Ilse Steigenga Is Named Women’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Women’s Field Athlete of the Year Honors From USTFCCCA

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Thursday afternoon that junior Ilse Steigenga has been named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year for the 2022-23 indoor season.

Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the closing of the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Performances from both the NCAA Championships and the regular season were considered.

Steigenga sits at fifth-best in women’s long jump with a mark of 6.55m (21’6″). The mark was set at the YSU Indoor Track & Field Icebreaker on December 2, 2022.

She finished eighth in the women’s long jump for the University of Pittsburgh at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and claimed first-team All-America honors.