Completed Event: Women's Track & Field at NCAA East Preliminary on May 27, 2026 ,
Final
Women's Track & Field
at NCAA East Preliminary
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Athlete Awards
Ava Thurston
- Award:
- Athletes of the Week
- Week:
- 3/13/2023
- Sport:
- Skiing
- Bio:
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Is there an echo in here? Does the sound of EISA Nordic Rookie of the Year sound familiar? This week’s outstanding athletes have both earned this distinction for the men’s and women’s Nordic ski teams following impressive seasons on the course. Last week the two competed at the NCAA championship with John Hagenbuch earning first team All-America in two races. Freshman Ava Thurston earned second team All-America in the 5k freestyle and the 20k classic.
Their efforts are rewarded by being named The Richards Group Athletes of the week.
Each week, DartmouthSports.com will spotlight two outstanding student-athletes - one male, one female - as Athletes of the Week. Student-athletes may be chosen based upon their efforts both on and off the field of competition.
Ava Thurston, Fr., Waterbury, Vt., Nordic Skiing
The EISA Women’s Nordic Rookie of the Year, Ava Thurston, did not shrink from the competition in Lake Placid at the NCAA Skiing Championships. The freshman earned All-America Second Team honors in both the 5K freestyle and the 20K classic by completing the course in 10th and seventh place, respectively. She joins an elite group of Big Green skiers to finish in the top 10 in both styles at the NCAA Championships, which includes three-time national champion Katherine Ogden ’21, and Olympians Susan Dunklee ’08, Rosie Brennan ’11, Sophie Caldwell ’12 and Annie Hart ’14. For the season, Thurston finished in the top 10 in all 10 of her races and reached the podium seven times.
Their efforts are rewarded by being named The Richards Group Athletes of the week.
Each week, DartmouthSports.com will spotlight two outstanding student-athletes - one male, one female - as Athletes of the Week. Student-athletes may be chosen based upon their efforts both on and off the field of competition.
Ava Thurston, Fr., Waterbury, Vt., Nordic Skiing
The EISA Women’s Nordic Rookie of the Year, Ava Thurston, did not shrink from the competition in Lake Placid at the NCAA Skiing Championships. The freshman earned All-America Second Team honors in both the 5K freestyle and the 20K classic by completing the course in 10th and seventh place, respectively. She joins an elite group of Big Green skiers to finish in the top 10 in both styles at the NCAA Championships, which includes three-time national champion Katherine Ogden ’21, and Olympians Susan Dunklee ’08, Rosie Brennan ’11, Sophie Caldwell ’12 and Annie Hart ’14. For the season, Thurston finished in the top 10 in all 10 of her races and reached the podium seven times.
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|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2026 | Andie Murray | Women's Track & Field |
| 5/19/2026 | Max Konzerowsky | Men's Lightweight Rowing |
| 5/12/2026 | Milo Suarez | Baseball |
| 5/12/2026 | Andie Murray | Women's Track & Field |
| 5/5/2026 | Anna Marie Fagan | Softball |
| 5/5/2026 | Sam Andersen | Baseball |
| 4/28/2026 | Marilyn Beauvais | Softball |
| 4/28/2026 | Tyler Sirchia | Baseball |
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