2025 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region

NEW ORLEANS – Approaching next week's NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships, Academy of Art University track & field concluded its 2025 outdoor regular season with a total of 13 All-Region honors as announced by the nation's foremost track and field organization on Wednesday.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) awarded All-Region to the top five from each region in individual events and each member of a relay ranked in the region's top three, meaning seven members of the Urban Knights men's squad and two women were selected.

Leading a men's team ranked 15th in NCAA DII (sixth in West Region) was Ajani Ince (100m, 200m) while Yacouba Gnacko (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Robin Black (400m, 4x400m), and Tre'Sean Bouie (400m, 4x400m) received dual honors. Other Knights earning individual selections were Ethan Forbes (800m), Josh Marlin (4x400m), and Tariq Dacres (4x400m).

For the women's team, singular honors went to Lina Hanich (800m) and G'nea Pitt (Javelin).

The ART U men's and women's teams will be in action in the 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor National Championships in Pueblo, Colo. on May 22-24.