FLUSHING, NY --- York College sophomore Katryna Francois took home a pair of honors Friday, earning a Sportsmanship Team selection and an All-Star nod in the 400-meter event when the CUNYAC announced its 2023-24 Indoor Track & Field All-Star awards.

Competing in six meets, Francois had her breakout campaign, setting personal records in the 60-meter, 200-meter, 300-meter, and 400-meter races. Always setting a high bar, the Queens native garnered CUNYAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 5-11) for her performances at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 9) and 2024 Big Apple Invitational (Feb. 10). Her results in the 60-meter dash (8.53) and the 200-meter dash (27.78) ranked fifth and third respectively in the CUNYAC Indoor Performance List. Competing in her first conference championship event, Francois generated six points in the 200-meter event and eight points in the 400-meter event, where her record time of 1:06.49 earned an all-star nod.  York has now garnered All-Star recognition in eight-straight seasons dating back to 2015-16, producing a total of 21 honorees.   

The second-year sensation represented York on the eight-member Sportsmanship Team.  

"Katryna competed with honor and congratulated her competitors after every race."-commented head coach Kiechen Smith

Over the past seven seasons, the CUNYAC has recognized York with four Sportsmanship Team selections in addition to a trio of Sportsmanship Award winners. 

2023-24 CUNYAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Awards

• Track Athlete of the Year: Nana Samake (Medgar Evers College)
• Field Athlete of the Year: Daria Niebrzydowski (Hunter College)
• Rookie of the Year: Desireth Ramirez (Medgar Evers College)
• Coach of the Year: Hugh Reid (Medgar Evers College)
• Sportsmanship Award: Aminata Sissoko (Lehman College)
• Sportsmanship Team: Camille Carrasco (CCNY), Wendy Montie (Hunter), Nia Butler (Medgar Evers), Katryna Francois (York)

2023-24 CUNYAC Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Stars (Event)

• Lea Reimer (BMCC) – Mile, 3000m
• Stephanie Toussaint (CCNY) – Shot Put
• Lily McAndrews (Hunter College) – 800m
• Touka Medjoubi (Hunter College) – 3,000m
• Samantha Suriel (Hunter College) – DMR
• Ashley Taylor (Hunter College) – DMR
• Irving Jiang (Hunter College) – DMR
• Wendy Montiel (Hunter College) – DMR
• Daria Niebrzydowski (Hunter College) – High Jump
• Karina Tan (Hunter College) – Weight Throw
• Amanda Kelly (Kingsborough CC) – 400m
• Aminata Sissoko (Lehman College) – 60m, 4x400m, Triple Jump
• Arlene Suzana (Lehman College) – Mile, 4x400m
• Colby Corley (Lehman College) – 4x400m
• Amariah Emanuel-Tyler (Lehman College) – 4x400m
• Nidia Nelson (Lehman College) – Shot Put, Weight Throw
• Imani Richardson (Medgar Evers College) – 60m, 200m
• Desireth Ramirez (Medgar Evers College) – 200m
• Aaliyah Bartholomew (Medgar Evers College) – 400m, 60mH, Long Jump
• Nana Samake (Medgar Evers College) – 800m, Mile
• Jada Lambert (Medgar Evers College) – 4x400m
• Deja Davis (Medgar Evers College) – 4x400m
• Torey Richards (Medgar Evers College) – 4x400m
• Katryna Francois (York College) – 400m

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