Alyssa Campbell selected RSC Female Athlete of the Year 2021-22
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Point Park (Pa.) University track and field and cross country senior Alyssa Campbell has been named the 2021-22 River States Conference Female Athlete of the Year. The New Brighton, Pa., native was selected after a vote from the athletic directors in the conference. The award recognizes the top overall female athlete in the conference across the nine women's championship sports in the RSC.
Campbell claimed the award for the second time in her career. She also earned the honor as a sophomore in 2019-20. This past year was another banner year for Campbell in 2021-22. She was the 2021 RSC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year, the 2021-22 RSC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, and she led all women's point scorers at the 2022 RSC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Campbell started off the year taking first place at the RSC Women's Cross Country Championship held at IU East. She won the 5,000-meter race for the second conference individual title of her career (2019). She was an NAIA National Championship qualifier for the fourth time. Point Park was second in the conference.
During the indoor season, Campbell earned all-conference honors in all five races she entered at the RSC Indoor Championship. That effort earned her top honors on the track and led Point Park to its fifth team title in a row. Campbell won first-place gold in the 800, mile, 3,000 and 4x800. She was also a part of the DMR that placed second. Campbell's indoor season included NAIA National Championship qualification in the mile and 3,000.
The outdoor season was more of the same with Campbell earning another five all-conference medals at the RSC Outdoor Championship. She was first in the 5,000 and 10,000, second in the 1,500 and 4x800 and third in the 800. That earned 42 points for the Pioneers, the most by an individual at the meet. Point Park won the team title for the second year in a row and the third time overall (2018).
RSC/KIAC FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (SINCE: 2009-10)
2009-10 -- Valerie Kamuf, Brescia (Ky.) -- Women's Soccer
2010-11 -- Brittany Bird, Brescia (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2011-12 -- Ariel Nickell, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2012-13 -- Lauren Crump, IU East -- Volleyball
2013-14 -- Ariel Nickell, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2014-15 -- Brianna Thomas, Rio Grande (Ohio) -- Women's Basketball
2015-16 -- Julie Whitfill, Brescia (Ky.) -- Women's Basketball
2016-17 -- Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2017-18 -- Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2018-19 -- Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2019-20 -- Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2020-21 -- Olivia Miller, Carlow (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country
2021-22 -- Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.) -- Track & Field/Cross Country