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BUFFALO, NY - University at Buffalo cross country and women's track and field coach Vicki Mitchell has been named the Western New York Alum of the Year by Cortland University. A reception in her honor will be held October 10 at 6:00 pm at the Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, in Amherst, NY.

Vicki Mitchell

Mitchell, a 1991 graduate of Cortland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education, was a seven-time NCAA champion and 10-time All-American, under the direction of head coach Dr. Jack Daniels, in leading the Red Dragons to NCAA Division III national championships in cross country and track.

At UB, Mitchell is in her second season as men's and women's cross country and women's track and field head coach and her fifth season overall with the program. Under her direction, the men's cross country team took the 2002 SUNY Centers title with her women's team placing second. Her 2002-03 women's indoor track and field squad set 10 new school records during the season while her outdoor team in 2003 set 11 records, won the Chancellor's Cup title, and advanced two athletes to the NCAA Division I National Championships.

A distinguished athlete and international competitor, Mitchell is currently ranked in the top 10 in the nation as a distance runner and competed in the 1996 U.S. Olympic 10,000-meter Trials. She made her marathon debut at the 1999 Hong Kong Marathon, where she qualified for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. In 2001, she was invited to join the Fila Discovery USA training program, a program designed to develop American distance runners into elite marathon athletes able to compete with the best in the world. She has been a member of five USA national teams, including the 1993 World University Games and 1998 IAAF World Road Race Championship in Manaus, Brazil.