Lavell Handy, a junior track and field athlete, and Mandissa
Marshall, a sophomore track and field athlete, each posted terrific
performances in May and June, and for their accomplishments on the track, they
were named George Mason Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Month,
respectively.
Handy, a native of Hampton, Va., was named Second-Team
All-America, the CAA Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year and the
Outstanding Field Performer at the CAA Meet. At the CAA Championships in early
May, he won the 110-meter hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump and his
marks in both the hurdles and long jump were among the top 10 in school
history. At the IC4A Championships, he won the triple jump title with the
fifth-best jump in school history. At the NCAA Championships, he finished 12th
in the triple jump.
Marshall, a native of Mountain Top, Pa., was named Honorable
Mention All-America in the pole vault. She tied for first place at the NCAA
East Preliminary Round, tying her own school record with a mark of 4.00 meters
and she won the CAA title with a height of 3.98 meters.
This was the first Mason Student-Athlete of the Month award
for both Handy and Marshall.
Here is a full list of the 2010-2011 Student-Athlete of the Month award winners:
August-September
Sean Cote, Men's Soccer
Omolyn Davis, Women's Soccer
October
Ernesto Marquez, Men's Soccer
Laura Sinclair, Women's Cross Country
November
Cayle Byers, Wrestling
Ashley Danner, Women's Swimming and Diving
December
Cam Long, Men's Basketball
Brittany Poindexter, Women's Basketball
January
Ashley Danner, Women's Swimming and Diving
Cam Long, Men's Basketball
February
Taleia Moton, Women's Basketball
Ryan Pearson, Men's Basketball
March
Chris Carrington, Men's Track and Field
Ashley Danner, Women's Swimming and Diving
April
Kaila Conlon, Softball
Brig Tison, Baseball
May-June
Lavell Handy, Men's Track and Field
Mandissa Marshall, Women's Track and Field
