NEW ORLEANS – Indiana State Cross Country and Track and Field Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin was selected as the 2025 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, it was announced Friday by the organization.
 
Martin, who was named the region's coach of the year for the third straight season, was also named the MVC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. She guided Indiana State to its fourth straight MVC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship while also leading the Blue and White to the MVC Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field titles during the 2024-25 campaign.
 
The Sycamores scored 208 points on the men's side, eclipsing the 200-point mark for the second straight season and becoming the first school since Northern Iowa in 2008 and 2009 with back-to-back 200-point championships on the men's side. The Sycamores' four-peat as conference champions was the second in program history, having also accomplished the feat from 2011-14.
 
Indiana State surpassed the 200-point mark on the men's side for the second straight season with 208, winning the MVC title by more than 50 points for a second straight year and completing back-to-back 200-point championship scoring totals for the first time in program history. The Sycamores finished with 140.5 points on the women's side and won the conference title by more than 20 points for a second straight season.
 
As a team, Indiana State had six conference champions and 18 all-conference honorees in its 2025 MVC Championship run. The Sycamores broke four program records (Casey Hood – 100m; Will Staggs – pole vault; Wyatt Puff – shot put; Emerson Fayman, Trent Jones, Caden Emmert, Jason Dworak – distance medley relay) and set 24 program top-10 marks during the course of the 2024-25 season.
 
The Sycamores continued to make noise on the national stage this season, with 11 men's entries in the 2025 NCAA East First Round, marking the third straight season with double-digit men's entries in the regional round. Will Staggs qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, where he placed in the top 10 nationally in the pole vault and was a Second Team All-American, while Wyatt Puff broke the school record in the shot put at the NCAA East First Round. Of the 11 entries for the Blue and White at the NCAA East First Round, eight placed above where they were seeded entering the competition, showcasing the Sycamores' ability to compete with the best in the nation.
 
Indiana State also had a pair of men's track and field athletes earn MVC specialty awards this season, continuing their trend of being among the best in the conference under Martin's direction. Casey Hood Jr. was named the MVC Most Valuable Athlete at the MVC Outdoor Championships after scoring 20.5 points across three events, and he was also the MVC Most Outstanding Men's Track Athlete as the highest-ranked athlete among conference champions. Will Staggs was named the MVC Elite 18 Award winner, which goes to the student-athlete with the highest GPA to also medal at the conference championships.
 
Friday's announcement marks the sixth Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor for Martin in her career, having earned two men's coach of the year honors (2023 outdoor, 2024 outdoor, 2025 outdoor) and three women's coach of the year accolades (2013 outdoor, 2022 indoor, 2025 indoor). Martin has earned at least one Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor in each of the last four seasons.