2004 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Awards
The 2004 UCAA End-of-Season Awards, announced May 19.

2004 UCAA Outdoor Field Performer of the Year
Allison Benson   Rensselaer
Senior (Wurtsboro, New York)
The UCAA pole vault champion, Benson also won the vault at the NYSCTC championships for the fourth consecutive time. She has also won the indoor vault championship in all four of her appearances. Benson graduates this spring as the pole vault record holder for Rensselaer, the UCAA, and the NYSCTC in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault.

2004 UCAA Outdoor Track Performer of the Year
Jennifer Dias   Rensselaer
Freshman (Taunton, Massachusetts)
A three-time UCAA Track Performer of the Week, Dias dominated the UCAA championship meet with first place finishes in the 200 meters, 400 meters, long jump, and triple jump. She was also named the NYSCTC Outdoor Track Rookie of the Year following first place finishes in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4x400 meter relay at the state meet.

2004 UCAA Outdoor Rookie of the Year
Laura Belden   Hamilton
(Brookfield, Connecticut)
Belden was the UCAA champion in the javelin throw with a school and meet record throw of 33.72 meters. She was also named UCAA Rookie of the Week three times this outdoor season.

2004 UCAA Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year
Mike Howard   St. Lawrence
Mike Howard guided the St. Lawrence Women to a first place showing at the UCAA championship meet and a fourth-place finish at the NYSCTC championships. Assisted by Deb Lyndaker, Erin Newman, John Newman, and Justin Sievert, Howard coached the Saints to six individual event wins and two relay wins at the UCAA championship meet.

2004 Women's Indoor Track & Field Awards
The 2004 UCAA End-of-Season Awards, announced April 2.

2004 UCAA Indoor Field Performer of the Year
Felicia Tsai   Rensselaer
Sophomore (Olney, Maryland)
Tsai was the UCAA and NYSCTC champion in the 20-pound weight throw this season, setting UCAA and Rensselaer records in the event. She was the runner-up in the throw at the ECAC championships and qualified to compete in the event at the NCAA championships.

2004 UCAA Indoor Track Performer of the Year
Jennifer Dias   Rensselaer
Freshman (Taunton, Massachusetts)
Dias dominated the UCAA championship meet with first place finishes in the 200 meters, 400 meters, triple jump, and 4x400 meter relay. Her performance in the 400 and Rensselaer's mark in the 4x400 relay were both UCAA records. At the NYSCTC championships she placed in five events and again paced Rensselaer to victory in the 4x400 relay.

2004 UCAA Indoor Rookie of the Year
Sue Madden   Rensselaer
(Reading, Massachusetts)
Madden was the UCAA champion in the shot put, setting a conference record with her performance while adding a fifth place finish in the weight throw. She was named the NYSCTC Field Event Athlete of the Meet after another victory in the shot put at the state meet.

2004 UCAA Indoor Coaching Staff of the Year
Mike Howard   St. Lawrence
Mike Howard guided the St. Lawrence Women to a second place showing at the UCAA championship meet and a fourth-place finish at the NYSCTC championships. Assisted by Deb Lyndaker, Erin Newman, John Newman, and Justin Sievert, Howard coached the Saints to six event wins at the UCAA championship meet.