Oklahoma State University Athletics
Miller Wins USTFCCCA Regional Honor
June 09, 2014 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
June 9, 2014
NEW ORLEANS, La. -
Oklahoma State's Nick Miller has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Midwest Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.
Miller, a junior from Carlisle, United Kingdom, enters the NCAA Championships as the collegiate leader in the hammer throw, after winning the West Region and Big 12 hammer titles.
He has surpassed the 70-meter barrier at five different meets and has launched multiple 70-meter-plus marks at several of them – including four such throws at the Big 12 Championships. Only five other throwers have thrown 70 meters or farther during the 2014 collegiate season.
Miller is the third Cowboy to win a USTFCCCA Regional Track & Field award, and is the first field athlete to do so in OSU history. He is the second Cowboy to win a regional honor in 2014, joining Kirubel Erassa, who was named the Midwest indoor track athlete of the year.
OSU track & field returns to action at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 11-14, in Eugene, Ore.
