BOSTON, MA - Four out of nine schools competed this past weekend in their final meets before heading to Boston University's indoor track for the 2025 Indoor #AETF Championships.
2024 #AETF Weekly Award Winners – Feb. 18
Male Field Athlete of the Week
Kyran Maher, New Hampshire - Jr., Andover , Mass.
- Maher jumped to a personal-best 4.81m in the pole vault to claim first at the meet versus UMass Lowell
- His mark leads the conference this season
Male Track Athlete of the week
Tyler Edson, UMBC - So., Eldersburg, MD
- Edson placed 5th in the 800 in a loaded field at the BU Valentine Invite
- His time of 1:48.14 reset his school record, is the top time in the conference this season and ranks in in the top 50 nationally
Male Rookie of the Week
Justin Banks, UMBC - Fr., Frederick, MD
- Banks placed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:10.58 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
Female Field Athlete of the Week
Lucciana Robertson, Binghamton - Jr., Lake Katrine, N.Y
- Lucciana won the high jump at the Kane Invite recording a height of 1.69
Female Track Athlete of the week
Jenna Chan, Binghamton - Grad.,, Roseland N.J
- Chan finished first in the 60m hurdles for the fifth time this season
- Her time of 8.35 tied her school-record outing from the PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge and remains the top performance in the league this season
Female Rookie of the Week
Sarah Moore, New Hampshire - Fr., Lisbon, Maine
- Moore recorded two first-place finishes this week recording a mark of 11.53m in the triple jump, and clocking a 26.26 in the 200m
2024 #AETF Male Weekly Award Winners
Jan. 14 - Male Field Athlete of the Week: Kalen Knott, Bryant; Male Track Athlete of the Week: Marquis Miller, UMBC; Male Rookie of the Week: Justin Banks, UMBC
Dec. 10 - Male Field Athlete of the Week: Brian Luchiano, Binghamton; Male Track Athlete of the Week: Hassan Abidi, UAlbany; Male Rookie of the Week: Tooni Ogunyeye, UAlbany
Dec. 17 - Male Field Athlete of the Week: Ben Therriault, Maine; Male Track Athlete of the Week: Luke Marsanskis, Maine; Male Rookie of the Week: Pietro Carpentari, NJIT
Jan. 21 - Male Field Athlete of the Week: Brian Luciano, Binghamton; Male Track Athlete of the Week: Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie of the Week: Gabriel Sisk, UMass Lowell
Jan. 28 - Male Field Athlete of the Week: Qualiar Newton, UAlbany; Male Track Athlete of the Week: Marquis Miller, UMBC; Male Rookie of the Week: Tooni Ogunyeye, UAlbany
Feb. 4 - Male Co-Field Athlete of the Week: Brian Luciano, Binghamton; Male Co-Field Athlete of the Week: Simone Menchini, UAlbany; Male Track Athlete of the Week: Tyler Edson, UMBC; Male Rookie of the Week: Iyanuoluwapo Omisore, UMass Lowell
2024 #AETF Female Weekly Award Winners
Jan. 14 -Female Field Athlete of the Week: Avery Pitts, UMass Lowell; Female Track Athlete of the Week: Jayani Santos, UMass Lowell; Female Rookie of the Week: Isabella Fryer, Vermont
Dec. 10 - Female Field Athlete of the Week: Sarah Moore, New Hampshire; Female Track Athlete of the Week: Jenna Chan, Binghamton; Female Rookie of the Week: Sarah Moore, New Hampshire
Dec. 17 - Female Field Athlete of the Week: Sonya Rybalko, Maine; Female Track Athlete of the Week: MegAnne Gilmore, Vermont; Female Rookie of the Week: Zaidah Lightener, NJIT
Jan. 21 - Female Field Athlete of the Week: Stephanie Green, UAlbany; Female Track Athlete of the Week: Jenna Chan, Binghamton; Female Rookie of the Week: Ruth White, New Hampshire
Jan. 28 - Female Field Athlete of the Week: Stephanie Green, UAlbany; Female Track Athlete of the Week: Toni Galloway, UAlbany; Female Rookie of the Week: Miyanah Robinson, UAlbany
Feb. 4 - Female Field Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Armitage, Binghamton; Female Track Athlete of the Week: Chloe Whiting, Bryant; Female Rookie of the Week: Katie Schwaner, UMBC
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