NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field season were announced Friday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Kentucky State Assistant Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Coach, Fatimah Shabazz, has been named the South Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.

Shabazz, in her third year at Kentucky State as distance and throws coach, led three athletes that broke school records at this year's SIAC Outdoor Championships. In addition, her event areas scored 65 of the school-record 116 points at the SIAC Championships.

Each of the regions, which are the same as those used during the Division II cross country season, honored both genders' top track athletes and field athletes and the top men's and women's head coaches and assistant coaches. Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches.

Many of the honored athletes and coaches will be in competition at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships set for next weekend, May 22-24, in Allendale, Mich., at Grand Valley State. The meet can be streamed online live at NCAA.org, and more information can be found at the USTFCCCA's National Championships Central page.