NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - The Wilmington University track and field teams earned three Major Awards after a vote of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference coaches and teams following the CACC Championships.
Both the men's and women's team were awarded the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award, with the women sharing the votes with Holy Family. It is the second year in a row the men's team has been awarded the Sportsmanship Award.
The Wildcats' Dallas Parker was also named the CACC Men's Track Rookie of the Year for his outstanding freshman campaign. Parker became the men's program's first CACC Major Award Winner, following Freja Olofsson, who earned the CACC Women's Field Rookie of the Year a season ago.
Dallas Parker competed in 10 events throughout his freshman year, competing in the 110 and 400-meter hurdles, the high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, and javelin throw. He has also competed with the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays teams this season.
He had a season's best countable result in the 110-meter hurdle and triple jump at the CACC Championships, running a 15.25 preliminary race in the 110-meter hurdle and jumping a distance of 13.98 meters in the triple jump. He finished second in the 110-meter hurdle and fifth in the triple jump at the Championships. He also won the pole vault to become a CACC Champion, clearing the bar at 3.67 meters, and finished fourth overall in the 400-meter hurdle to help the team to a second place finish.
2024 CACC Major Award Winners:
Women:
CACC Track Athlete of the Year – Chantoya Thomas (Felician)
CACC Field Athlete of the Year – Talia Ferguson (Felician)
CACC Track Rookie of the Year – Natalie McFadden (Jefferson)
CACC Field Rookie of the Year – Chiamaka Wokocha (Georgian Court)
CACC Women's Coach of the Year – Marc Peck (Felician)
CACC Team Sportsmanship Award – Wilmington and Holy Family
Men:
CACC Track Athlete of the Year – Ashwin Joob (Goldey-Beacom)
CACC Field Athlete of the Year – Nishorn Pierre (Holy Family)
CACC Track Rookie of the Year – Dallas Parker (Wilmington)
CACC Field Rookie of the Year – Malicah Etienne (Georgian Court)
CACC Men's Coach of the Year – Dwight Brandon (Holy Family)
CACC Team Sportsmanship Award – Wilmington