WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior Alexandra Curtin, a member of the Holy Cross women's track and field team, has been selected as the 2018-2019 winner of the John A. Meegan Athletic Achievement Award. Presented by the Holy Cross Varsity Club, the Meegan Award goes to a student-athlete, regardless of class, who competed in a sport other than football, baseball and basketball, and who attained outstanding achievement during his or her college career. This award is given by the club in memory of the late John A. Meegan (Class of 1939), loyal follower of all Crusader sports and esteemed treasurer of the Varsity Club from 1988 to 1996.
Curtin has placed in the top 10 at the Patriot League Championship in nine individual events during her collegiate career, led by a second place finish in the indoor long jump during her senior season. She is a former school record holder in the indoor long jump, and her career best of 5.87 meters is just one centimeter off the current record. Curtin also ran the anchor leg on the outdoor 4x100-meter relay team which holds the school record with a time of 46.44 seconds. She posted the top marks on the team in the 55-meter dash (7.29), 60-meter dash (7.78), 200-meter dash (25.41) and long jump (5.87 meters) during her senior indoor season, and currently has the team's top marks in the outdoor 100-meter dash (12.22) and 200-meter dash (25.18).
Over the course of her collegiate career, Curtin has earned All-New England honors in indoor track and field all four years, while being selected All-ECAC twice in outdoor track and field (2017 and 2018) and All-Patriot League once in indoor track and field (2019).
Curtin will be presented with the Meegan Award at the 64th annual Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame Dinner & Ceremonial Banquet, to be held on Saturday, May 4, in the Hogan Campus Center. Tickets are still available for the event for only $65.00, and can be purchased by clicking here.
Complete List of Meegan Award Winners
