By Meredith Perri - MassLive
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association held its annual Girls and Women in Sport Day at Gillette Stadium Tuesday.
During the course of its celebration, the MIAA honored five women with the Massachusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award and female athletes from schools throughout the commonwealth.
Laura Najimy, a coach from Lenox, was among the five women honored for contributions to female student athletes. Najimy, who coaches girls cross country, basketball and outdoor track and field for the Millionaires, was nominated by principal Jeremiah Ames.