ROCHESTER, NY - The Utica University women's outdoor track & field team garnered 10 All-Empire 8 selections among five athletes, as announced by the league on Monday. 
 
All-American Jane Fahy (Oriskany, NY/MVCC/Oriskany) took home top honors as she was named the Field Athlete of the Year while also earning First Team Shot Put and Second Team Discus Throw honors. Fahy was crowned the Empire 8 champion in the shot put with a mark of 13.5m, 1.5m greater than second, while also finishing second in the discus with a toss that went 39.69m. The All-Niagara Region honoree went on to take first in the shot put at the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Championships before finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships. Fahy was also the first female thrower in program history to qualify for nationals. 
 
Laura Meade (Glenville, NY/Scotia-Glenville) earned a pair of All-E8 honors as she was named First Team Heptathlon and Third Team Triple Jump. In the heptathlon, Meade finished first at the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships with 3,977 points before going on to set a new program record with 4,027 points at the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Championships. In the triple jump, Meade placed third at the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships with a mark of 11.20m. 
 
Nora Devitt (Beverly, MA/Beverly) was named to the Second Team in the 100m Hurdles and was also the team's recipient of the Sportswoman of the Year award. At the Empire 8 Championships, Devitt placed second with a personal best time of 16.32 seconds. One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2023 Empire 8 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Sportswoman of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen. 
 
Sarah Florian (Fort Plain, NY/Fort Plain) also earned two All-Empire 8 honors as Second Team Hammer Throw and Third Team Discus Throw. In her first outdoor season, Florian finished second in the hammer throw at the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships with a personal best mark of 43.06m while taking third in the discus with another personal best mark of 36.93m. 
 
Jade Dening (Remsen, NY/Remsen) earned All-Empire 8 Second Team honors in the 800m. Dening set a personal best en route to second place at the Empire 8 Championships with a time of 2:20.52.