ALFRED, NY – Alfred University's Olivia Gilbert (Ontario, NY/Wayne) picked up her second Empire 8 Weekly Award in a row on Monday, in an official announcement by Associate Commissioner, Joe Venniro.
 
Gilbert was named a Co-Track Athlete of the Week on Monday, January 29 and then, on Monday, was named the solo recipient of the Track Athlete of the Week accolade.
 
She not only won the women's 600-meter dash on Saturday, but also broke the SUNY Brockport Invitational meet record while falling just short of the all-time Alfred University school record.
 
Gilbert tied for the ninth fastest time in Division III during the 2024 indoor season with her time of 1:38.44. Her new time topped her previous personal best time of 1:41.55 as she was just 0.44 seconds away from tying the school record of 1:38.00. The record, set by Amy Tuttle in 1976 is the oldest AU women's track & field record (both indoor and outdoor) that stands. Gilbert defeated the rest of the 16-runner field by almost an entire three seconds or more.
 
Her win gave AU 10 points towards their 13.5-point total as the Saxons finished 11^th out of 14 teams on Saturday.
 
She was named a Saxon of the Week on Monday alongside women's basketball's Leah Harkenrider (Hornell, NY/Hornell).