Week #7 Awards Announced Entering Final Week Before #AETF Championships
BOSTON – Last weekend’s track and field meets included the UAlbany Winter Classic, the UMaine Invitational and the 113th Millrose Games. The latter was headlined by former New Hampshire star Elle Purrier, who broke the American record in the indoor mile with her winning run of 4:16.85. The 2018 National Champion in the event, Purrier now holds the second-fastest indoor mile time in history.
One weekend separates the present from the 2020 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships. For the fourth-straight year, the event will be held at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center. The two-day meet begins Friday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. and can be viewed live on AmericaEast.tv starting at 1:30 p.m. Visit #AETF Championship Central for full details
Here are the conference's week #7 award winners of the 2019-20 season:
#AETF Weekly Award Winners – Feb. 11
Female Track Performer of the Week
Amanda Stead, Stony Brook – Jr., Sprints, Miller Place, N.Y.
- Ran a conference-best 54.15 in the 400-meter dash at the UAlbany Winter Classic.
- Also part of the 4x400 relay team at the Millrose Games.
- This is her second Performer of the Week award this season.
Male Track Performer of the Week
Myles Banfield, UAlbany – Gr., Sprints, Markham, Canada
- Ran the third-fastest 500m time in the country at the UAlbany Winter Classic.
- Banfield won the event in 1:02.88.
- This is his second #AETF weekly honor of the season.
Female Field Performer of the Week
Chloe Eressy, UMass Lowell – Jr., Throws, Centerville, Mass.
- Won the shot put at the Tufts Cupid Challenge.
- Eressy tossed 45’8” which ranks second in the conference this season.
- This is her first Performer of the Week honor in 2020.
Male Field Performer of the Week
Robert Blue, UAlbany – So., Jumps, Harrison, N.Y.
- Won the triple jump at the UAlbany Winter Classic.
- Blue’s mark of 50’11.5” is nearly a foot farther than any competitor in the conference has jumped this season.
- This is the sophomore’s first career weekly track and field award.
2019-20 Weekly Award Winners
Dec. 10 – Female Track Performer: Chidinma Matthew, UAlbany; Male Track Performer: Myles Banfield, UAlbany; Female Field Performer: EJ Onah, UAlbany; Male Field Performer: Trenson Terry, UMBC
Dec. 17 – Female Track Performer: Haleemot Adeyanju, Hartford; Male Track Performer: Justin Liechty, Vermont; Female Field Performer: Anna Schumann, Maine; Male Field Performer: Terrel Davis, Hartford
Jan. 14 – Female Track Performer: Kaley Richards, UMass Lowell; Male Track Performer: Dan Schaffer, Binghamton; Female Field Performer: Danielle Poublon, UMass Lowell; Male Field Performer: Jack Fitzgerald, Binghamton
Jan. 21 – Female Track Performer: Kaley Richards, UMass Lowell; Male Track Performer: John Benner, Vermont; Female Field Performer: Katherine Cowan, Maine; Male Field Performer: Zach Astle, New Hampshire
Jan. 28 – Female Track Performer: Amanda Stead, Stony Brook; Male Track Performer: Dan Schaffer, Binghamton; Female Field Performer: Shelby Bigsby, UAlbany; Male Field Performer: Terrel Davis, Hartford
Feb. 4 – Female Track Performer: Kaley Richards, UMass Lowell; Male Track Performer: Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina, UAlbany; Female Field Performer: Ludith Campos, UAlbany; Male Field Performer: Terrel Davis, Hartford
Feb. 11 – Female Track Performer: Amanda Stead, Stony Brook; Male Track Performer: Myles Banfield, UAlbany; Female Field Performer: Chloe Eressy, UMass Lowell; Male Field Performer: Robert Blue, UAlbany
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