New Orleans, LA - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its regional athletes of the year in indoor track and field on Thursday afternoon as Vassar College Women's Track and Field junior Haley Schoenegge was named the Mideast Track Athlete of the Year for the second straight year.

Schoenegge defended her indoor Mile national title at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships on Saturday with a new career-best time of 4:42.69, which marks her fourth career national championship. Schoenegge led the race from wire-to-wire and threw down a blazing 33.46 last 200 meters to pull away from the pack and record the fourth-fastest time in Division III history.

Schoenegge closed her day with a 16th place finish to score Second Team All-American honors after crossing the finish line with a time of 9:53.08 in the 3000 meters. Following the two events on Saturday,  Schoenegge is now a nine-time USTFCCCA Track and Field All-American and has earned 11 career All-American citations.

Earlier this season, Schoenegge raced to a new Division III all-time record time of 2:50.14 in the 1,000 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University on Friday. Schoenegge finished eighth overall in an elite field of Division I, II and III competition with a career-best, school record and Division III all-time record mark, outpacing her best time set last weekend by over nine seconds. Her record time took down the previous record time of 2:51.13 of Isabel Wyatt of St. Olaf set in 2024.

Schoenegge was named the Liberty League Track Performer of the Week five times this season and collected the Liberty League Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet following her wins in the Mile, 3000 Meters and the Distance Medley Relay at the Liberty League Championship at RIT. Schoenegge holds six indoor school records and is also part of the Distance Medley school record relay.