ALFRED, NY – In the final announcement of the Empire 8 Student-Athletes of the Week, Anne Spila (Mechanicsburg, PA/Trinity) of the Alfred University women's track & field team earned her third recognition of the year as she was tabbed a Co-Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Spila earned Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week twice in April as she earns her first Co-Field Athlete accolade.
 
Spila used three personal bests to capture the Alfred University school record in the heptathlon, scoring 4,071 points and earning All-Atlantic All-Region with a fourth place finish in the event, during the All-Atlantic Regional Track & Field Championships (AARTFC), hosted by Susquehanna University. She opened the two-day event with a personal best time in the 100-meter hurdles, running 15.98. Spila closed out Wednesday with a personal best in the shot put, throwing 9.44m (30'-11.75") and neared another personal best in the 200-meter dash, clocking in a time of 27.35, just 0.01 away from tying her collegiate best.
 
On Thursday, Spila opened the day with two good field performances that put her in reach of breaking 4,000 points with the 800-meter run. She ran a personal best time of 2:40.35 to capture the All-Region podium finish and school record. Spila had the top finish in the heptathlon out of all Empire 8 opponents, edging Laura Meade of Utica and her 4,027 points.
 
Spila was also named one of the two final Saxons of the Week for the 2022-23 academic calendar, being joined by teammate, Nyah Solly (Colden, NY/Springville-Griffith Institute) as she broke the school record in the triple jump on Thursday.
 
Spila's recognition was the 46^th time of the year that a Saxon student-athlete made the Empire 8's list, breaking the school record of 45, set last year during the 2021-22 academic calendar.