Simon Fraser University track and field runner Helen Crofts was named the west region female track athlete of the year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Clan senior is the Division II leader at 800 metres heading into the NCAA Div. II outdoor championships with a time of 2:04.53 to lead by more than three seconds. It is also the sixth-ranked time in the event in Div. II history.
In addition, Crofts is also ranked seventh in the 1500m with a time of 4:26.85 and 10th in the 400m with a time of 54.46.
Crofts won the Great Northwest conference championship in both events and is also a member of the Clan's eighth-seeded 4x400m relay team.
Crofts and the Clan will travel to Pueblo, Colorado this week for the NCAA Div. II outdoor track and field championships, beginning on Wednesday.
