New Orleans, LA - Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field season were announced last week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the season, including Adelphi Head Coach Katie Rees as East Region Women's Coach of the Year . 

This is the second honor this season that Rees has earned from the USTFCCCA after also being named the East Region Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the indoor campaign. 

Rees, in her 13th year as head coach at Adelphi, led the Panthers to a third-place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Championships with a program-record 132 points in winning four events and earning 14 medals. Adelphi had two athletes qualify for the 2023 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships for region-high honors. The Panthers had 16 All-Region honors.