By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A tradition that the Cookeville community could get used to, Tennessee Tech women's track & field head coach Wayne Angel was once again named the Ohio Valley Conference's Women's Indoor Coach of the Year following his team's triumphant run through the 2019 OVC Indoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday and Thursday.

The honor represents Angel's third consecutive Coach of the Year honor for the indoor season and fourth overall after he captured the same award during the 2018 outdoor campaign. He is the first coach in the league to win three straight Coach of the Year accolades since Eastern Illinois' Tom Akers won four in-a-row from 2009-12.

The Golden Eagles captured their second OVC Indoor Championship in as many years Thursday, rallying over the final three events with three straight first-place finishes in the 3,000-meters, the triple jump and the 4x400-meter relay. In all, Tech claimed nine event titles and two runner-up finishes to earn 119 total points, defeating Murray State by 11 and a half points.

Tech is the first team to repeat as OVC Indoor champions since Eastern Illinois won four straight titles from 2009-12.

Sophomore sensation Purity Sanga earned Athlete of the Championships honors, the second straight Golden Eagle to claim the award in the Indoor Championships after Micayla Rennick won it last year. Sanga was dominant every time she touched the track, taking home first place in the mile run, 3,000-meters, and 5,000-meters as well as helping the Tech distance medley relay team earn gold.

Sanga had already earned the OVC Female Indoor Track Athlete of the Year prior to the OVC Indoor Championships, also making her the second straight Golden Eagle to sweep the indoor honors. Rennick also accomplished the feat last season before winning both awards again during the outdoor campaign.