Saint Michael's College

An all-conference cross country runner during her college years before becoming a leader in her field of marine mammal health, Tracy was a regular scorer for the women’s cross country team in the mid-1980s, serving two years as a captain. In 1985, she placed seventh while helping the Purple Knights win the Mideast Collegiate Conference Championship during their first year competing at a league meet. The Purple Knights then placed 12th at the NCAA East Regional Championship, their best result in a regional field that size until 2009. As a senior, Tracy earned the Roger F. Keleher ’15 Award as the outstanding female scholar-athlete of the graduating class. Tracy is a founder of the field of marine mammal neuroimmunology and is a leader in the field of marine mammal health, basing her operations out of the Mystic (Conn.) Aquarium, where she serves as the vice president for biological research and chief scientist. During her career, Tracy created and implemented a nationally-recognized science-based education and cultural exchange program for Native American youth and has led more than 15 field expeditions to Alaska and other Arctic locations. Tracy was a keynote speaker for the Saint Michael’s Centennial Celebration in 2004 and became the first former student-athlete inducted into the College’s Alumni Academic Hall of Fame, in 2012.