American East Conference

Binghamton, UMBC Net Final Indoor #AETF Weekly Awards of Season

2/20/2018 11:26:51 AM

BOSTON – America East track and field programs competed in their final meets of the indoor regular season last weekend as the focus shifts to the 2018 Indoor #AETF Championships. For the second consecutive year, the championships will be held at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center. Competition begins at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 23 and the entirety of the two-day meet will be streamed live on AmericaEast.TV.
 
For more information about the 2018 America East Track and Field Championships, visit Championship Central.  
 
Here are this week’s award winners:

Female Track Performer of the Week
Amani Wallace, UMBC – Jr., Sprints, Baltimore

• Finished third in the 200m dash at the Penn State Tune-Up meet.
• She crossed the finish line in a time of 25.35.
• It is her first #AETF Performer of the Week award this season.

 
Male Track Performer of the Week
Greg Matzelle, Binghamton – So., Sprints, Franklin Square, N.Y.

• Won the men’s 60m dash and was named Most Outstanding Sprinter at the Cornell Deneault Invitational.
• His time of 6.82 ranks second in the conference.
• It is his first #AETF Performer of the Week honor this season.

 
Female Field Performer of the Week
Samantha Beyar, Binghamton – So., Pole Vault, Monroe, N.Y.

• Won the pole vault at the Cornell Deneault Invitational.
• Her clearance of 12’5.5” was nearly six inches higher than the field.
• It is Beyar’s second Field Performer of the Week of the indoor season.

 
Male Field Performer of the Week
Matt Baker, Binghamton – So., Jumps, New York, N.Y.

• Placed fourth in the men’s triple jump at the Cornell Deneault Invitational.
• His mark of 48’3.25” ranks second in the conference this season
• This is Baker’s first career #AETF Performer of the Week award.

 
Weekly Award Winners
Dec. 5 – Female Track Performer: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire; Male Track Performer: Myles Banfield, Albany; Co-Female Field Performer: Anika Hibbard, Albany; Co-Female Field Performer: Rachel Morrison, New Hampshire; Male Field Performer: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Dec. 12 – Female Track Performer: Hannah Kimball, New Hampshire; Male Track Performer: John Hassett, Maine; Female Field Performer: Rachel Morrison, New Hampshire; Male Field Performer: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Jan. 9 – Female Track Performer: Chelsea Owusu, UMass Lowell; Male Track Performer: Brian Nelson, UMBC; Female Field Performer: Kerstin Darsney, UMass Lowell; Male Field Performer: Nick Villa, Binghamton
Jan. 16 – Female Track Performer: Dayleen Santana Rodriguez, Albany; Male Track Performer: Sidney Gibbons, Albany; Female Field Performer: Samantha Beyar, Binghamton; Male Field Performer: Kingsley Ogbonna, Albany
Jan. 23 – Female Track Performer: Amanda Stead, Stony Brook; Male Track Performer: Sidney Gibbons, Albany; Female Field Performer: Kaylyn Gordon, Stony Brook; Male Field Performer: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Jan. 30 – Female Track Performer: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire; Male Track Performer: Sidney Gibbons, Albany; Female Field Performer: Keishorea Armstrong, Binghamton; Male Field Performer: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Feb. 6 – Female Track Performer: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire; Male Track Performer: William Ulrich, New Hampshire; Female Field Performer: Kerstin Darsney, UMass Lowell; Male Field Performer: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Feb. 13 – Female Track Performer: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire; Male Track Performer: Jacob Johns, Maine; Female Field Performer: Rachel Bergeron, Maine; Male Track Performer: Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Feb. 20 – Female Track Performer: Amani Wallace, UMBC; Male Track Performer: Greg Matzelle, Binghamton; Female Field Performer: Samantha Beyar, Binghamton; Male Field Performer: Matt Baker, Binghamton
 
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