NEW ORLEANS, La. --- The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has announced its Division II Indoor Track & Field All-Region honorees for the 2025 season.
Tusculum University received seven individual honors from the USTFCCCA, which grants All-Region status to the top five individuals in each event from each region along with each member of the region's top three relay teams.
For the Pioneer men, senior Joshua Stephens was the Top Region Performer in the triple jump and was also All-Region in the long jump. Junior Isaiah Olson was All-Region in the 200 meters, along with junior Adrian Gumm in the shot put.
The Tusculum women had four honorees, led by juniors Jahzara Hart and Shanice Cox in both the 60 meters and 200 meters. Junior All-American Theresa Green-White and freshman Kori Moore were both All-Region in the 60-meter hurdles for the Pioneers.
The 10 individual Indoor All-Region performances (men and women combined) is a program record for Tusculum, as is the seven individual honorees in one year. Stephens is the first Tusculum field athlete to receive Indoor Top Region Performer honors, and the first Pioneer to be All-Region in two jumping events in the same indoor season.
Stephens (Sanford, Fla.) had the longest jump in the Southeast Region this season in the triple jump, with a mark of 15.08 meters (49 feet, 5 3/4 inches) at the VMI Invitational on January 25. Stephens also earned All-Region honors with his school-record mark of 7.23 meters (23 feet, 8 3/4 inches) in the long jump at the Commonwealth College Opener on December 7. Stephens was the SAC Indoor champion in the triple jump and qualified for the NCAA Division II Championship in the event.
Olson (Greeneville, Tenn.) was timed in 21.47 seconds at the Liberty Open on February 7 in the 200 meters, and finished third in the 200 at the SAC Indoor Championship. He was All-Region in the 200 meters and in the 4x100 relay during the 2024 outdoor season.
Gumm (Maryville, Tenn.) is the first Tusculum thrower to earn Indoor All-Region honors as he broke his own school-record mark of 15.87 meters (52 feet, 1 inch) in the shot put at the VMI Invitational on January 25. Gumm, who was All-Region in the shot put during the 2024 outdoor season, placed fourth in the event at the SAC Indoor Championship.
Green-White (Stafford, Texas) was honored as All-Region for the third straight year in the 60 hurdles, with a time of 8.51 seconds set at the VMI Winter Relays on February 1. Green-White placed fourth in the event at the SAC Indoor Championship, then placed sixth at nationals to become Tusculum's first women's indoor All-American in competition. Her time of 8.42 seconds in prelims at nationals is the current program record in the event.
Hart (Raleigh, N.C.) and Cox (Minneapolis, Minn.) each posted their All-Region times at the Commonwealth College Opener on December 7. Hart was timed at 7.37 seconds in the 60 and 24.42 in the 200, while Cox was clocked at 7.57 seconds in the 60 and 24.53 in the 200. Hart placed second in the 60 and third in the 200 at the SAC Championship, while Cox was second in the 200 and fifth in the 60. Hart qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 60 and finished ninth, earning second-team All-America honors.
Moore (Jonesboro, Ga.) had her season-best time in the 60 hurdles at 8.64 seconds, good for a second-place finish at the SAC Championship on March 1.
