's Coach of the Year

Wise-Butler led the Knights to the team title at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with 236 points as Marian ranked No. 2 in the NAIA TFRI Ratings. The Knights have 26 national qualifiers with top-five national rankings in nine events, along with seven events earning top-5 appearances in the national #EventSquad Rankings.

GREAT LAKES REGION — Katie Woods — Marian (Ind.)

Woods is ranked top-five nationally in three different individual events: No. 2 in the 800 meters (2:09.19), No. 2 in the mile (4:42.70), and No. 5 in the 1000 meters (2:49.50). She is also part of the nation's top-ranked 4×800 relay and DMR. Woods won the 800-meter title at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships.

GREAT LAKES REGION — Katie Wise-Butler — Marian (Ind.) - Women's Coach of the Year

Wise-Butler led the Knights to the team title at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with 244 points as Marian ranked No. 2 in the NAIA TFRI Ratings. The Knights have 19 national qualifiers with top-five national rankings in 10 events, along with seven events earning top-5 appearances in the national #EventSquad Rankings.

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