Men's Indoor Track and Field | 3/17/2022 8:48:00 AM
Fresh off winning his third national championship over the weekend, Kyle Rollins of the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College men's track and field team continued to make history as the Groveland, NY native was named the National Field Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Rollins joins a select group of Fisher players to have been recognized as the top performer in their respective sport. To date, Rollins is the fourth student-athlete in Fisher's rich history to be named the National Player of the Year as he joins Adam Zebrowski (baseball, 2021), Scott Harris, Jr. (men's golf, 2008) and Susan Heidt (women's basketball, 1990).
An elite athlete, Rollins claimed his third consecutive national title last weekend after winning the high jump with a mark of 2.12 meters. He also added to his department-leading All-America total after taking seventh in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor National Championship to earn his 10th overall All-America nod.
Rollins, who was named the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Meet at the Empire 8 Championship after placing first in the high jump, triple jump and long jump, made further history at the Atlantic Regional Championship on March 5th after clearing 2.20 meters (7'2.5"), which is the third highest jump ever recorded in Division III history.
Rollins and the No. 17 Cardinals will begin the outdoor season on Saturday, April 2 at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational.
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