Jalen Wright Repeats as CACC Men’s Track Athlete of the Year; One of Four Picked All-East Region

5/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

Goldey-Beacom junior Jalen Wright (Wilmington, DE) was picked Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Year a second consecutive season and was one of four for the College named All-East Region by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Wright was named all-region for the 400-meter dash and the 400-meter hurdles and sophomore Ryley Dixon (Pilesgrove, NJ) repeated on the all-region squad in being honored for the 200 and 400-meter dashes. Anna Pissarotti (Italy) was named for both the 400-meter hurdles and the high jump with fellow freshman Ana Thaler (Ljubljana, Slovenia) chosen for the high jump.

Wright captured the league crown in the 400-meter hurdles for the second straight year. This came one season after he also won the 400-meter dash and was part of the winning 400-meter relay in helping Goldey-Beacom capture its first CACC team championship.

This year, he competed at the Penn Relays for a second consecutive season in racing the 400-meter hurdles, the 4x200-meter relay and the sprint medley relay. He had eight victories on the season and 22 top-10 finishes. At the CACC Championship, Wright was second in the 4x400-meter relay, second in the 400-meter dash, fifth in the 4x100-meter relay and seventh in the 200-meter dash.

Dixon showed zero sophomore jinx one year after being named CACC Women's Track Rookie of the Year. She was the conference champion in the 200 and 400-meter dashes, among her seven victories and 19 top-10 finishes, and was in the 4x200-meter relay and the sprint medley at the Penn Relays.

On the soccer pitch, Dixon was picked first team All-CACC after scoring a career-best eight goals that put her tied for seventh in the league and 21 points that had her sixth. This helped Goldey-Beacom reach the CACC Tournament for the ninth time in 11 seasons.

Pissarotti was a dynamo at the CACC Championship, recording six finishes in the top eight that included third in the 400-meter hurdles, fourth in the high jump and fifth in the long jump. She had three victories on the year that included the long jump and the 4x400-meter relay at the Haverford Invitational.

She has 18 top-10 finishes on the year and also was at the Penn Relays in the 4x200-meter relay and the sprint medley relay.

Thaler was the owner of four top-six showings at the CACC Championship that included second in the high jump and third in the 100-meter hurdles. She was victorious in the 100-meter hurdles at the Haverford Invitational, had 20 finishes in the top 10 and ran in the 4x100 at the Penn Relays.

Thaler also ran six times during the cross country season and was called upon to help the tennis squad, competing in six singles matches and five doubles matches.

The women's team closed a program-best second at the CACC Championship and the men were fifth.

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