Julien Alfred was named the National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2023 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field season. Alfred, who hails from Castries, St. Lucia, rewrote the collegiate record book and nearly set two world records in the process. It was at the 2023 NCAA DI Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Alfred went 6.94 to win the 60 meters and 22.01 for the 200-meter crown, demolishing both event’s collegiate records and moving to No. 2 on each world all-time chart. Alfred, who already owned the collegiate record in the 60 going into the season at 7.04, lowered it five times in 2023: 7.04 to 7.02, 7.02 to 7.00, 7.00 to 6.97, 6.97 to 6.96 and finally to an otherworldly 6.96 to 6.94.