FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Frostburg State senior sprinter Kayla Truesdel was selected as the CAC Women's Outdoor Athlete of the Year for the second straight year to headline the 2018 All-CAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field team. Penn State Harrisburg freshman Sarah Lehman and Salisbury head coach Jim Jones collected the other top honors as Rookie and Coach of the Year, respectively.
Truesdel has now secured back-to-back Athlete of the Year awards in both outdoor and indoor track & field, collecting four AOTY honors throughout her stellar career for the Bobcats. That ranks as the second-most in CAC history, behind only former Salisbury's standout Chelsea Tavik, who won the award five times throughout her career. Individually, Truesdel repeated at champion in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the CAC Championship meet. She also had success in the relays, running the leadoff leg of the victorious 4x100 relay for the Bobcats and anchoring the runner-up 4x400 relay.
Lehman, who also secured Rookie of the Year honors at the indoor championships, becomes the first Penn State Harrisburg athlete to win Outdoor Rookie of the Year. Lehman won the triple jump and finished second in the long jump for the Lions at the championships.
Jones was voted as Coach of the Year by his peers for the fifth time after guiding the Sea Gulls' to second-place team finish, falling just two points shy of team champion Christopher Newport. Jones also received the award for four straight years from 2010-13.
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Athlete of the Year: Kayla Truesdel, Frostburg State (2nd straight)
Rookie of the Year: Sarah Lehman, Penn State Harrisburg
Coach of the Year: Jim Jones, Salisbury (5th time)
2018 All-CAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field First Team
| NAME | YEAR | EVENT | TEAM | HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL | PREVIOUS ALL-CAC HONORS |
| Kayla Truesdel | Sr. | 100 | Frostburg State | Upper Marlboro, Md. / Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. | 1st in '17, 2nd in '16 |
| Kayla Truesdel | Sr. | 200 | Frostburg State | Upper Marlboro, Md. / Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. | 1st in '17 |
| Erin Andrewlevich | So. | 400 | Mary Washington | Bristow, Va. / Patriot | |
| Monica Lannen | So. | 800 | Christopher Newport | Reston, Va. / South Lakes | |
| Monica Lannen | So. | 1,500 | Christopher Newport | Reston, Va. / South Lakes | |
| Alayna De Bruin | Jr. | 3,000 Steeple | York | Mount Joy, Pa. / PAVCS | 1st in '17 |
| Jillian Weisbeck | Jr. | 5,000 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. / Stafford | |
| Jillian Weisbeck | Jr. | 10,000 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. / Stafford | |
| Ashley Morris | Sr. | 100 Hurdles | Wesley | Smyrna, Del. / Smyrna | 2nd in '17 |
| Anne Measley | Sr. | 400 Hurdles | York | Highland, N.J. / Saint Rose | |
| Frostburg State | 4x100 Relay | Frostburg State | Kayla Truesdel, Gabbriell Reason, Keileen Estrada, Destiny Logan | ||
| Wesley | 4x400 Relay | Wesley | Quadira Minus, Briana Artis, Briyanna Woods, Maysha Foster | ||
| Jacqueline Seymour | Sr. | High Jump | Salisbury | Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Worde | |
| Rae Rae Taylor | Fr. | Long Jump | Penn State Harrisburg | Pottstown, Pa. / Owen J. Roberts | |
| Sarah Lehman | Fr. | Triple Jump | Penn State Harrisburg | Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley | |
| Kyleigh Dumas | So. | Pole Vault | Salisbury | Easton, Conn. / Joel Barlow | 1st in '17 |
| Mesi Havea | Fr. | Discus | Southern Virginia | South Jordan, Utah | |
| Rae Rae Taylor | Fr. | Javelin | Penn State Harrisburg | Pottstown, Pa. / Owen J. Roberts | |
| Hannah Shoemaker | Sr. | Shot Put | Christopher Newport | Las Cruces, N.M. / Smithfield (Va.) | 1st in '17, 2nd in '16 |
| Samantha Gorton | Sr. | Hammer Throw | Mary Washington | Newport News, Va. / Warwick | 1st in '17 |
2018 All-CAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Second Team
| NAME | YEAR | EVENT | TEAM | HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL | PREVIOUS ALL-CAC HONORS |
| Glory Ebinama | Jr. | 100 | Salisbury | Fulton, Md. / Atholton | |
| Glory Ebinama | Jr. | 200 | Salisbury | Fulton, Md. / Atholton | |
| Jamie Farley | Jr. | 400 | Salisbury | Ellicott City, Md. / Oakdale | |
| Shea McCloskey | So. | 800 | Salisbury | Clarksburg, Md. / Clarksburg | 2nd in '16 |
| Jess Delviscio | Jr. | 1,500 | York | West Chester, Pa. / West Chester Bayard Rustin | 2nd in '17, 2nd in '16 |
| Rachel Banchiere | So. | 3,000 Steeple | York | Shrewsbury, Pa. / Susquehannock | |
| Samantha Dickerson | So. | 5,000 | Christopher Newport | Midlothian, Va. / Cosby | |
| Samantha Dickerson | So. | 10,000 | Christopher Newport | Midlothian, Va. / Cosby | |
| Hannah Bowden | Jr. | 100 Hurdles | Christopher Newport | Springfield, Va. / West Springfield | |
| Keileen Estrada | So. | 400 Hurdles | Frostburg State | Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook | |
| Wesley | 4x100 Relay | Wesley | Briana Artis, Maysha Foster, Rakiya Taylor, Evelina Sloboh | ||
| Frostburg State | 4x400 Relay | Frostburg State | Keileen Estrada, Destiny Logan, Maddison Watson, Kayla Truesdel | ||
| Hannah Bowden | Jr. | High Jump | Christopher Newport | Springfield, Va. / West Springfield | |
| Sarah Lehman | Fr. | Long Jump | Penn State Harrisburg | Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley | |
| Lekeshia Brown-Myrick | Fr. | Triple Jump | Wesley | Wilmington, Del. / Mt. Pleasant | |
| Yamina James | So. | Pole Vault | Mary Washington | Norfolk, Va. / Lake Taylor | |
| Sarah Johnson | Jr. | Discus | Christopher Newport | Winchester, Va. / James Wood | |
| Jackie Smith | Fr. | Javelin | Mary Washington | Parsippany, N.J. / Mount Saint Dominic Academy | |
| Sarah Johnson | Jr. | Shot Put | Christopher Newport | Winchester, Va. / James Wood | |
| Hannah Shoemaker | Sr. | Hammer Throw | Christopher Newport | Las Cruces, N.M. / Smithfield (Va.) |