BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Gulf South Conference announced its 2025 outdoor track & field season awards on Tuesday, and the UAH track & field team was represented by Malik Turner as GSC Field Athlete of the Year and David Cain as GSC Men's Coach of the Year and Women's Co-Coach of the Year. 

Turner is the first UAH athlete to be named Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year since 2022 after posting a stellar performance at the 2025 GSC Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he earned Best Overall Performer. He is the first Charger to sweep both honors since Zach Hancock in 2022. 

The Fort Payne, Alabama, native took first place in both the high jump and long jump at the GSC Outdoor Championships along with a second place finish in the triple jump. 

Head coach David Cain claimed his seventh men's Coach of the Year designation and his first-ever GSC women's coach of the year award after the Chargers won the GSC Outdoor Championships on the men's side and placed second on the women's side. Cain additionally was named Men's GSC Coach of the Year during the indoor season.

Qualifying Chargers look ahead to the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 22-24.