Feb. 24, 2005

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 2004-05 ACC Women's Indoor Track & Field honors were announced today as voted on by the league's 11 head coaches. The University of Miami's Amy Deem, who led the Hurricanes to the conference indoor title this season, was named Coach of the Year. Duke's Shannon Rowbury was honored as the Most Valuable Performer, while North Carolina's Jocelyn White was tabbed ACC Freshman of the Year.

Fourteenth-year head coach Amy Deem earned her first ACC Coach of the Year honor after leading the University of Miami to its first-ever ACC Indoor Championship in the Hurricanes inaugural debut with the league. Under the tutelage of Deem, the Hurricanes tallied 138 points and became just the fifth school to win the title in the championships 19-year existence. Deem and her coaching staff was a two-time recipient of the BIG EAST Coaching Staff Award in 2003 & 2004.

Duke's Shannon Rowbury was selected as the Most Valuable Performer after registering a pair of first place victories in the one-mile and 3000m competitions. She became the first Blue Devil to win both the mile and 3000m in conference meet history, while leading the Devils' to a fourth place finish (65 points), their best team finish in ACC indoor history. Rowbury posted an NCAA automatic, personal and season league best time of 4:38.66 in the one-mile to win the event. In the 3000m run, the junior from San Francisco, Calif. crossed the finish line in first in a time of 9:20.74. With the award, Rowbury becomes the first Duke athlete to be honored as the league's Most Valuable Performer.

North Carolina's Jocelyn White was named ACC Freshman of the Year after earning All-ACC accolades with a third place finish in the women's shot put. White posted a personal best throw of 48-09.00 (14.86m) in the shot put to finish third and help the Tar Heels to a second place finish at the 2005 Indoor Championship. The Glassboro, N.J. native also notched a personal best mark of 55-06.50 (16.93m) in the weight throw competition to finish ninth. White is the third Tar Heel to win this award, joining Shalane Flanagan and Erin Donohue in 2001 and 2002, respectively.

After capturing the 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship, the Florida State Seminoles were honored for their performances Thursday afternoon as voted on by the league's 11 head coaches. The Seminoles won all three conference honors including Bob Braman - Coach of the Year, Tom Lancashire - Most Valuable Performer and Walter Dix - Freshman of the Year.

Second-year head coach Bob Braman earned his first ACC Coach of the Year accolades after leading the Seminoles to their third consecutive ACC Indoor Championship and fourth overall. Braman led Florida State to a 2.5 point victory as the Seminoles used a late charge on the final day of competition to place first in the final two events to win the title. It was the closest finish in conference meet history since North Carolina edged NC State by one-point in 1996.

Tom Lancashire of Florida State was selected as the league's Most Valuable Performer after first place finishes in the one-mile and distance medley relay events, as well as a fourth place finish in the 3000m run. In the distance medley relay, Lancashire vaulted the Seminoles into the lead on the final lap to give FSU its second straight DMR title. The sophomore from Bolton, England then recorded the first individual indoor title of his career posting a time of 4:09.08 in the men's one-mile competition. Lancashire gained valuable points for the Seminoles in the 3000m run as he finished in fourth place in a time of 8:16.62. Lancashire joins Philip Riley (1994) as the only other Seminole to win Most Valuable Performer honors during the indoor season.

Florida State's Walter Dix was honored as the ACC Freshman of the Year after registering three first-place finishes in helping the Seminoles to the meet championship. Dix became just the third athlete in conference history to win both the 60m and 200m dash events in the same year. The Coral Springs, Fla. native won the 60m dash in a time of 6.74 and followed that performance with a win in the 200m event crossing the finish line in a time of 21.12. Dix concluded the championship as he ran the third leg on the winning 4x400m relay team which finished in a time of 3:14.07. This is the second time in three years that a Florida State athlete has received this honor.