BIDDEFORD, Maine – Allison Rodrigues of the Suffolk women's outdoor track & field team took home one of the league's top honor as the junior was named CCC Field Athlete of the Year Thursday, the conference office announced.
The accolade comes on the heels of a perfect regular season for the North Andover, Massachusetts native. The junior captain went unbeaten in all four fielding events scattered over a trio of invitationals leading up to Suffolk's debut at the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship Sunday, May 2. The three-time CCC Field Athlete of the Week managed to capture an individual conference crown in the javelin to go down in the Rams' record book as the first student-athlete to be crowned a CCC Champion. From there she had podium finishes in the shot put and hammer throw with second-place showings. For her efforts, she captured a trio of all-league honors divided into one first-team nod and a pair of second-team selections to go along with the top league accolade.
Rodrigues anchored Suffolk's middle of the pack finish at CCC's in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She was not the lone Suffolk student-athlete to stand out at the meet though. In total, seven Rams combined for 14 all-conference nods.
Freshmen Sydney Fogg and Amanda Walden matched Rodrigues three nods each. Fogg found herself on the second team with second-place performances in the two distance events, 1500 and 5000, while Walden sprinted on the second team in the 100 and 200, respectively. The classmates picked up a third-team nod as well as members of the blue-and-gold's 4x400 relay team along with fellow classmate Jocelyn Triscik and junior Megan Qualters.
Nicole DiBenedetto leaped her way onto the first team in the high jump. The Manchester, Connecticut local cleared a personal-best 1.47-meter mark to clinch her spot as a CCC Champion.
DiBenedetto's fellow jumper Grace Dreher had third-place podium performances as well in the triple jump and long jump en route to a pair of third-team nods.
With the team season wrapped up a selection of Rams are still competing to secure their spot at this season's NCAA Division III Championships with their final chance this afternoon at Tufts National Qualifying Meet, which is set to begin at 2:00 p.m.
2021 CCC Women's Track Awards
Track Athlete of the Year - Abigail Baier, Gordon
Field Performer of the Year - Allison Rodrigues, Suffolk
Track Rookie of the Year - Rachel Brennan, Gordon
Field Rookie of the Year - Tasha Strock, Roger Williams
CCC Scholar-Athlete - Siobhan Mitchell, Roger Williams
Coach of the Year – Spencer Lange, Endicott
Coach of the Year – Sean Livingston, Roger Williams
Team Sportsmanship - Endicott
FIRST TEAM ALL-CCC
100m - Jordan Williams, So., Endicott
200m - Jordan Williams, So., Endicott
400m - Mary Kate Scalzulli, So., Salve Regina
800m - Abigail Baier, Jr., Gordon
1500m - Abigail Baier, Jr., Gordon
3000m - Rachel Brennan, Fr., Gordon
5000m - Rachel Brennan, Fr., Gordon
100m Hurdles - Madison Fancher, Sr., Roger Williams
400m Hurdles - Emma Shearer, Jr., Gordon
4x100m Relay - Nicole D'Angelo, Jr., Endicott
4x100m Relay - Gates MacPherson, So., Endicott
4x100m Relay - Hevyn Pray, Sr., Endicott
4x100m Relay - Jordan Williams, So., Endicott
4x400m Relay - Abigail Baier, Jr., Gordon
4x400m Relay - Olivia Gregory, Fr., Gordon
4x400m Relay - Amanda Page, Sr., Gordon
4x400m Relay - Emma Shearer, Jr., Gordon
High Jump - Nicole DiBenedetto, So., Suffolk
Pole Vault - Shirah Strock, Jr., Roger Williams
Long Jump - Abigail Baier, Jr., Gordon
Triple Jump - Abigail Baier, Jr., Gordon
Discus - Brooke Dutton, So., Roger Williams
Hammer - Kristen Norray, Sr., Roger Williams
Javelin - Allison Rodrigues, Jr., Suffolk
Shot Put - Nicole D'Angelo, Jr., Endicott
SECOND TEAM ALL-CCC
100m - Amanda Walden, Fr., Suffolk
200m - Amanda Walden, Fr., Suffolk
400m - Amanda Recupero, Sr., Endicott
800m - Jasmine Syed, Sr., University of New England
1500m - Sydney Fogg, Fr., Suffolk
3000m - Cassandra Cosma, So., Endicott
5000m - Sydney Fogg, Fr., Suffolk
100m Hurdles - Bianca Del Maestro, Jr., Endicott
400m Hurdles - Madison Fancher, Sr., Roger Williams
4x100m Relay - Rachael Farah, Sr., Gordon
4x100m Relay - Delaney McDonnell, Jr., Gordon
4x100m Relay - Liz Morrison, Fr., Gordon
4x100m Relay - Amanda Page, Sr., Gordon
4x400m Relay - Erica Dimmick, Jr., University of New England
4x400m Relay - Ashley Kelley, Jr., University of New England
4x400m Relay - Rachel Pion, Jr., University of New England
4x400m Relay - Jasmine Syed, Sr., University of New England
High Jump - Madison Fancher, Sr., Roger Williams
Pole Vault - Nicole D'Angelo, Jr., Endicott
Long Jump - Tasha Strock, Fr., Roger Williams
Triple Jump - Tasha Strock, Fr., Roger Williams
Discus - Gates MacPherson, So., Endicott
Hammer - Allison Rodrigues, Jr., Suffolk
Javelin - Courtney Collibee, So., Salve Regina
Shot Put - Allison Rodrigues, Jr., Suffolk
THIRD TEAM ALL-CCC
100m - Hevyn Pray, Sr., Endicott
200m - Hevyn Pray, Sr., Endicott
400m - Erica Dimmick, Jr., University of New England
800m - Siobhan Mitchell, Sr., Roger Williams
1500m - Siobhan Mitchell, Sr., Roger Williams
3000m - Caitlin Boufford, Fr., Roger Williams
5000m - Siobhan Mitchell, Sr., Roger Williams
100m Hurdles - Amanda Page, Sr., Gordon
400m Hurdles - Catherine Niziak, So., Roger Williams
4x100m Relay - Grace Gilmore, Fr., Salve Regina
4x100m Relay - Alicia Lopez, So., Salve Regina
4x100m Relay - Bryanna Rawnsley, So., Salve Regina
4x100m Relay – Mary Kate Scalzulli, So., Salve Regina
4x400m Relay - Sydney Fogg, Fr., Suffolk
4x400m Relay - Megan Qualters, Jr., Suffolk
4x400m Relay - Jocelyn Trisciak, Fr., Suffolk
4x400m Relay - Amanda Walden, Fr., Suffolk
High Jump - Bianca Del Maestro, Jr., Endicott
Pole Vault - Amanda Page, Sr., Gordon
Long Jump - Grace Dreher, Fr., Suffolk
Triple Jump - Grace Dreher, Fr., Suffolk
Triple Jump - Giana Nekitopoulos, Jr., Endicott
Discus - Kristen Norray, Sr., Roger Williams
Hammer - Brooke Dutton, So., Roger Williams
Javelin - Brooke Dutton, So., Roger Williams
Shot Put - Jenny Silva, Jr., Salve Regina