nec wommen's outdoor track & field history

team champions and outstanding meet performers

Fairleigh Dickinson, Monmouth and Mount St. Mary's have combined to win 15 NEC championships.  FDU won the first two titles and then again in 1994.  The Mount won in 1993 and bounced back in 1995 to take the next four titles, before FDU broke the streak in 1999. Monmouth took home its first outdoor title in 2000, repeated in 2001 and made it thre in a row in 2002.  St. Francis (PA) collected its first championship in 2003, edging Long Island by one-half point in the closest finish in NEC Track & Field history.  In 2004, Monmouth tied a meet record for points to win its fourth title in five years.  St. Francis (PA) collected its second conference championship in 2005.  Long Island broke through to win its first-ever NEC crown in 2006. Monmouth matched the Mount's all-time mark with its fifth league title in 2007.  Sacred Heart brought home its first championship in 2008. Monmouth upped its record NEC title total to ten by winning five straight from 2009 to 2013. LIU Brooklyn captured its second league championship in 2014 in one of the closest finishes in NEC history. Sacred Heart walked away with its second league title in 2015 with the third-highest point total in league history. The Pioneers kept winning, making it four straight through the 2018 season. CCSU won its first NEC title in 2019 in the closest finish in championship history with three separated by just two points. Saint Francis U ran away from the field in 2021 to win its first championship since 2005, repeated in dominating fashion in 2022 and made it three in a row in 2023. Sacred Heart raced to a comfortable win in 2024, winning its first title since its four-year run that ended in 2018. Wagner became a first-time winner in 2025.

The Mount's Laurie Smith (1991 & '92) and FDU's Donise Moore (1993 & '95) are the only repeat Most Outstanding Performers.  FDU's 400 meter star Sharlene Milwood went to the NCAA Championships in 1992 and qualified for the '94 U.S. Olympic Trials.  FDU's Sharline White competed in the '95 & '96 NCAA triple jump . She finished 11th in '96.  The Mount's Jess Totaro ran for the U.S. in the '96 World Jr. Championship in Sydney.  Long Island's Tisha Franklin, the 1998 Most Outstanding Performer, broke league records in the 100 and 200 meters and was part of the record-breaking 4x100 team.  In both 1999 and 2000, St. Francis (PA)'s Kate Wallace was named a first team GTE Academic All-American.  UMBC's Cleopatra Borel earned All-American recognition in 2001 after placing sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Championships.  St. Francis (PA)'s Lindsey Stefan was awarded second team Academic All-American honors in 2004.