FORT WAYNE, lnd. - Seven members of the Western Illinois track and field squad were named to the 2012 All-Summit League team as announced Sunday (Feb. 26) by the league office. Chelsea Lynes (Woodstock, Ontario/Huron Park), Amy Byers (Ferris, Ill./Illini West), Carianna Cottone (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community West), Krystle Eskridge (Glendale Heights, Ill./Glenbard East), Dana LaRue (South Holland, Ill./Thornwood), Michael Crabtree (Hampton, Ill./United Township) and Jamario Taylor (Aurora, Ill./East Aurora) picked up All-League honors.

The top three athletes in each event after The Summit League Indoor Championships earned the award. Cottone, Eskridge and Crabtree are first-time All-League selections. Taylor (2011 Indoor) and Lynes (2011 Outdoor) have both been named to two All-League squads.

This is the fourth All-League honor for Byers (2009 Indoor, 2010 Indoor, 2010 Outdoor) while LaRue (2009 Indoor, 2009 Outdoor, 2010 Indoor, 2011 Outdoor) has been named to five All-League teams overall.

The women's distance medley relay squad captured Western Illinois' lone title at the championships and set a meet record in the process. Cottone, Byers, Eskridge and Lynes recorded a time of 11:57.67 and dominated the rest of the field as North Dakota State was five seconds behind in second place (12:02.76). The DMR mark is the second fastest time in program history and easily bests the previous meet record held by North Dakota State in 2011 (12:02.73).

Cottone also placed second in the women's 5,000-meter run with a personal best time of 17:10.54. Her effort is the second fastest in program history behind two-time All-American Patty Murray (17:10.34).

Lynes used a time of 4:58.55 to finish second in the women's one-mile run on the second day of competition. She fell just short of defeating Southern Utah's Diana Medina, who won the event with a time of 4:57.14.

LaRue tied her personal best mark in the women's weight throw (59-02.00) on Friday and placed second overall. On Day Two, LaRue finished third in the women's shot put with a mark of 48-05.50.

Crabtree and Taylor placed second and third, respectively, in the men's high jump. Both athletes cleared a height of 6-09.00 and fell short of South Dakota State's Jared Vlastuin (7-01.00). Crabtree set a personal best with his effort, which ranks eighth in program history.

Western's final event of the indoor season is Saturday (March 3) at the Last Chance Qualifier hosted by Iowa State. Cottone and Lynes will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which take place in Boise, Idaho on March 9 and 10.

Women's All-League Team
Briana Carter, UMKC
Jylian Jaloma, UMKC
Stephany Johnson, UMKC
Viola Kleiser, UMKC
Veronica Rollins, UMKC
Sakia Taylor, UMKC
Leslie Brost, North Dakota State
Anoinette Goodman, North Dakota State
Emily Lesser, North Dakota State
Deborah John, North Dakota State
Melissa Kitching, North Dakota State
Faith Kruchowski, North Dakota State
Caitlin Mack, North Dakota State
Maddie McClellan, North Dakota State
Brittany Page, North Dakota State
Heidi Peterson, North Dakota State
Brittany Schanandore, North Dakota State
Ashlynn Simon, North Dakota State
Paige Stratioti, North Dakota State
Amy Jo Thorne, North Dakota State
Toni Tollefson, North Dakota State
Micah Jones, Oakland
Erin Patterson, Oral Roberts
Camila Pirelli, Oral Roberts
Marrisa Thomas, Oral Roberts
TK Whitfield, Oral Roberts
Cornisha Wilkerson, Oral Roberts
Tansha Clarke, South Dakota
Alexa Duling, South Dakota
Ashleigh Geise, South Dakota
Emily Grove, South Dakota
Analisa Huschle, South Dakota
Emma Ladwig, South Dakota
Ashley Sveum, South Dakota
Rachel Weinandt, South Dakota
Kenna Wolter, South Dakota
Brooke Garner, South Dakota State
McKenzie Johnson, South Dakota State
Kali Olson, South Dakota State
Lora Shearer, South Dakota State
Mary Wirth, South Dakota State
Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah
Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah
Jasmine Mullins, Southern Utah
Amy Byers, Western Illinois
Carianna Cottone, Western Illinois
Krystle Eskridge, Western Illinois
Dana LaRue, Western Illinois
Chelsea Lynes, Western Illinois

Men's All-League Team
Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC
Johnathon Barnett, UMKC
Josh Butler, UMKC
Redell Frazier, UMKC
Chandler Hannah, UMKC
Kristen Hepburn, UMKC
Charles Hinton, UMKC
Kris Leverette, UMKC
Ramon Nelson, UMKC
DC Okonta, UMKC
Jason Duchscherer, North Dakota State
Travis Fitzke, North Dakota State
Josh Hintz, North Dakota State
Tyler Leverington, North Dakota State
Andy Lillejord, North Dakota State
Weston Leutz, North Dakota State
Casey Orgon, North Dakota State
Clive Chafausipo, Oral Roberts
Dustin Gehrke, Oral Roberts
Jeffery Gibson, Oral Roberts
Tim Jones II, Oral Roberts
Boyea Lockett, Oral Roberts
Jonathan Reed, Oral Roberts
Jeramy Roberts, Oral Roberts
Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts
Brandon Williams, Oral Roberts
Kyle Ballew, South Dakota
Lukas Bernard, South Dakota
Travis Brenner, South Dakota
Erik Hill, South Dakota
Ethan Marquardt, South Dakota
Kyle McKelvey, South Dakota
Jeff O'Connell, South Dakota
Casey Shade, South Dakota
Cody Snyder, South Dakota
Tyler Sternhagen, South Dakota
Evan Bunkers, South Dakota Stsate
Justin Carson, South Dakota State
Jared Foote, South Dakota State
Michael Krsnak, South Dakota State
Brandon Priebe, South Dakota State
Jake Schneller, South Dakota State
Dominic Thielen, South Dakota State
Jared Vlastuin, South Dakota State
Chris Johnson, Southern Utah
Cameron Levins, Southern Utah
Shaun Murray, Southern Utah
Wade Nielson, Southern Utah
Austin West, Southern Utah
Michael Crabtree, Western Illinois
Jamario Taylor, Western Illinois

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