UMass Lowell Wins First #AETF Title, Albany Wins Sixth Straight

UMass Lowell Wins First #AETF Title, Albany Wins Sixth Straight

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BOSTON – For the first time in program history, the UMass Lowell River Hawks are America East Track and Field champions. The winner was not decided until the final event of the weekend as the men's title snapped a streak of 13 consecutive championships by Albany. The Great Danes won the women’s championship for the sixth consecutive season and eighth time in the past nine years.
 
Full Combined Results

New Hampshire senior Elinor Purrier was named Most Outstanding Female Track Performer after earning a pair of gold medals in the women’s 800-meter run and 3,000-meter run, in the former of which she set the meet record.
 
Binghamton’s Oyin Adewale was honored as the Most Outstanding Female Field Performer after sweeping the women’s throwing events. The junior became the first Bearcat to win the weight throw and duplicated that feat in the shot put.
 
The Most Outstanding Female Rookie went to Binghamton’s Brittany Korsah, who placed second in the women’s 400m.
 
For her victory in the long jump and silver medal finish in the triple jump, Binghamton senior Keishorea Armstrong earned the Coaches’ Award. It is Armstrong's third time receiving the honor, which is given to the student-athlete who totals the most points over the course of the championships.
 
The Most Outstanding Male Track Performer was awarded Osiris Nicholson. The Albany junior won gold the men’s 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
 
Hartford sophomore Terrel Davis, who was the Most Outstanding Rookie in 2017, earned Most Outstanding Male Field Performer honors for his victories in the triple jump and long jump. Both Nicholson and Davis were honored with the Coaches’ Award.
 
The Most Outstanding Male Rookie was Harmodio Cruz III, who finished second in the men’s 200m and also second in the 400m at his first collegiate championships.
 
Albany was named women’s Coaching Staff of the Year. The coaching staff of the UMass Lowell men’s team also earned the award.

Maine’s Lauren Magnuson and UMass Lowell’s Chris Skelly were honored with the Elite 18 Award. Magnuson is a junior with a 3.96 GPA in Elementary Education while Skelly, also a junior, has a 3.89 GPA in Biology.
  
Final Team Standings
Women
  1. Albany (215 points)
  2. Stony Brook (214)
  3. UMass Lowell (114.5)
  4. Binghamton (94)
  5. New Hampshire (92.5)
  6. Vermont (51)
  7. UMBC (39)
  8. Maine (33)
  9. Hartford (15)
 
Men
  1. UMass Lowell (173 points)
  2. Albany (168.5)
  3. Binghamton (98.5)
  4. Stony Brook (90)
  5. New Hampshire (85)
  6. Maine (55.5)
  7. Vermont (43.5)
  8. UMBC (40)
  9. Hartford (25)
 
Day 2 Highlights
  • UMass Lowell had a number of firsts on Saturday. Junior Hamza Naveed became the first River Hawk to win in the men’s 400-meter dash with his time of 47.49, while Sean Munnelly wore gold in the men’s 800. Rino Tonelli is the first to win the men’s high jump, clearing 6’10.25”.
  • For the second straight year, Elinor Purrier broke the record in the women’s 800-meter run. 2:03.64 is the new record and fifth-fastest time in the country this season. The New Hampshire senior also won the 3,000-meter run for the first time in her career.
  • Stony Brook junior Holly Manning broke a nine-year old record in the women’s 1,000-meter. Her time of 2:47.21 broke the previous mark held by former Olympian Lucy Van Dalen.
  • Terrel Davis began the day by completing the sweep of men’s broad jumping events. The Hartford sophomore jumped 49’10” to become the first Hawk to win the triple jump.
  • Albany junior Anika Hibbard defended her title in the women’s high jump, clearing 5’7” on her first jump, which earned her the tiebreaker over New Hampshire’s Rachel Morrison and UMass Lowell’s Danielle Poublon, who also cleared the same height.
  • After becoming the first Bearcat to win the women’s weight throw on Friday, Oyin Adewale duplicated the feat in the shot put, marking 48’7.25” to sweep the throwing events.
  • Stony Brook earned the top two finishes in the women’s mile as senior Annika Sisson defended her gold, clocking in at 4:46.32.
  • Courtney Warden won back-to-back titles in the women’s 60-meter hurdles as Stony Brook sealed the top two finishes.
  • Albany senior Stephanie Osuji won the gold medal in the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 7.43 as her teammate Dayleen Santana Rodriguez placed second.
  • Osuji also defended her title in the 200m, breaking a championships record in the process with her time of 23.64.
  • Osiris Nicholson won the 60m and 200m dashes for Albany, the latter of which the Great Danes swept in the finals.
  • The final individual race of the day came down to the final lap as Stony Brook junior Michael Watts overtook Paul Hogan in the final stretch to earn gold.
  • After UMass Lowell won a thrilling men’s 4x800 relay, the men’s champion came down to the final event of the weekend in the 4x400.
 
 
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