BOSTON – A pair of America East track and field programs resumed their indoor seasons last weekend.
UMass Lowell competed in the Beantown Challenge, placing third in men’s scoring and fourth in women’s competition. Stony Brook competed at Fordham.
Here are the #AETF week #3 awards:
#AETF Weekly Award Winners – Jan. 11
Female Track Performer of the Week
Kaley Richards, UMass Lowell – Gr., Distance, Lowell, Mass.
- Won the 3,000-meter at the Beantown Challenge.
- Her time of 9:33.39 ranks second in the conference this season.
Male Track Performer of the Week
Derek Holmes, UMass Lowell – Gr., Distance, Marshfield, Mass.
- Won the 3,000m in 8:14.98 at the Beantown Challenge.
- Holmes’s time ranks atop the conference leaderboard and 20th nationally.
Female Field Performer of the Week
Rachel Hill, UMass Lowell – Sr., Pole Vault, North Reading, Mass.
- Cleared 11’8” in the pole vault.
- Hill placed fourth in the meet and ranks second among #AETF pole vaulters.
Male Field Performer of the Week
Maxwell Davis, UMass Lowell – So., Pole Vault, Stoneham, Mass.
- Cleared 14’4” in the pole vault at Harvard.
- Davis placed third in the event and helped the River Hawks finish third as a team.
2021-22 #AETF Weekly Award Winners
Dec. 7 – Female Track: Caitlyn Bobb, UMBC; Male Track: Yourry Tapande-Ngombe, UAlbany; Female Field: Leann Nicholas, UAlbany; Male Field: Marcrene Jeannot, Binghamton
Dec. 13 – Female Track: Nicole Yeomans, UNH; Male Track: Jake Bair, UVM; Female Field: Sydney Garrison, Hartford; Male Field: Kevin McGrath, UNH
Jan. 11 – Female Track: Kaley Richards, UMass Lowell; Male Track: Derek Holmes, UMass Lowell; Female Field: Rachel Hill, UMass Lowell; Male Field: Maxwell Davis, UMass Lowell
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