NEW YORK – The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) has announced its All-Conference awards and team for the 2025-26 men’s indoor track & field season.
Medgar Evers' Reco Griffith was voted the conference's Track Athlete of the Year, while teammate Omari Hinds was named the Field Athlete of the Year. CCNY's Mustapha Abubakar captured Rookie of the Year honors, while MEC head coach Hugh Reid was voted Coach of the Year by his peers. The Cougars' David Awaye was named the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
Track Athlete of the Year: Reco Griffith, Medgar Evers
During the season, Griffith posted the top time in the conference in the 60-meter dash (6.91) and was second overall in the 200 (21.88). At the conference championship Griffith captured gold in both events. He was a seven-time CUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week.
Field Athlete of the Year: Omari Hinds, Medgar Evers
Hinds was the premier jumper in the conference during the season, posting the top marks in the high jump (1.95m), triple jump (12.68m) and long jump (6.88m). A six-time conference Field Athlete of the Week, Hinds won gold in all three events at the conference championship en route to Championship Most Valuable Performer honors.
Rookie of the Year: Mustapha Abubakar, CCNY
Earning conference Rookie of the Week honors five times, Abubakar posted the No. 2 time in the conference in the 60-meter dash (6.92) and the No. 3 time in the 200 (22.13) during the season.
Coach of the Year: Hugh Reid, Medgar Evers
The men's indoor Coach of the Year for the third straight year and 10th time in his career, Reid guided the Cougars to their third straight conference title in 2026. Medgar Evers had a total of 10 top performances in the conference during the season.
2025-26 CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Awards
Track Athlete of the Year: Reco Griffith, Medgar Evers
Field Athlete of the Year: Omari Hinds, Medgar Evers
Rookie of the Year: Mustapha Abubakar, CCNY
Coach of the Year: Hugh Reid, Medgar Evers
Sportsmanship Award: David Awaye, Medgar Evers
Sportsmanship Team: Matthew Zboinski (CCNY), Joscan Crespo (Hunter), Rismond Agyemang (Lehman), Bryan Ortiz (York)
All-Conference
Michael Abayev, CCNY
Brian Arias, Hunter
Dylan Asuncion, Hunter
David Awaye, Medgar Evers
Cameron Dennis, Lehman
Reco Griffith, Medgar Evers
Omari Hinds, Medgar Evers
Charles Howard, Lehman
Jahiem Johnson, Medgar Evers
Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter
Benjamin Landheim, Hunter
Robert Liang-Xu, Hunter
Leshaun Miller, Medgar Evers
Chrisnel Nicolas, Medgar Evers
Michael Ortega, Medgar Evers
Mateo Penafiel, Hunter
Jormy Polo, Lehman
Marc Saint-Hilaire, Lehman
Jack Treacher, Hunter
Hengzhi Zhu, Hunter
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