BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced the All-CCC Team and major award winners Thursday, with the Roger Williams University Women's Track & Field team putting eight student-athletes on the all-conference team and taking home three of the major awards.
 
Freshman Tasha Strock (Castleton, N.Y.) was voted the Rookie Field Performer of the Year, while senior Siobhan Mitchell (West Newbury, Mass.) was recognized as CCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition, RWU head coach Sean Livingston was honored as CCC Co-Coach of the Year, his third consecutive COY honor.
 
The All-Conference Teams consisted of the medal winners in each of the 19 events at the CCC Championship. Gold medalists were named First Team All-CCC members with silver and bronze medalists named to the Second and Third Teams, respectively.
 
Voting was conducted by the CCC women's track and field head coaches in the weeks following the CCC Championship.
 
ROOKIE FIELD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Tasha Strock, Roger Williams
Strock earned 16.5 points in field events for Roger Williams during this year's CCC Championship meet. Included in that performance were silver-medal showings in both the long jump and triple jump. She jumped 4.82m in the long jump, while earning a 10.53m mark in the triple jump. She also cleared 1.32m in the high jump to earn 6th place. Strock's marks at the CCC Championship meet earned her spots on the Division III New England Region qualifying list as she ranked 30th in the triple jump and 50th in the long jump.
 
CCC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Siobhan Mitchell, Roger Williams
Mitchell is a mechanical engineering major with a 3.55 GPA. She is also earning a minor in mathematics. Her academic honors are numerous as she is a four-year member of the RWU Honors Program, a five-time Academic All-CCC member, and a three-year Dean's list student. She served as team captain for both the cross country and track and field teams, while also representing her team as part of the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC). Mitchell has also acted as teaching assistant and tutor for the School of Engineering. On the track, Mitchell came away with three bronze medals at the championship in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m.
 
CCC CO-COACH OF THE YEAR
Sean Livingston, Roger Williams
Livingston earns his third-straight CCC Coach of the Year award after leading Roger Williams to its third-consecutive CCC Women's Track and Field Championship. The team earned 147.5 points this year and claimed individual championships in four events.
 
Madison Fancher (Gloversville, N.Y.) claimed the gold medal in the 100m Hurdles while taking the silver in the 400m Hurdles and the High Jump. Also taking home the gold for RWU were Shirah Strock (Castleton, N.Y.) in the Pole Vault, Brooke Dutton (Coventry, Conn.) in the Discus, and Kristen Norray (Berne, N.Y.) in the Hammer. Dutton also notched third place finishes in the Hammer Throw and Javelin Throw while Norray took bronze in the Discus.
 
Also collecting bronze medals for Roger Williams in the championship were Caitlin Boufford (Londonderry, N.H.) in the 3000m and Catherine Niziak (Merrimac, Mass.) in the 400m Hurdles.
 
 
ALL-CCC FIRST TEAM
100m Hurdles - Madison Fancher, Sr., Roger Williams
Pole Vault - Shirah Strock, Jr., Roger Williams
Discus Throw - Brooke Dutton, So., Roger Williams
Hammer Throw - Kristen Norray, Sr., Roger Williams
 
ALL-CCC SECOND TEAM
400m Hurdles - Madison Fancher, Sr., Roger Williams
High Jump - Madison Fancher, Sr., Roger Williams
Long Jump - Tasha Strock, Fr., Roger Williams
Triple Jump - Tasha Strock, Fr., Roger Williams
 
ALL-CCC THIRD TEAM
800m - Siobhan Mitchell, Sr., Roger Williams
1500m - Siobhan Mitchell, Sr., Roger Williams
3000m - Caitlin Boufford, Fr., Roger Williams
5000m - Siobhan Mitchell, Sr., Roger Williams
400m Hurdles - Catherine Niziak, So., Roger Williams
Discus Throw - Kristen Norray, Sr., Roger Williams
Hammer Throw - Brooke Dutton, So., Roger Williams
Javelin Throw - Brooke Dutton, So., Roger Williams