AUSTIN, Texas – Humboldt State’s Marissa McCay was selected to the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Track & Field/Cross Country First Team Thursday.

McCay majored in liberal studies in elementary education and earned a 3.83 GPA. The senior captured a 2017 high jump National Championship and earned All-American honors in the heptathlon.

She became the first student-athlete in California Collegiate Athletic Association history to collect both the conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year awards in the same season.

McCay jumped 5-9.75 and finished first in the high jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in Bradenton, Fla. She capped her historic season with All-America honors in the heptathlon and scored 11 of the Lumberjacks' program record 23 points.

She collected the High Point Award and Field Athlete of the Meet honors during the conference meet in May. The senior was the CCAA Champion in the heptathlon and triple jump, finished second in the high jump, third in the long jump, third in the 100m hurdles and sixth in the shot put.

McCay's work in the classroom also earned her national recognition. She collected CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was a Dr. Hal Charnofsky Memorial Award recipient, an award that is presented to CCAA student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in the classroom and in their sport.

McCay was a two-time CCAA Field Athlete of the Week during the 2017 season and broke several program records. She set new high marks in the triple jump (40-2.75, high jump (5-10) and heptathlon (5,128 points).