CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Boston University's Marisa Ryan and Binghamton University's Rory Quiller were each awarded USTFCCCA Northeast Regional indoor track and field honors from the National coaches' association as announced on Tuesday.
In each of the country’s nine regions, the USTFCCCA
selects the top men’s and women’s track athlete, field athlete, head coach and
assistant coach for the 2008 NCAA Division I indoor season.
Ryan received the top Northeast women's track athlete award. Ryan was the
top track performer at the America East Conference meet, winning the mile and
the 3,000 meters as the Terriers claimed the team championship. Ryan, a senior
from Farmington, Conn., is a two-time America East Conference Scholar Athlete
of the Year.
Quiller was recognized as the top male field athlete from the Northeast. Quiller
finished second at the USA Indoor Championships in the pole vault with a
personal-best jump of 18-4?. Quiller, a
graduate student from West Point, N.Y., also won his fourth straight America
East title. He placed second at last year’s NCAA Indoor Championships.
Binghamton release