BOSTON – The 2024-25 #AETF season is underway as all nine programs started their seasons last week. The action-packed weekend featured multiple school records broken, many personal bests set and 17 athletes breaking into the top-25 of the NCAA. 
 
This coming weekend, Maine will host its Black Bear Invite, while NJIT and Vermont are heading to the Wagner Shootout and Dartmouth Heptathlon, respectively.

2024 #AETF Weekly Award Winners – Dec. 10
Male Field Athlete of the Week
Brian Luciano, Binghamton  – So., Somers, N.Y.

• Won the hammer at the Cornell/Greg Page Relays with a throw of 20.45m
• Luchiano’s mark currently ranks seventh in the NCAA
• This is Luciano’s second career #AETF Field Athlete of the Week honor

Male Track Athlete of the Week
Hassan Abidi, UAlbany– Sr., Rades, Tunisia

• Set a personal-best, 2:22.64, in the 1000m to finish 7^th at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
• This is Abidi’s first indoor #AETF Track Athlete of the Week honor

 
Male Rookie of the Week
Tooni Ogunyeye , UAlbany– Fr., Brampton, Canada

• Finished second at the Crowell Open in the 60m dash running 6.77
• This is Ogunyeye ‘s first #AETF Rookie of the Week honor

Female Field Athlete and Rookie of the Week
Sarah Moore, New Hampshire– Fr.,Libson, Maine

• Recorded a mark of 6.82m on her final jump to place second at the Alden Invite
• Moore’s jump broke the school record established in 2022 by her teammate Olivia Chamberlain.
• This is Moore’s first #AETF weekly honor

Female Track Athlete  of the Week
Jenna Chan, Binghamton – Gr., Roseland, N.J.  

• Ran 8.44 in the prelims of the 60 hurdles, breaking her own school record of 8.46
• She clocked a time of 8.47 to win the finals at the Cornell/Greg Page Relays
• This is Chan’s third #AETF Track Athlete of the Week honor

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