Roehrig Named Region's Top Field Athlete

University of Minnesota senior Liz Roehrig was honored as the NCAA Midwest Region Field Event Athlete of the Year when the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its regional award recipients yesterday.

Roehrig, who earned the same award in 2008, will compete this week in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the heptathlon. She enters the competition ranked second in the nation (behind Oregon's Brianne Theisen) with a score of 5,871 points -- her school-record tally which won the Big Ten title.

Roehrig, a four-time All-American, placed second at the NCAA Championships a year ago. Roehrig’s seven individual event Big Ten titles, three in the heptathlon, is the most in Golden Gopher women’s track history.

The complete listing of Region Athletes of the Year is HERE.