Thanks Pat. Great column my friend. I appreciate you putting together the column on Fiona Smith of CSB Track and Field, who is not only a two-time national NCAA Division II champ and 11-time All American, but a hard working, selfless, and focused student-athlete.
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Ten standouts from 11 programs named CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year nominees.
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.CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year nominee Carla Meyer of CSB Basketball, a nursing major from New Brighton, Minn., earned a 2nd straight All-MIAC honor & led CSB to a 18-9 (14-8, MIAC) in 2022-23. She averaged 14.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg & 3.5 apg.
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Bennies junior Fiona Smith went to high school in Saudi Arabia before becoming one of the best small college distance runners in Division III. Patrick Reusse with her story:
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.CSB Athletics Player of the Year nominee Sami Hackley of lacrosse was named MWLC Rookie of the Year, & first team honoree in helping CSB win the league (7-0, 11-3) in its inaugural season. She had 36 goals, 10 assists, 46 points & 11 multi-goal games.
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CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year nominee Gabby Heying, a pre-occupational therapy major from Waite Park, Minn., led CSB Volleyball to a 15-12 record, earned a 2nd straight All-MIAC honor, All-MIACC playoff honor & was 4th in the MIAC in kills (350).
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.CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year nominee Lindsay Smutka of CSB S&D is a nursing major from Chaska, Minn. In 2023, the two-time Academic All-MIAC honoree was on 3 relays that scored at the @miac_championships with 2 individual top 10 finishes.
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CSB Athletics Fiona Smith of CSB Track and Field has been named USTFCCCA National Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year! Smith is the first in #SaintBens history to earn the national award. #BennieNationProud
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.CSB Athletics nominee for Athlete of the Year Abby Willenbring of St. Benedict Soccer, accounting major of Lino Lakes, Minn., was named All MIAC, all-region & United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America in leading CSB to an 8-2-1 mark (2nd, MIAC) & 12-5-1 record.
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.CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year nominee Emily Renner of CSB Golf is a 3-time All-MIAC honoree. She helped lead CSB to 5th-place at the MIAC championships. An accounting major from Victoria, Minn., Renner was CSC Academic All-District.
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In another high achieving, history-making year, Fiona Smith of CSB Track and Field & CSB Cross Country repeats as CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year.
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.CSB Athletics Rookie of the Year nominee Rachel Schlueter of CSB Swim and Drive scored 23 points at MIAC in helping Bennies to 5th place. She was 7th in 100 back and on 5th place 400 free & 4th place 200 free relays.
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After an amazing first-year, Ellie Peterson of CSB Softball named CSB Athletics 'Rookie of the Year.'
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.CSB Athletics Athlete of the Year nominee Fiona Smith of CSB Cross Country & CSB Track and Field, a junior math major from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, won 2 NCAA Division III indoor titles (3K, 5K), had 3, 2nd place finishes outdoor (5K, 10K) & cross country with 7 @MIAC titles.
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Fiona Smith named Saint Ben’s Athlete of the Year! To this point in her career, she has 21 school records with 47 individual titles.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XbBz4W
Congratulations Fiona!
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