NEW ORLEANS – Indiana State Cross Country and Track and Field Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin was named the 2025 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year Thursday afternoon by the organization.
 
Martin, in her 23rd season at Indiana State and 14th season in charge of the women's team, was also named the 2025 MVC Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year following another strong season for the Sycamores. She led the Blue and White to their second straight conference title and their third MVC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship in the last four years (2022, 2024, 2025). It was the program's fifth women's indoor title under Martin's leadership (2014, 2015, 2022, 2024, 2025). Indiana State's 123 points were its most since 2022 and the eighth-most for the Sycamores at an MVC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship in program history.
 
Under Martin's watch, Rachel Mehringer set the school, conference and championship record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.19, a mark she accomplished twice during the season. Jahnel Bowman was named the MVC Freshman of the Year after winning the triple jump and contributing to the Sycamores' distance medley and 4x400m relay teams. 
 
Mehringer (60 hurdles), Janiya Bowman (long jump), Jahnel Bowman (triple jump) and Niesha Anderson (weight throw) earned individual conference titles in their respective events, while Indiana State had 11 student-athletes earn all-conference honors for top-three finishes. 22 different athletes scored points for the Blue and White as part of their MVC title defense, while 17 Sycamore women's track and field student-athletes set 17 program top-10 marks during the 2024-25 season. Every Sycamore event group (sprints/hurdles, distance, jumps, throws) was represented in the additions to the program top-10 charts this season.
 
Thursday's announcement marks the fifth Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor for Martin in her career, having earned three women's coach of the year accolades (2013 outdoor, 2022 indoor, 2025 indoor) and two men's coach of the year honors (2023 outdoor, 2024 outdoor). Martin has earned at least one Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor in each of the last four seasons.
 
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