RICHMOND, Va. — Fantastic freshman!
 
Following a phenomenal first spring in Green and Gold, Jason Nwosu capped off his inaugural year with the Tribe as the CAA Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday.
 
Named the Most Outstanding Field Performer at this year's CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Nwosu singlehandedly scored 18 points for William & Mary over the two-day event. The first-year standout not only took gold in the shot put, but also placed fourth in the discus and sixth in the hammer. His winning shot put distance, 16.61m (54-06.00), came on his final throw of the morning and was just shy of his personal best. That throw, 16.81m, ranks seventh all-time at William & Mary and is inches short of the program's freshmen record set in 1983.
 
And Nwosu wasn't the only Tribe standout racking up postseason accolades, either, as Daniel Layton and Stephen Larson also earned All-CAA honors.
 
For the second straight year, Layton captured gold in the decathlon at CAAs. The senior's 6,640 points weren't only a PR — they were nearly 600 points higher than his previous best. He also set the new school record in the decathlon 110m hurdles, running a 14.75 to top the previous time of 15.01, which was set in 1997. And there was still more. Layton's repeat win was the first for W&M in the decathlon since Phil Agee did it in 2003-2004, while his score was the best for any Tribe athlete since 1997.
 
Larson also claimed a spot on the podium with a bronze medal time of 1:51.54 in the 800m. 
 
2023 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Honorees 
Men's Track Athlete of the Year: Reheem Hayles, North Carolina A&T
Men's Field Athlete of the Year: Evan Niedrowski, Monmouth
Men's Rookie of the Year: Jason Nwosu, William & Mary
Men's Coach of the Year: Tramaine Shaw, Northeastern

100m: Noah Sweeney, Northeastern (10.59); Patrick Abel, Stony Brook (10.775); Qhiyal Towns, Hampton (10.779)
200m: Shemar Chambers, N.C. A&T (20.97); Reheem Hayles, N.C. A&T (21.21); Noah Sweeny, Northeastern (21.27)
400m: Reheem Hayles, N.C. A&T (45.74); Shemar Chambers, N.C. A&T (45.77); Nickolis Anderson, UNCW (46.27)
800m: Dugion Blackman, Hampton (1:47.69); Ian Moore, Monmouth (1:50.84); Stephen Larson, William & Mary (1:51.54)
1500m: Benjamin Godish, Northeastern (3:43.60); Robert Becker, Stony Brook (3:43.95); Louis DiLaurenzio, Monmouth (3:45.19)
5000m: Benjamin Godish, Northeastern (14:08.00); Shane Henderson, Stony Brook (14:10.96); Patrick Cantlon, Northeastern (14:25.15)
10,000m: Evan Brennan, Stony Brook (31:18.87); Patrick Cullen, Northeastern (31:19.30); Sebastien Reed, Monmouth (31:23.28)
110m Hurdles: Ethan Exilhomme, Northeastern (13.78); Josh Parks, UNCW (13.84); Cory Gaither Jr., Northeastern (14.13)
400m Hurdles: Josh Parks, UNCW (50.48); Cory Gaither Jr., Northeastern (51.03); Jordan Ricketts, Monmouth (52.93)
3000m Steeplechase: Kyle Sarney, Northeastern (9:05.29); Mattew Schaefer, Northeastern (9:19.43); Patrick Mullen, Northeastern (9:20.71)
4x100m Relay: North Carolina A&T (Brandon Nya, Shemar Chambers, Ryan Saint-German, Reeheem Hayles) | 40.46
Northeastern (Noah Sweeney, Michael Stroup, Nii Yarboi Yartey, Phillips Magre) | 40.82
Hampton (Qhiyal Towns, Jordan Poindexter, Antico Dalton, Olakunle Akande) | 40.86
4x400m Relay: North Carolina A&T (Caleb Jackson, Brandon Nya, Jayden Crosby, Thomas Smith) | 3:13.94
Monmouth (Jordan Ricketts, Jalen Jones, Kevin Collura, Jordan Hart) | 3:15.08
Northeastern (Pierre Sylvain, Nii Yarboi Yartey, Nicholas Young, Tyler Brogan) | 3:18.49
High Jump: Keven Kevelier, Monmouth (2.04m); Donovan Lara, UNCW (J2.04m); Rickie Casazza, Monmouth (J2.04m)
Long Jump: Abraham Evans, Hampton (7.29m); Otis Slayton, Hampton (7.22m); Aeneas Reed, N.C. A&T (7.14m)
Triple Jump: Ahmad Brock, Monmouth (14.72m); Keven Kevelier, Monmouth (14.36m); Kelvin Fonville, Hampton (14.30m)
Pole Vault: Dalton Yeust, Monmouth (5.11m); Jackson Miles, Monmouth (4.65m); Connor Bennett, Monmouth (J4.65m)
Shot Put: Jason Nwosu, William & Mary (16.61m); Brayden Hodgest, N.C. A&T (16.49m); Carlos Alexander, N.C. A&T (16.34m)
Discus: Carlos Alexander, N.C. A&T (50.15m); Brayden Hodgest, N.C. A&T (50.13m); Jesse Helton, UNCW (49.15m)
Hammer Throw: Nicholas Pisciotta, Northeastern (60.98m); Ali Mujeeb, Monmouth (53.94m); Qualiar Newton, N.C. A&T (52.04m)
Javelin: Evan Niedrowski, Monmouth (71.07m); Chris Bagnell, Monmouth (63.20m); Ryan DeBarber, UNCW (62.87m)
Decathlon: Daniel Layton, William & Mary (6,640 pts); David Strong, Monmouth (6,165 pts); Paul Wisnaskas, Northeastern (5,731 pts)