INDIANAPOLIS – The GLVC has announced the 2011 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Teams.  The 25-member first team and 18-member second team includes the top performers from the outdoor track & field championships held at Allgood-Bailey Stadium on the campus of Missouri S&T on May 7-8.

Indianapolis sophomore Robert Gardner and Bellarmine senior Elliott Mattingly had previously been named the GLVC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete and Field Athlete of the Year, respectively. The duo headlines the All-GLVC First Team.

Gardner won the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash at the GLVC Outdoor Championships and also anchored the Greyhounds’ first-place 4x100-meter relay team and 4x400-meter relay team. In the 200-meter dash, Gardner posted a winning time of 21.47 seconds and he won the 400-meter dash in a time of 47.16 seconds.

Mattingly won the discus throw and javelin throw for the Knights in addition to placing second in the hammer throw and eighth in the shot put. In the discus, Mattingly won the event by posting a mark of 47.87 meters. He recorded a mark of 55.03 meters in the javelin and 55.83 in the hammer throw.

UIndy head coach Scott Fangman was named the GLVC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after guiding the Greyhounds to back-to-back team titles. UIndy finished with 221.5 total points at the meet to outpace second-place finisher Bellarmine by 86.5 points. 

Bellarmine’s Ben Kolb was selected the GLVC Freshman of the Year after helping the Knights earn the second-place finish at the outdoor championships. Kolb won the decathlon with a total of 6,330. In the decathlon events, Kolb won the javelin, discus, high jump and 110-meter hurdles while placing second in the 100-meter dash, pole vault and long jump.

The complete All-GLVC First and Second Teams follow…

ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM

Adriel Hawkins, Missouri S&T

Robert Gardner, Indianapolis

Bryan Kluge, Missouri S&T

Mark Martinez, Indianapolis

Dustin Emerick, Southern Indiana

Jordan Parayil, Bellarmine

Quentin Mack, Drury

Michael Jordan, Southern Indiana

Carl Smith, Indianapolis

Jermel Kindred, Indianapolis

Nick Brittain, Indianapolis

Tory Groover, Drury

Blaze Hurley, Indianapolis

Elijah Thomas, Missouri S&T

Joe Smith, Missouri S&T

Kaleb Thompson, Saint Joseph’s

Elliott Mattingly, Bellarmine

Matt Royer, Indianapolis

Ben Kolb, Bellarmine

Jusean Archibald, Missouri S&T

Bryan Gennett, Bellarmine

C.J. Trotter, Southern Indiana

Lucas Jaster, Missouri S&T

Jonathan Mattox, Indianapolis

James Knaperek, Lewis