CORTLAND, N.Y. – Graduate student Aislyn McDonough (Rouses Point, N.Y./Northeastern Clinton) of Plattsburgh State has been named the 2023 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced Wednesday by the conference office.
 
McDonough, who was also named the 2023 SUNYAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year, is a childhood education and special education major. The Rouses Point, N.Y., native finished her undergraduate career with a 3.86 GPA and holds a 3.93 GPA in her graduate-school classes. She was named to the All-SUNYAC First Team in 2023 after winning the 800-meter run in 2:15.10 at the conference championship and earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors this past spring as well. McDonough also was a Second-Team All-SUNYAC honoree in 2022 and 2021.
 
Academically, she was honored on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll the last five years (2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19) and is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society. McDonough was the inaugural recipient of the Plattsburgh State Athletics Cardinal Community Service/Leadership Award, earning the distinction in 2020-21.