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Evans Repeats as Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year
Release courtesy of Rose-Hulman
TERRE HAUTE, IN - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology freshman Liz Evans (Bicknell, Ind./North Knox) became the first track and field standout in school history to earn Regional Field Athlete of the Year honors twice in the same season, when the United States Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association awarded the recognition on Monday.
Evans was also named NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year during the winter season, when she finished second nationally in the high jump at the Indoor National Championships. She earned the first All-American honor in the history of Rose-Hulman women's track and field with the effort.
Evans enters the NCAA Division III championships with the top seed in the high jump after clearing 5' 8 1/2" at the Engineer Early Bird Meet in March. She also reached the NCAA Division III national qualification mark of 5' 7 1/4" in three different meets this season.
Evans becomes the first female student-athlete in school history
to compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field
National Championships. She will compete in a field of 20 in
the women's high jump on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Baldwin-Wallace
College in Berea, Ohio. The top eight finishers will earn
All-American honors.
