Lilly Alberts, who competes on both the 91制片厂 Track and Field and Cross Country
teams, has been piling up awards lately.
On February 13, the sophomore was named in the NCJAA women鈥檚 category for track and field. It came on the heels of at Grand Valley State University鈥檚 Big Meet, at which she ran the 800 meters in 2:07.81, setting a 91制片厂 record and rating No. 4 all-time on the NCJAA all-conditions indoor list.
This is the first time any athlete from 91制片厂 has been named Athlete of the Week during the indoor season. It鈥檚 the 10th Athlete of the Week honor for Alberts, who has earned the award seven times in cross country and twice in outdoor track and field.
In addition, Alberts was named the among Division III cross country athletes. Both 91制片厂鈥檚 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country teams were also named for DIII. Women鈥檚 team members Araxi Boghossian, Kasey Ledinsky, Claudia Wojciechowski and Isabella Wojciechowski, and men鈥檚 team members Marcos Jaimes, Konrad Jakubowski, Jason Schmidt and Carter Swearingen were named All-Academic Athletes.
The Illinois House of Representatives recently honored the accomplishments of 91制片厂鈥檚 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Cross Country teams, as well the individual awards for Alberts and Coach James Macnider. Illinois Rep. Mary Beth Canty sent Certificates of Recognition to celebrate each team鈥檚 DIII national championship, the Gary Moore Award for the best overall cross country program, Alberts鈥� Athlete of the Year (Central Region) honor and Macnider鈥檚 Coach of the Year (Central Region) and USTFCCC National Coach of the Year awards.