June 19, 2008

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Dana Hastie (Wellington, New Zealand) was named the runner-up for the America East Woman of the Year award, according to a release from the conference Wednesday. Boston University's Sarah Hudak won the award.

Both Hastie and Hudak are now eligible for the national Woman of the Year Award. The NCAA selection committee will select the top 10 winners in each NCAA division (I, II and III). From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the top three in each division. Finally, the members of the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) will vote from among the top nine to determine the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Hastie, a multidisciplinary studies major with a 3.78 GPA, earned All-Northeast Region honors in cross country each of past two seasons and helped the Seawolves capture the 2007 team title. She placed third and sixth at the 2006 and 2005 meets, respectively, to earn all-conference recognition. In track & field, Hastie placed second in the 5,000-meter run at both the America East Indoor and Outdoor Championships to garner all-league honors. She became the first SBU track & field athlete to compete at the NCAA Championship and placed 15th in the 10,000-meter run at the meet in Des Moines, Iowa last week.

In addition to her athletic achievements, Hastie has been named to the USTFCCCA and America East All-Academic teams, has been on the Commissioner's Honor Roll every semester and is a two-time recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award. Additionally, she served as an executive board member for SAAC and was a student commencement speaker, the first Stony Brook student-athlete in school history to gain the honor. Hastie, who received the Society of Distinguished Student-Athlete Award, also served as President of Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) and has been active with Read Across America.