Trio of Top-25 Marks Highlight #AETF Week #6 Awards
BOSTON – A multitude of top performances were set last weekend, most notably at Boston University, the site of the 2020 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships. There was a heavy concentration of #AETF student-athletes competing in the Boston area at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational, New England Championships and the Harvard Crimson Elite.
Here are the conference's week #6 award winners of the 2019-20 season:
#AETF Weekly Award Winners – Feb. 4
Female Track Performer of the Week
Kaley Richards, UMass Lowell – Sr., Distance, Lowell, Mass.
- Broke a school record in the 1,000-meter run at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational at Boston University.
- Richards now holds the nation’s sixth-fastest time in the event at 2:45.66.
- This is her third Performer of the Week award in the last four weeks.
Male Track Performer of the Week
Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina, UAlbany – Sr., Sprints, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
- Placed second in the 200m at the BU Scarlet and White Invite.
- His 21.06 finish leads the conference and ranks in the national top-20 in the event.
- This is his first #AETF weekly honor of the season.
Female Field Performer of the Week
Ludith Campos, UAlbany – So., Throws, Mount Vernon, N.Y.
- Competed in the weight throw in two separate meets, the last of which resulted in a second-place finish.
- Campos’s toss of 58’9.5” is the top mark in the conference.
- She is the second consecutive Great Dane to win the award.
Male Field Performer of the Week
Terrel Davis, Hartford – Sr., Jumps, Beacon, N.Y.
- Won the long jump at 25’0” at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship.
- Behind breaking the school record, Davis’s jump also ranks in the top-25 in the country.
- This is Davis’s second consecutive Performer of the Week nod and third of the season.
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
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