Molly Rouillard Named USTFCCCA DIII New England Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year

2013 USTFCCCA Division III New England Region Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Year (PDF)

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior Molly Rouillard has been selected as the 2013 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III New England Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year.

Rouillard is currently ranked seventh in Division III in both the 5,000 (16:55.72) and 10,000-meter runs (35:49.99), and tenth in the 1,500-meter run (4:31.17) - all of which are school records.  The top 22 times in each event qualify for the 2013 NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships held on May 23-25 at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Rouillard won the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) title in the 5,000 (16:55.72), and finished runner-up at the New England DIII Championships in the 10,000 (35:49.99).  She also captured both the MASCAC and New England Alliance individual championships in the 1,500 with a meet-record time of 4:40.07.

Rouillard advanced to the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championships back in the fall and placed 50th at the meet.  She also competed in the one-mile run at the NCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships in March and earned All-American honors with a seventh-place finish.

Last season, Rouillard qualified in the 10,000 at the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships and finished 12th.

Along with her three individual outdoor marks, Rouillard also holds school indoor records in the 400 (58.20), mile (4:53.72), 3,000 (10:19.00) and 5,000 (17:22.23), and has been a part of five relay records, two outdoor (4x400, 4x800) and three indoor (4x400, 4x800, DMR).