Marissa McCay Named CCAA Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year

June 6, 2017

SAN RAMON, Calif. – Less than two weeks after becoming the program’s first-ever women’s individual National Champion, Humboldt State’s Marissa McCay was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

“Marissa McCay has been a true team leader throughout her career at Humboldt State University, and her receiving the CCAA Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year is another example of her dedication to the sport,” said HSU Head Coach Scott Pesch. “She has built an extraordinary résumé of accolades throughout this season and receiving this award from our CCAA peers is one of the highest accomplishments that one can receive.”

The two-time All-American from McKinleyville, Calif., jumped 5’ 9.75” and finished first in the high jump at last month’s NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in Bradenton, Fla. McCay capped her historic season with All-America honors in the heptathlon and scored 11 of the Lumberjacks’ program record 23 points.

She collected the High Point Award and Field Athlete of the Meet honors during the conference meet in May. The senior was the CCAA Champion in the heptathlon and triple jump, finished second in the high jump, third in the long jump, third in the 100m hurdles and sixth in the shot put at the meet.

McCay found success on and off the field of competition. She collected College Sports Information Directors of America All-District honors and earned the Dr. Hal Charnofsky Memorial Award, which is presented to CCAA student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in the classroom and in their sport.

McCay was a two-time CCAA Field Athlete of the Week during the 2017 season and broke several program records. She set new high marks in the triple jump (40’ 2.75”), high jump (5’ 10.00”) and heptathlon (5,128 points).

A special ceremony recognizing McCay’s accomplishments will be held Wednesday, June 7 at 2 p.m. on the front steps of Eureka High School. All are invited to celebrate the senior’s historic season.

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