TOWSON, Md. — Hayley Horvath of the Towson University track & field team has been named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Womens' Co-Field Athlete of the Year. The conference made the announcement Tuesday morning, following voting from the league's nine head coaches voted to decide the year-end honors.
This is Horvath's second straight (Co-) CAA Field Athlete of the Year award and the third consecutive for the Tigers as Michella Obijiaku was selected for the praise in 2019. The senior shares the honor with Northeastern's Dominique Biron.
Horvath had another successful spring season in 2022, picking up four first place finishes. She threepeated as the CAA pole vault champion, winning the meet with a final mark of 4.00 meters. She was the only student-athlete to reach 4.00 meters and ended her career going undefeated in conference competition.
The Princeton New Jersey product was also crowned the ECAC outdoor pole vault champion in back-to-back campaigns with a meet record height of 4.8 meters.
Horvath ended her time in the Black & Gold with a second consecutive trip to the NCAA East Regional Qualifier. She registered a season personal best and CAA season high 4.21 meters to place 13th.
The CAA also announced the All-CAA honors which go to the top-3 finishers from each event in the 2022 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
100m: Crystal Johnson, 1st (11.76)
200m: Crystal Johnson, 1st (24.04)
100m hurdles: Deborah Gnoumou, 3rd (14.84)
Pole vault: Hayley Horvath, 1st (4.00m) & Emmeline Klefaas, 2nd (3.80m)
Javelin: Kayla Thorpe, 3rd 44.38m
Shot put: Kayla Thorpe, 2nd (14.05m)
Hammer throw: Georgia Coleman, 1st 57.88m
Discus: Fatimah Owens, 1st (47.43)
CAA TRACK & FIELD YEAR-END HONORS
Track Athlete of the Year: Leandra Lorenz, Elon
Co-Field Athlete of the Year: Dominique Biron, Northeastern
Co-Field Athlete of the Year: Hayley Horvath, Towson
Rookie of the Year: Emily Ervin, William & Mary
Coach of the Year: Mark Elliston, Elon
