Top National Performances Highlight #AETF Week #3 Awards
BOSTON – An action-packed weekend in track and field included the UMass Lowell Invitational, crumbling program records and top performances across the conference and the country. Binghamton swept the 2019 Lafayette Invitational to kick of the team’s outdoor season.
Here are the conference’s weekly awards:
Female Track Performer of the Week
Hannah Reinhardt, UAlbany – Jr., Distance, Clarence, N.Y.
- Broke the school record in the 5,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational.
- Reinhardt’s time of 16:06.02 ranks 19th in the Division I.
- This is her first outdoor #AETF award this season.
Male Track Performer of the Week
Luke Coulter, Stony Brook – So., Mid-Distance, Jamesport, N.Y.
- Finished the 800m run at the Florida Relays in a time of 1:50.24.
- His time ranks tops in the conference and 35th nationally.
- Coulter is the second consecutive Seawolf to be named Male Track Performer of the Week.
Female Field Performer of the Week
Venique Harris, UAlbany – Sr., Throws, Portmore, Jamaica
- Recorded the eight-best discus throw in the nation at Florida Relays.
- Her toss of 56.69 meters broke her own school record set earlier this season.
- This is the senior’s second Field Performer of the Week honor this season.
Male Field Performer of the Week
Alexios Prodanas, UMBC – Jr., Throws, Kilkis, Greece
- Reached 64.91m in the hammer throw at Florida Relays.
- His mark ranks 22nd in the country and is an NCAA prelimary qualifier.
- This is Prodanas’s first outdoor #AETF award this season after earning the honor three times during indoor.
Weekly Award Winners
Mar. 20 – Female Track: Sophia Myers, UAlbany; Male Track: Sidney Gibbons, UAlbany; Female Field: Venqiue Harris, UAlbany; Male Field: Vladimir Popusoi, UMass Lowell
Mar. 27 – Female Track: Chidinma Matthew, UAlbany; Male Track: Spencer Payton, Stony Brook; Female Field: Anika Hibbard, UAlbany; Male Field: Devon Willis, UAlbany
April 3 – Female Track: Hannah Reinhardt, UAlbany; Male Track: Luke Coulter, Stony Brook; Female Field: Venique Harris, UAlbany; Male Field: Alexios Prodanas, UMBC
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