Regan and Rissmeyer Tabbed Indoor Athletes of the Week
Stevens Institute of Technology freshman Amy Regan and Ithaca senior Amanda Rissmeyer have been named the Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the week for the week ending December 9.
Regan shattered the Stevens school record in the 5,000-meter race by 50 seconds with a time of 17:50.36 in the multi-divisional event at the Princeton New Years Invitational. She placed second overall in the event and passed the previous program standard set by Sarah Amitrani in 2008 with ECAC qualifying time. She also bolsters the fourth fastest time thus far in the country for Division III so far in 2012-13.
Rissmeyer placed second in the high jump with a clear of 1.63 meters to meet the ECAC standard on Saturday at the Ithaca Quad Meet. She also won the shot put with a heave of 11.36 meters and placed third in the long jump with a 5.13-meter leap.