Track & Field

Mackay Runs Fastest Mile; UAlbany Claims Three #AETF Awards

BOSTON – Some of the top times in the country were run by America East student-athletes last weekend headlined by Binghamton’s Emily Mackay running the fastest mile time in Division I this season.
 
Here are the #AETF week #5 awards:
 
#AETF Weekly Award Winners – Jan. 25
Female Track Performer of the Week
Emily Mackay, Binghamton – Sr., Distance, Endicott, N.Y.
  • Ran a 4:32.55 mile at Penn State – the fastest mile time in the country this season.
  • Mackay now holds top-five times in the mile and 800m
  • This is her second consecutive weekly award.
 
Male Track Performer of the Week
Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina, UAlbany – Gr., Sprints, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
  • Won the 400m at the Battle in Beantown.
  • He is one of 14 DI runners to crack 47 seconds this season, clocking in at 46.98.
  • This is his first weekly award of the season.
 
Female Field Performer of the Week
Ludith Campos, UAlbany – Sr., Throws, Mount Vernon, N.Y.
  • Threw the weight 58’9.5” at Battle in Beantown.
  • Her throw was good for fourth in the meet and first in the conference.
  • This is her first weekly honor this season.
 
Male Field Performer of the Week
Robert Blue, UAlbany – Sr., Jumps, Harrison, N.Y.
  • Won the triple jump in Boston.
  • Cleared 48’6.75” which ranks atop the America East leaderboard.
  • This is Blue’s first weekly honor this season.
 
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
Jan. 18 – Female Track: Emily Mackay, Binghamton; Male Track: Dan Schaffer, Binghamton; Female Field: Alexandria Earle, Stony Brook; Male Field: Evan Tuthill, Binghamton
Jan. 25 - Female Track: Emily Mackay, Binghamton; Male Track: Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina, UAlbany; Female Field: Ludith Campos, UAlbany; Male Field: Robert Blue, UAlbany
 
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