MILWAUKEE – Kylee Doherty has been named a recipient of the NACC FAR Award, the league office announced Monday.
The award was developed by the NACC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs) to recognize outstanding achievements and commitment in three essential areas – academic performance, contribution to athletics, and service to the campus community. Additionally, it recognizes the perseverance and determination demonstrated in the pursuit of success in those endeavors.
All nominees are taken under consideration by a subcommittee of the conference's FARs, which determines the winners.
Doherty capped her Edgewood University career with a four All-America honors in total, earning first-team honors with an eighth-place national meet finish in the discus throw in 2026 and second-team honors in the discus throw in 2024 (13th) and 2025 (14th) and the javelin throw in 2026 (11th). She was also a four-time NACC champion, winning three consecutive titles in the discus throw (2024-26) and the 2026 title in the javelin. Doherty also recorded top-three finishes in the 2025 indoor shot put (second) and 2025 javelin throw (third).
She won the discus throw (45.17m; 148-2) and javelin throw (42.22m; 138-6) at the 2026 NACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting new championship marks in both events. Doherty also owns the NACC all-time mark in the javelin with a throw of 44.21 meters (145-0) at the 2026 UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative and is the Edgewood University record holder in the shot put and weight throw indoors and the shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw outdoors.
Outside of Edgewood University, Doherty made a commitment to serving younger students in the community as both a volunteer middle school volleyball coach and a substitute teacher. Combined with her role as a captain on Edgewood University's track and field team, Doherty has shown a dedication to creating supportive, inclusive, and respectful environments for everyone with whom she has an interaction.
As a result of her work in the classroom, Doherty - an education and history major - has been named NACC Scholar-Athlete and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District three times each (2024, 2025, 2026), and was a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honoree in 2024. She was named to the Edgewood University Dean's List five times and graduated summa cum laude in May.
The four additional recipients for the Winter/Spring of 2026 are:
- Christina Eloe, Edgewood University, women's lacrosse
- Jessa Alderman, MSOE, women's track and field
- Kolby Dax, MSOE, men's track & field
- Mason Dopriak, MSOE, men's basketball
