Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Well-Represented on CSC Academic All-District Team
WESTON, Mass. - Regis College is represented by five student-athletes on the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Team for NCAA Division III: recent graduates Tori Bradley (Dracut, Mass.), Madelyn Klein (Framingham, Mass.), and Libby Parker (Bow, N.H.) as well as rising seniors Kristin Barrett (Plymouth, Mass.) and Elisa D'Sa (Bellmore, N.Y.).
The 2022-23 Academic All‐District® Cross Country/Track & Field Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators and announced by the national organization Wednesday, May 31, recognize the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.
Bradley is a two-time selection to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Sportsmanship Team for her continual improvement and hard work. She scored key points for the Pride at the 2023 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a fourth place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 11.46 meters (37' 7.25"), helping the team win the overall conference title.
At the 2023 GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she earned All-GNAC honors by finishing third in the discus throw with a mark of 27.18 meters (89' 2"). Earlier this month, she graduated magna cum laude with her bachelor's degree in nursing, plus she received the Crimson and Gold Tassel for her overall contribution to the campus community throughout her time at Regis.
Klein joined the cross country team in the fall and immediately contributed to the team's success as she was the third finisher for the Pride throughout the 2022 season. At the 2022 GNAC Cross Country Championships, she earned GNAC Rookie of the Year and First Team All-GNAC recognition with a seventh place finish after completing the six-kilometer course in a season-best time of 25:56.1.
Klein picked up another All-GNAC honor at the 2023 GNAC Outdoor Championships by finishing third in the 10,000 meter run in 42:44.75, plus she finished fourth in the 5000 meter run with a time of 20:42.77. Klein graduated from Regis College May 6 with her bachelor's degree in nursing.
Parker earned Second Team All-GNAC accolades at the 2022 GNAC Cross Country Championships by finishing 10th with a career-best six-kilometer time of 27:42.7. She is a two-time selection to the GNAC Women's Cross Country All-Sportsmanship Team as well as a two-time Academic All-GNAC honoree and is on track for a third conference academic award.
At the 2023 GNAC Indoor Championships, Parker led off the victorious distance medley relay that clinched the overall conference title for the Pride women. She picked up another All-GNAC honor at the 2023 GNAC Outdoor Championships by finishing second in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 13:10.61. Parker graduated with her bachelor's degree in exercise science and environmental sustainability.
Barrett joined the track and field team starting with the 2022 outdoor season and improved her shot put distance by almost one-and-a-half meters, earning All-GNAC recognition with a third place finish in the event at the 2022 GNAC Outdoor Championships at 9.85 meters (32' 3.75"). This past season, she posted her personal-best shot put mark of 10.19 meters (33' 5.25") at the Carla Coffey Invitational, plus she finished fourth in the event at the 2023 GNAC Outdoor Championships at 9.23 meters (30' 3.5").
Barrett is involved in many aspects of the campus community, including her election as Student Government Association (SGA) President for the 2023-24 academic year. She is majoring in marketing and communications and has helped reestablish the Regis Herald as an online student publication.
D'Sa has made a smooth transition from the soccer pitch in the fall to the track and field program in the winter and spring. She earned her first All-GNAC award at the 2022 GNAC Outdoor Championships by finishing third in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:15.29.
During the 2023 outdoor season, D'Sa posted her best 400 meter hurdles time of 1:14.21 at the Carla Coffey Invitational. At the 2023 GNAC Outdoor Championships, she collected two more All-GNAC awards by finishing second in the 400 meter hurdles in 1:17.30 and third in the 3000 meter steeplechase, her first time competing in the event, in 13:32.12. D'Sa is a nursing major at Regis.
Academic All‐District® honorees advance to the College Sports Communicators Academic All‐America® ballot. First‐, second-, and third‐team Academic All‐America® honorees will be announced Wednesday, June 28.
Regis College sponsors 20 intercollegiate sports within NCAA Division III as a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.