NEW ORLEANS—Accolades continued to pour in for Berenice Cleyet-Merle. The UIndy's star runner was recently voted the NCAA Division II Women's Track Athlete of the Year for this past indoor season, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) this week.

Member coaches voted on the year-end honor following the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Championships two weeks ago in Pittsburg, Kan., but considered performances at the meet and throughout the regular season when voting on these honors.
 
FROM USTFCCCA.org
" Berenice Cleyete-Merle was named the National Women's Track Athlete of the Year. Cleyet-Merle, who hails from Saint-Sulpice-Des-Rivoires, France, had a record-breaking season capped with a 14-point effort at the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships where she won the mile, placed seventh in the 3000 meters and helped UIndy to a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay with a 4:39 anchor. During the regular season, Cleyet-Merle shattered the NCAA DII record in the mile with her 4:31.99 effort at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and became the second-fastest performer in division history in the 800 meters with her 2:03.89 clocking at the Indiana Relays back in January. "