BOSTON - After most teams splitting their time at Penn Relays and UMass Pre-Conference Invitational, all #AETF teams are gearing up for the 2023 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships that are beginning this weekend.
For more information visit #AETF Championship Central and the Championship Preview.
Here are the week 6 #AETF Weekly Award Winners – May 3
Male Track Performer of the Week
Joe Young, UMass Lowell - Jr., Distance, Dorchester, Mass.
- At Penn Relays, Young took 5th in the 3000 steeplechase with a personal best time of 8:52.95
- He is currently first in America East and ranked 6th in the Northeast
Male Field Performer of the Week
James Kotowski, UMass Lowell - So., Throws, Stoneham, Mass.
- Kotowski won gold in the javelin throw, beating 13 competitors with a distance of 231’0”
- The Penn Relay Champion is ranked 27th in the NCAA
Female Track Performer of the Week
Emily Sessa, UMass Lowell - Gr., Middle Distance, Tewksbury, Mass.
- Sessa finished 17th out of a field of 31 in the 1500m.
- Her personal best time of 4:22.85 gives her a chance at an NCAA Regionals bid and puts her at 2nd on the conference leaderboard
Female Field Performer of the Week
Leann Nicholas, UAlbany - So., Jumps, Farmingdale, N.Y.
- Nicholas finished 5th in the triple jump at Penn Relays this past weekend with a distance of 41’10.00”
- This is Nicholas’ first outdoor weekly awards honor of the season
2023 #AETF Weekly Award Winners
Mar. 29 - Male Track: Alec Troxell, Maine; Male Field: Gabriel Koletsi, UMBC; Female Track: Aziza Chigatayeva, Binghamton; Female Field: Mackenzie Wilson, Maine
April 5 - Male Track: Travis Williams, UAlbany; Male Field: Kevin McGrath, New Hampshire; Female Track: Dominique Clarke, UAlbany; Stella Inman, Maine
April 12 - Male Track: Nicolas Alphonse, UMBC; Male Field: Travis Robinson, UAlbany; Female Track: Brinesha Derrick-Bain, UAlbany; Female Field: Ava Roberts, UAlbany
April 19 - Male Track: Gianni Henry, UAlbany; Male Field: Joshua Hofman, New Hampshire; Female Track: Rori Lowe, UAlbany; Female Field: Mackenzie Wilson, Maine
April 26 - Male Track: Easton Reagan, UAlbany; Male Field: Louis Gordon, UAlbany; Female Track: Izzy Giesing, UMass Lowell; Female Field: Mackenzie Wilson, Maine
May 3 - Male Track: Joe Young, UMass Lowell; Male Field: James Kotowski, UMass Lowell; Female Track: Emily Sessa, UMass Lowell; Female Field: Leann Nicholas, UAlbany
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