Four Women’s Programs Garner CAA Indoor Track & Field Major Awards in Year-End Honors
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (March 23, 2023) – Four women’s programs – Elon, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern and Towson – were recognized with major awards in the reveal of the first-ever CAA Indoor Track and Field year-end honors as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
North Carolina A&T graduate sprinter
Jada Griffin was named CAA Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, and Northeastern senior multi
Dominique Biron received CAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Year accolades. In addition, Towson freshman multi
Leeann Redlo was selected as the CAA Women's Rookie of the Year, while
Mark Elliston from Elon garnered CAA Women’s Coach of the Year honors from his peers.
Griffin was also named the Most Outstanding Track Performer at the CAA Championships, scoring 22.5 points and earning three All-CAA finishes. The graduate sprinter was the CAA Champion in the 400m (53.57) and won gold as a member of the North Carolina A&T 4x400m relay team (3:41.62). In addition, she was the runner-up in the 200m (24.19) and scored in the 60 (7.74). Griffin had season-best marks of 53.03 in the 400m and 23.88 in the 200m to lead the CAA in both events. Her time in the 400m concludes the year 43rd in the NCAA.
Biron, the 2022 CAA Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, adds to her trophy case after also garnering Most Outstanding Field Performer accolades from the CAA Indoor Championship. The senior multi was the champion in the pentathlon (4,109 pts), adding third-place finishes in the long jump (5.85m) and high jump (J1.64m) to score 22 points for the Huskies. Biron won the pentathlon at the ECAC Championships, posting a personal-best score of 4,266 points to set a meet and facility record. Her score in the pentathlon ended the year top-10 nationally, while she ranked first in the CAA in the high jump (1.77m) and second in the long jump (6.14m).
Redlo earned a pair of top-five finishes at the CAA Championships, placing fourth in the pentathlon (3,354 pts) and fifth in the high jump (J1.64m). The freshman from Brooklyn won the high jump at the ECAC Championships, clearing a personal-best 1.75m (5-08.75). The jump finished the season ranked second in the CAA, while her personal-best score of 3,354 points in the pentathlon ranked fourth in the league.
Elliston is the back-to-back CAA Women’s Coach of the Year Outdoors and collects the honor during the inaugural CAA Indoor Track and Field season. He guided the Phoenix to the team title at the CAA Championships behind a remarkable team effort. Elon scored in all 18 events, including eight All-CAA performances, and the gold medalist in the mile (Jette Beerman, 4:56.43).
The following student-athletes earned All-CAA honors for placing top three in their respective event(s) at the 2022-23 CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2022-23 CAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field All-CAA Honorees
60m: Aja Davis, Delaware (7.45); Amira Aduma, Hampton (7.49); Reese Webster, Elon (7.57)
200m: Amira Aduma, Hampton (23.90); Jada Griffin, N.C. A&T (24.19); Cristal Cuervo, Towson (24.31)
400m: Jada Griffin, N.C. A&T (53.47); Piper Jons, Elon (54.28); Dejah Grant, Hampton (54.88)
800m: Ashley Navarro, Monmouth (2:11.04); Jordan Mozie, Hampton (2:12.66); Stephanie Lair, Elon (2:13.91)
Mile: Jette Beerman, Elon (4:56.43); Ashley Navarro, Monmouth (4:56.57); Anna Twomey, Elon (4:58.54)
3000m: Arianna DeBoer, William & Mary (9:35.52); Abigail Hassman, Northeastern (9:36.82); Jette Beerman, Elon (9:39.72)
5000m: Abigail Hassman, Northeastern (16:48.51); Fiona McLoughlin, Stony Brook (16:56.14); Autumn Sands, Delaware (17:01.09)
60m Hurdles: Lucheyona Weaver, N.C. A&T (8.40); Maya Seay, Hampton (8.42); Jaydea Carter, Hampton (8.58)
4x800m Relay: Northeastern (Sarah Petersen, Vivian McMahon, Ava Duggan, Lucy Abdow) | 9:00.62
Elon (Leandra Lorenz, Emily Alps, Stephanie Lair, Alison Hodgson) | 9:03.52
Charleston (Andie Harding, Meike Kalus, Rhian Purves, Emily Dorony) | 9:14.76
4x400m Relay: North Carolina A&T (Pebbles Scott, Jada Griffin, Mykayla Perry, Lucheyona Weaver) | 3:41.62
Hampton (Kayla Spencer, Amira Aduma, Jordan Mozie, Dejah Grant) | 3:42.77
William & Mary (Mary Gregory, Carly Swierbut, Amaya Johnson, Emily Ervin) | 3:43.47
Distance Medley Relay: Northeastern (Sarah Petersen, Anna Davis, Ava Duggan, Vivian McMahon) | 11:38.58
William & Mary (Molly Coyle, Arianna DeBoer, Sofia Istnick, Makenzie Joiner) | 11:42.72
Stony Brook (Grace Weigele, Siara Guevara, Tara Hauff, Nicole Garcia) | 11:48.14
High Jump: Kenady Wilson, N.C. A&T (1.70m); Aliyah Anderson, Towson (1.64m); Dominique Biron, Northeastern (J1.64m); Courtney Lines, UNCW (J1.64m)
Long Jump: Courtney Lines, UNCW (6.38m), Amira Aduma, Hampton (5.87m); Dominique Biron, Northeastern (5.85m)
Triple Jump: Jayda Hunter, UNCW (12.42m); Armand Dieusi, Hampton (12:35); Jazlyn Jefferson, Hampton (12.24m)
Pole Vault: Luzy Lieger, Charleston (3.80m); Bridget Joyce, Delaware (3.70m); Olesya Sitkowski, William & Mary (J3.70m)
Shot Put: Keeley Suzenski, William & Mary (15.39m); Julieth Nwosu, N.C. A&T (14.89m); Nya Harmon, Hampton (14.86m)
Weight Throw: Gianna Rao, Northeastern (20.42m); Chioma Njoku, Delaware (19.35m); Fatimah Owens, Towson (18.61m)
Pentathlon: Dominique Biron, Northeastern (4,109 pts); Kennedee Cox, Northeastern (3,671 pts); Kalli’Ana Botelho, Elon (3,528 pts)
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