Junior Marcia McCord and sophomore Emma Dewart of Ithaca College were named the Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Track Athlete and Field Athlete of the Year, respectively, as the conference announced the year-end awards for men’s and women’s outdoor track and field.
McCord earned All-American honors with her fourth-place finish in the 400 meters at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a school-record time of 55.79 seconds. She qualified for the NCAA meet in the 100 meters (school-record 12.01 seconds), 200 meters (25.08 seconds), and the 400-meter dash (56.30 seconds). The conference champion in the 100 meters and as part of the 400-meter relay, McCord placed second in the 400 meters at the ECAC Championships.
Dewart qualified for the NCAA Championships in four events, including the heptathlon, where she was ranked first in the nation with 4,729 points. She also ranked fifth in the nation in the high jump (1.68 meters), sixth in the long jump (5.80 meters), and ninth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.56 seconds). The Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year, Dewart placed first in the heptathlon, long jump, 100 hurdles, and high jump at the state championship meet.
First-year student-athlete Maggie Kowalska of Stevens Institute of Technology was named the Empire 8 Rookie of the Year. She qualified for the NCAA Championships in her first meet after not competing in the indoor season in the javelin. Kowalska finished first or second in the event in every meet in which she competed during the regular season and won the conference title.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year: Marcia McCord, Ithaca College
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year: Emma Dewart, Ithaca College
Women’s Rookie of the Year: Maggie Kowalska, Stevens Institute of Technology
Women’s Coach of the Year: Jennifer Potter, Ithaca College