Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 6/4/2024 9:58:52 AM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2024 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference awards on Tuesday, June 4. The awards are voted on by the league's head coaches. Utica University earned three of the four individual honors.
Utica junior sprinter Mackenzie Mix was named the 2024 Empire 8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. On May 4, Mix was named the 2024 Empire 8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Track Athlete of the Meet after sweeping all three sprint events and leading the Pioneers to runner-up honors in a pair of relays. Mix, a native of Camden, NY, took the 100-meter E8 Championship in 12.30 seconds, annexed the 200-meters in 25.54 seconds and rolled to the win in the 400-meters in 57.60 seconds. She earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 100-meter dash and set a personal record in the 400-meters in her final race of 2024 with a time of 56.42 seconds. Mix, who was also the 2022 E8 Track Athlete and Rookie of the Year, is one of three E8 student-athletes to be named Track Athlete of the Year for a second time.
Utica graduate student Jane Fahy was named the 2024 Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season. Fahy, a native of Oriskany, NY, earned All-American honors in the shot put at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship after finishing third overall (leading until the final round) with a throw of 14.65 meters. She also won the shot put at both the 2024 E8 Outdoor (third straight title, meet record throw of 14.50 meters) and All-Atlantic Region Championships this spring (second straight championship). In addition, Fahy placed second in the discus throw at the E8 Championship with a personal best throw of 40.54 meters. On April 26, Fahy broke her own Empire 8 record in the shot put with a throw of 14.77 meters (48.5’5”) Fahy is the fourth student-athlete in Empire 8 history to earn multiple Field Athlete of the Year honors.
Alyssa Youngs of Utica was named the 2024 Empire 8 Outdoor Rookie of the Year. Youngs, a native of Constableville, NY, won the Empire 8 Championship in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.03, while placing third in the 100-meter hurdles, fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump. She also helped the Pioneers place second in the 4 x 400-meter relay. In addition, Youngs ended the season by placing 11th in the heptathlon at the All-Atlantic Region Championships with a score of 3,742 points. is Utica’s fourth E8 Outdoor Track and Field Rookie of the Year, joining Mix (2022), Lauren DeLude (2012) and Jess Ciraulo (2011).
Nazareth head coach James Goss and his staff of assistant coaches Mike Heymann, Zachary Ferrara, Patrick Healy, Doug Schneider, and Alexa Wandy was named the 2024 Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Golden Flyers won their second consecutive Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Overall, Nazareth had 19 different student-athletes earn All-Conference honors and several All-Region honorees.
The Empire 8 first, second and third team all-conference selections were determined at the championship meet on May 3-4 from the Polisseni Track and Field Complex, hosted by St. John Fisher.
One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Sportswoman of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen.
2024 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Year: Mackenzie Mix, Jr., Utica (Camden, NY/Camden)
Field Athlete of the Year: Jane Fahy, Gr., Utica (Oriskany, NY/Oriskany)
Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Youngs, Fr., Utica (Constableville, NY/West Canada Valley)
Coaching Staff of the Year: Nazareth, led by head coach James Goss
Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year
Zoe Rainville, Fr., Alfred (Saranac, NY/Saranac)
Molly Corbett, Fr., Hartwick (Kings Park, NY/Kings Park)
Anna McNamara, So., Houghton (Oriskany, NY/Madison)
Jordan Wagner, Fr., Nazareth (Chittenango, NY/Chittenango)
Guiliana Capparello, Sr., Russell Sage (Fonda, NY/Fonda-Fultonville)
Makenna King, Sr., St. John Fisher (Norwood, NY/Norwood-Norfolk)
Laura Meade, Gr., Utica (Glenville, NY/Scotia-Glenville)
2024 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship
All-Conference Selections
100-Meter Dash
First Team: Mackenzie Mix, Jr., Utica – :12.30
Second Team: Victoria Brewster, Fr., Houghton – :12.46
Third Team: Alaina Morley, So., Nazareth – :12.62
