ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - National triple jump champion, Summer Stevenson, has been selected by the conference coaches as the 2026 CCAA Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
 
Stevenson became the first CCAA student-athlete to win an individual national championship since 2017 when she captured the triple jump title with a career-best mark of 42-5.25 (12.93m).
 
Stevenson was also voted the CCAA Newcomer of the Year. She earned points in three events, including winning the triple jump with a facility record and NCAA provisional standard mark of 41-4.25 (12.60m). Stevenson placed fourth in the long jump (18-6.5/5.65m) and helped the Golden Eagles' 4x100m relay team finish fifth.
 
She was also an All-West Region selection in the long jump, where she ranked fourth in the West with an NCAA provisional standard mark of 19-4 (5.89m).
 
Stevenson is the first Golden Eagle to win CCAA Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors since 2013 (Lisa Ohberg).