WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior Christa Jay Moore, a member of the Holy Cross women's track and field team, has been selected as the 2020-21 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.

Moore was a three-time Patriot League champion in the pole vault, placing first in the event at the 2018 indoor championship, the 2019 outdoor championship and the 2021 outdoor championship. She also won the pole vault title at the New England Championship twice (2019 indoor, 2021 outdoor). Moore set school records in both the indoor pole vault (3.95 meters) and the outdoor pole vault (4.08 meters), and is a two-time qualifier for the NCAA outdoor championship.

Over the course of her collegiate career, Moore earned All-Patriot League honors five times (2018 indoor, 2018 outdoor, 2019 indoor, 2019 outdoor, 2021 outdoor). She was also named All-New England four times (2019 indoor, 2019 outdoor, 2020 indoor, 2021 outdoor) and All-ECAC twice (2020 indoor, 2021 outdoor). In addition, Moore earned Field Athlete of the Meet honors at the 2019 Patriot League outdoor championship and Field Rookie of the Meet honors at the 2018 Patriot League indoor championship.

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