NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 10, 2026) – Two members of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference earned regional awards for outdoor track & field from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the USTFCCCA recently announced. Felician University graduate student Devin Jones was named the 2026 Division II East Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year. Christopher Rash of Georgian Court University was selected as the East Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the 2026 NCAA D-II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Emporia, Kansas. Performances from both the NCAA Championships and regular season were considered.

Jones earned First Team All-America honors in the long jump, finishing fourth at the NCAA D-II Outdoor Championships. He won the event at five meets during the outdoor season, including the CACC Championship. Jones is the first Felician track & field athlete to claim a USTFCCCA regional award.

Rash coached the Georgian Court throwers to account for 103 of the Lions’ 179 points in winning the men’s team title at the CACC Championship. His athletes earned a total of 10 top-8 rankings in the East Region throwing events. The regional Assistant Coach of the Year award is the first for Rash and the seventh for GCU.

Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.