Cavaliers Sweep VaSID Track Rookie of the Year Awards, Hoos Land 16 All-State Selections
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Mia Barnett and Nathan Mountain of the Virginia men’s and women’s track and field program have captured the 2021-22 Virginia Sports Information Directors’ University Division All-State Track Rookie of the Year Awards, VaSID announced Monday.
As a freshman out of La Crescenta, California, Barnett claimed the Track Rookie of the Year award after an outstanding indoor campaign for the Wahoos. The first year set a Virginia freshman-record in the mile on two separate occasions in the early portion of the season. She finished fourth in the mile at the ACC Championships where she also ran the 1200m leg of the DMR to help Virginia win silver and set a school record in the event at 10:56.84.
Barnett would go on to set a Virginia record in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she led her preliminary heat for the majority of the race before finishing fifth as the only true freshman in the field. After finishing seventh in the DMR, Barnett came out of Birmingham with first team All-American honors in the DMR and second team All-American honors in the mile.
Another freshman out of Cincinnati, Ohio, Nathan Mountain burst onto the scene for Virginia to claim the Track Rookie of the Year award. Mountain ran the third-fastest mile time by a Virginia freshman in school history at the Armory in New York City as he clocked 4:03.27. Mountain would go on to claim fourth-place in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships to come away with second team All-ACC honors in his first indoor campaign.
VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, as well as an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in the state of Virginia.
Virginia also named a total of 16 athletes to the all-state teams between its men’s and women’s squads.
Full All-State Selections
Women’s First Team All-State Selections:
| Sprints | Jada Seaman, Virginia |
| Sprints | Barbora Malikova, Virginia Tech |
| Sprints | Malika Pride, Norfolk State |
| Mid-Distance | Mia Barnett, Virginia |
| Mid-Distance | Lindsay Butler, Virginia Tech |
| Multi | Alix Still, Virginia |
| Distance | Margot Appleton, Virginia |
| Distance | Adelyn Ackley, Liberty |
| Hurdles | Indya Richards, Norfolk State |
| Jumps | Rachel Baxter, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Julia Fixsen, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Victoria Gorlova, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Rebecca Hawkins, Virginia |
| Throws | Rebecca Mammel, Virginia Tech |
| Throws | Maria Deaviz, Virginia |
| 4x400m Relay | Virginia (Parenchuk, Seaman, Sabbakhan, Seasholtz) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Virginia Tech (Bellowe, Price, Torino, Butler) |
Women’s Second Team All-State Selections:
| Sprints | Kayla Bonnick, Virginia |
| Sprints | Rachel Helbling, Richmond |
| Sprints | Holly Mpassy, JMU |
| Mid-Distance | Brooke Fazio, Richmond |
| Mid-Distance | Hannah Ballowe, Virginia Tech |
| Multi | Meredith Engle, Liberty |
| Distance | Miranda Stanhope, JMU |
| Distance | Chase Kappeler, Virginia Tech |
| Hurdles | Layla Anderson, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Dasia Mayo, VCU |
| Jumps | Meredith Engle, Liberty |
| Jumps | Jada Seaman, Virginia |
| Jumps | Grace Furlong, George Mason |
| Jumps | Hailey Huston Myles, Virginia Tech |
| Throws | Sara Killinen, Virginia Tech |
| Throws | Grace Artis, Liberty |
| 4x400m Relay | JMU (Mpassy, Lavershina, Eberly, Lefevre) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Virginia (Barnett, Parenchuck, Seasholtz, Appleton) |
Men’s First Team All-State Selections:
| Sprints | Cole Beck, Virginia Tech |
| Sprints | Kai Cole, Norfolk State |
| Sprints | Kennedy Harrison, Virginia Tech |
| Mid-Distance | Anthony Seb, Virginia Tech |
| Mid-Distance | Ally Kipchirchir, Liberty |
| Multi | Jake Spotswood, Virginia Tech |
| Distance | Antonio Lopez Segura, Virginia Tech |
| Distance | Wes Porter, Virginia |
| Hurdles | Sam McLendon, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Owayne Owens, Virginia |
| Jumps | Chauncey Chambers, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Quinten Clay, Liberty |
| Jumps | Kennedy Sauder, Liberty |
| Throws | Jaylen Simmons, George Mason |
| Throws | Alexios Prodanas, Virginia Tech |
| 4x400m Relay | Virginia Tech (Tillmon, Sapp, Harrison, Forrest) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Virginia (Sado, Willis, Murphy, Porter) |
Men’s Second Team All-State Selections:
| Sprints | Diamantae Griffin, Liberty |
| Sprints | Kahleje Tillmon, Virginia Tech |
| Sprints | Jordan Willis, Virginia |
| Mid-Distance | Ryan Drew, Liberty |
| Mid-Distance | Trent Whittaker, VMI |
| Multi | Carson Gardner, George Mason |
| Distance | Felix Kandie, Liberty |
| Distance | Caleb Olson, Liberty |
| Hurdles | Jackson Cooley, William & Mary |
| Jumps | Aiden Clark, Virginia Tech |
| Jumps | Xavier Shirley, George Mason |
| Jumps | Isaac Haywood, Norfolk State |
| Jumps | Jeremy Davis, Liberty |
| Throws | Kyle Mitchell, Liberty |
| Throws | Claudio Romero, Virginia |
| 4x400m Relay | Virginia (Sherman, Willis, Davis, Pendarvis) |
| Distance Medley Relay | Virginia Tech (Flemming, Sapp, Jackson, Lopez Segura) |