100-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Samantha Luba, So., Nazareth – :15.34
Second Team: Anne Spila, Jr., Alfred – :15.48
Third Team: Alyssa Youngs, Fr., Utica – :16.30
200-Meter Dash
First Team: Mackenzie Mix, Jr., Utica – :25.54
Second Team: Victoria Brewster, Fr., Houghton – :25.79
Third Team: Alexis Lasher, So., Nazareth – :26.57
400-Meter Dash
First Team: Mackenzie Mix, Jr., Utica – :57.60
Second Team: Sophia Leach, Fr., St. John Fisher – 1:00.08
Third Team: Isabella Heath, Sr., Nazareth – 1:00.37
400-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Alyssa Youngs, Fr., Utica – 1:07.03
Second Team: Sophia Leach, Fr., St, John Fisher – 1:07.88
Third Team: Samantha Luba, So., Nazareth – 1:08.28
800-Meter Run
First Team: Olivia Gilbert, Sr., Alfred – 2:17.47
Second Team: Jade Dening, Jr.., Utica – 2:20.49
Third Team: Kyra Binney, So., Houghton – 2:21.78
1,500-Meter Run
First Team: Tabitha Clark, Jr., Houghton – 4:57.53
Second Team: Kelsey Fahy, Fr., Nazareth – 4:59.94
Third Team: Mackenzie Feeney, Sr., Russell Sage – 5:00.31
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
First Team: Emily Weaver, Gr., Nazareth – 11:49.32
Second Team: Ella Impaglia, So., Nazareth – 11:49.33
Third Team: Allison List, Fr., St. John Fisher – 12:09.05
5,000-Meter Run
First Team: Noelle Linenfelser, So., Houghton – 18:28.95
Second Team: Riley Jameson, Jr., St. John Fisher – 18:36.36
Third Team: Lilianna Hanning, Sr., Nazareth – 18:47.98
10,000-Meter Run
First Team: Lauren DeMichele, Sr., St. John Fisher – 38:57.59
Second Team: Riley Jameson, Jr., St. John Fisher – 39:13.90
Third Team: Lilianna Hanning, Sr., Nazareth – 39:43.03
4 x 100-Meter Relay
First Team: Alexis Lasher, So., Alaina Morley, So., Jasmine Kendrick, Fr., Sydney LaSalle, So., Nazareth – :49.41
Second Team: Zeniyah Gholson, So., Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez, Sr., Laura Meade, Gr., Mackenzie Mix, Jr., Utica – :50.00
Third Team: Ashley Holt, Jr., Allison Lennebacker, Jr., Hayly Fredrickson, Jr., Sophia Leach, Fr., St. John Fisher – :52.89
4 x 400-Meter Relay
First Team: Zoe Rainville, Fr., Anne Spila, Jr., Bianca Durso, Sr., Olivia Gilbert, Sr., Alfred – 4:05.90
Second Team: Alyssa Youngs, Fr., Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez, Sr., Laura Meade, Gr., Mackenzie Mix, Jr., Utica – 4:06.47
Third Team: Jordan Wagner, Fr., Alexis Lasher, So., Kennedy Rose, Fr., Isabella Heath, Sr., Nazareth – 4:08.02
4 x 800-Meter Relay
First Team: Sarah Lutkins, Sr., Annabelle Townsend, Jr., McKenzie Hall, Sr., Olivia Gilbert, Sr., Alfred – 9:48.86
Second Team: Paige Ackley, Sr., Morgan Pospiech, Fr., Kennedy Rose, Fr., Kelsey Fahy, Fr., Nazareth – 9:50.97
Third Team: Allison List, Fr., Logan Fredrickson, Jr., Maggie Bacon, Fr., Olivia Grinnell, So., St. John Fisher – 9:58.94
Pole Vault
First Team: Rosie Morse, So., Nazareth – 3.53 meters
Second Team: Isabel Morse, So., Nazareth – 3.45 meters
Third Team: Kiara Tornusciolo, So., Nazareth – 3.30 meters
High Jump
First Team: Hannah Allison, Fr., Utica – 1.57 meters
Second Team: Sydney LaSalle, So., Nazareth – 1.52 meters
Third Team: Alaina Morley, So., Nazareth – 1.52 meters
Long Jump
First Team: Veronica Duell, Jr., St. John Fisher – 5.68 meters
Second Team: Nora Devitt, Jr., Utica – 5.39 meters
Third Team: Alaina Morley, So., Nazareth – 5.29 meters
Triple Jump
First Team: Zeniyah Gholson, So., Utica – 11.36 meters
Second Team: Nora Devitt, Jr., Utica – 11.35 meters
Third Team: Isabella Heath, Sr., Nazareth – 11.31 meters
Shot Put
First Team: Jane Fahy, Gr., Utica – 14.50 meters (Meet Record)
Second Team: Makenna King, Sr., St. John Fisher – 13.34 meters
Third Team: Madison Palmer, Gr., Houghton – 12.36 meters
Discus Throw
First Team: Makenna King, Sr., St. John Fisher – 45.65 meters
Second Team: Jane Fahy, Gr., Utica – 40.54 meters
Third Team: Allie Cary, Fr., Utica – 40.39 meters
Hammer Throw
First Team: Lea Richard, Sr., Nazareth – 49.05 meters
Second Team: Anna Steed, So., St. John Fisher – 47.65 meters
Third Team: Riley King, Fr., Utica – 46.43 meters
Javelin Throw
First Team: Elaina Furtado-Rahill, Fr., Utica – 33.66 meters
Second Team: Claudia Vogel, Sr., St. John Fisher – 33.59 meters
Third Team: Delaney Prather, Fr., Alfred – 32.32 meters
Heptathlon
First Team: Anne Spila, Jr., Alfred – 4,213 points
Second Team: Bianca Durso, Sr., Alfred – 3,855 points
Third Team: Lauren Bendall, Sr., Nazareth – 3,821 points
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