Yet another honor for Still

May 28, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Senior named region’s top female women’s track & field athlete

Mary Still’s resume continues to grow.

The Missouri Southern State University senior from Carthage, Mo. was named the NCAA Division II South Central Region Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, the United States Track Coaches Association announced on Thursday.

It marks the second regional award of the 2003-04 academic year for Still, who was named the South Central’s Co-Athlete of the Year during the indoor campaign.

This outdoor season, Still was an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400-meter hurdles as she recorded the nation’s top time (58.50 seconds). She was the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association champion in the 400-meter dash and runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles.

On Thursday in Walnut, Calif., Still advanced to Saturday’s final of the 400 hurdles, by winning her heat with a time of 60.10 seconds. She ranks third heading into Saturday evening’s final.

Still, formerly known as Mary Garrett, is also a finalist for the MIAA’s prestigious Ken B. Jones Award, an honor presented to the conference’s male and female student-athletes of the year. In the 2004 outdoor season, she turned in season-bests of 24.71 in the 200-meter dash, 55.79 in the 400 meters and 58.50 in the 400 hurdles. All of those marks were at least NCAA-II provisional marks.

For her career, Still is a 24-time All-MIAA performer, a six-time MIAA champion, and a five-time All-America, including national runner-up honors twice in the 400-meter hurdles. She has twice been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team and graduated earlier this month with a 3.981 GPA as a double major in psychology and English.


	May 28, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yet another honor for Still Senior named region’s top female women’s track & field athlete Mary Still’s resume continues to grow. The Missouri Southern State University senior from Carthage, Mo. was named the NCAA Division II South Central Region Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, the United States Track Coaches Association announced on Thursday. It marks the second regional award of the 2003-04 academic year for Still, who was named the South Central’s Co-Athlete of the Year during the indoor campaign. This outdoor season, Still was an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400-meter hurdles as she recorded the nation’s top time (58.50 seconds). She was the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association champion in the 400-meter dash and runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles. On Thursday in Walnut, Calif., Still advanced to Saturday’s final of the 400 hurdles, by winning her heat with a time of 60.10 seconds. She ranks third heading into Saturday evening’s final. Still, formerly known as Mary Garrett, is also a finalist for the MIAA’s prestigious Ken B. Jones Award, an honor presented to the conference’s male and female student-athletes of the year. In the 2004 outdoor season, she turned in season-bests of 24.71 in the 200-meter dash, 55.79 in the 400 meters and 58.50 in the 400 hurdles. All of those marks were at least NCAA-II provisional marks. For her career, Still is a 24-time All-MIAA performer, a six-time MIAA champion, and a five-time All-America, including national runner-up honors twice in the 400-meter hurdles. She has twice been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team and graduated earlier this month with a 3.981 GPA as a double major in psychology and English.