CAC Announces Track and Field Post-Season Awards

The Capital Athletic Conference announced the 2004 men’s and women’s track and field Athlete of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards after voting by the league’s coaches on Monday.
The men’s Athlete of the Year went to Catholic University’s Sean Duggan. The Rookie of the Year award was earned by Salisbury University’s Marcus Tines. Salisbury’s Jim Jones and Gallaudet’s Tom Withrow shared the men’s Coach-of-the-Year award as voted on by their peers.
The women’s Athlete of the Year, for the second consecutive year, was Natalie Williams from Goucher College. Salisbury’s Ruth Hedrick won the conference Rookie of the Year. Mary Washington’s Stan Soper has been tabbed as the Coach of the Year. Soper has now been selected as Coach-of-the-Year ten times by his women’s track peers.
Salisbury earned the men’s team championship while Mary Washington captured the 2004 women’s conference championship.

2004 Men’s Track and Field Awards
Athlete of the Year: Sean Duggan-Catholic University
Rookie of the Year: Marcus Tines-Salisbury University
Co-Coaches of the Year: Jim Jones-Salisbury University & Tom Withrow-Gallaudet University

2004 Women’s Track and Field Awards
Athlete of the Year: Natalie Williams-Goucher College
Rookie of the Year: Ruth Hedrick-Salisbury University
Coach of the Year: Stan Soper-Mary Washington College