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"We've never had this much talent and recognition before,” said head coach Ed Zarowin, who's just finishing his 19th season at Hunter College, a school with no campus in the midst of Manhattan skyscrapers. "It's a fantastic accomplishment. Everybody along the line is doing a better job, especially the coaches who are doing a marvelous job.”

Lehman Track & Field head coach Lesleigh Hogg boasts the most honorees with six, including the most decorated CUNYAC student-athletes in senior Paulette Baldwin (11-time All-American), the 2003 NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and sophomore Alecia Watson (9-time All-American).

Also on the track, York College had four All-Americans for the second straight year, including freshman Kenya Benjamin, who earned two honors during the indoor season. Kingsborough Community College sophomore Maria Haye was the junior circuit's top athlete with four third place finishes to became a four-time All-American in one weekend, including the Heptathlon. In team sports, the CUNYAC sent five senior college teams (women's volleyball, men's soccer, men's & women's basketball and softball) to NCAA Championships. Meanwhile, Borough of Manhattan Community College basketball forward Fanta Sissoko was also named to the All-American team this year.

"While track has traditionally been a source of All-American honors for CUNY athletes,” said CUNYAC Associate Director Zak Ivkovic. "The accomplishments in 2003 have gone beyond everyone's wildest expectations. This determination from our student-athletes and coaches has brought the sport to another level.”

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