Garn Highlights #AETF Outdoor Week #5 Award Winners

Garn Highlights #AETF Outdoor Week #5 Award Winners

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BOSTON – Binghamton's Jesse Garn put forward one of the best 800-meter races in the country last weekend, placing first of 77 competetors in the elite Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational and posting the 16th-fastest time in the country this year, Several athletes had standout performances last week, including this week's award winners:

Read about this week's weekly award winners below:

Men's Track Performer of the Week
Jesse Garn, Binghamton - Sr., Marcellus, N.Y.

  • Won the 800-meter run at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational, placing first of 77 runners in an elite field.
  • Ran the race in 1:47:11.
  • The time is tops in America East this season and the 16th-best in the country.

Women's Track Performer of the Week
Dana Gaetani, Vermont - Sr., Denver, Colo.

  • Broke Vermont's 10-year old school record in the 400-meter run at the Duke Invitational.
  • Finished seventh overall in the event with a time of 55.79, the second-best in America East this year. 

Men's Field Performer of the Week
Ian Weider, Vermont - Jr., Thetford Center, Vt.

  • Placed third in the long jump at the Duke Invitational with a leap of 23' 3.5".
  • The leap was the best in America East this season.
  • This is Weider's second Men's Field Performer of the Week award of the season (4/13).

Women's Field Performer of the Week
Annika Hibbard, Albany - Jr., Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

  • Broke the school record in the high jump for the second straight week.
  • Leapt 5’ 9.25”, the best in America East and 39th best in the nation.
  • This is her second-straight Women's Field Performer of the Week award.

Weekly Performers of the Week

April 20 – Men’s Track: Jesse Garn, Binghamton; Women’s Track: Dana Gaetani, Vermont; Men’s Field: Ian Weider, Vermont; Women’s Field: Annika Hibbard, Albany

April 20 – Men’s Track: Taariq Jones, Albany; Women’s Track: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire; Men’s Field: Joe Miceli, Binghamton; Women’s Field: Annika Hibbard, Albany

April 13 – Men’s Track: Jake Leithiser, Maine; Women’s Track: Lauren Perrodin, New Hampshire; Men’s Field: Ian Weider, Vermont; Women’s Field: Grace Weisbecker, Vermont

April 6 – Men’s Track: Drew Piazza, New Hampshire; Women’s Track: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire; Men’s Field: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire; Women’s Field: Kaylyn Gordon, Stony Brook

March 30 – Men’s Track: Hassan Omar, UMBC; Women’s Track: Kaylyn Gordon, Stony Brook; Men’s Field: Vincent Rentzsch, UMBC; Women’s Field: Michelle Jaquint, UMass Lowell