Boston – All nine #AETF schools were in action last week, competing in a total of 11 different meets.

The week kicked off on Wednesday, as Bryant, New Hampshire, and Vermont traveled to Amherst, Mass. for the annual UMass Multi Meet. This two-day event served as a one of the final tune-ups for their heptathletes and decathletes ahead of the upcoming conference meet. Meanwhile, the Great Danes stayed closer to home, with several team members competing under the lights at the RPI Invitational.

The rest of the teams hit the competition circuit on Friday and Saturday. Maine attended the Friar Invitational, UMass Lowell traveled to Manchester, N.H. for the ED Daniels Invite, and the trio of Binghamton, UMBC, and NJIT competed at the well-known Bucknell Outdoor Classic.

With just a few weeks remaining until the 2025 America East Outdoor Championships, over a dozen #AETF athletes are currently ranked in the top 48 of the East Region, with four athletes ranked in the top 25 nationally.

NCAA Women’s Top - 25
#24 - 100mH - Toni Galloway, UAlbany | 13.25

NCAA Men’s Top - 25
#10 - Javelin - James Kotowski, UMass Lowell | 73.28m
#13 - Discus - Losif Papa, UMBC | 59.12m
#18  - 800m - Abidi Hassan, UAlbany | 1:47.60


#AETF  Weekly Award Winners – April 15

Female Field Athlete and Rookie of the Week
Emma Reaves, New Hampshire – Fr., Westminster, Md.
- Reaves placed second in the discus with a throw of 45.50m and finished seventh in the shot put with a mark of 13.15m at the Commonwealth Invitational. 
- Her discus throw ranks second in the conference, while her shot put performance ranks third.
- This is Reaves' first #AETF Field Athlete of the Week and Rookie of the Week honor this outdoor season

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Helen Shearer, Maine – Sr., Hampden, Maine
- Shearer finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Friar Invite, running a time of 10:42.58. -Her time leads the conference and also sets a new program record at Maine.
This is Shearer's' first #AETF Track Athlete of the Week honor this outdoor season 

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Brian Luciano, Binghamton – Rs-so., Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
- Luciano won the hammer throw at the Bucknell Outdoor Challenge with a mark of 61.85m. 
- This marks his second victory in the event out of three meets this spring.
- His season-best throw of 65.06m currently ranks first in the conference and 31st in the nation.
- This is Luciano's first #AETF Field Athlete of the Week honor this outdoor season

Male Track Athlete of the Week
Marquis Miller, UMBC – Baltimore, Md.
- Miller set a new school record in the 400 meters at the Duke Invitational with a time of 46.85.
- His performance ranks first in the conference and sixth in the Mid-Atlantic region.
- This is Miller's first #AETF Track Athlete of the Week honor this outdoor season

Male Rookie of the Week
Joseph Addo, UMBC – Fr.
- Addo recorded the second-fastest time in the conference this season in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at 14.90 at the JMU Invitational.
- This is Addo's first #AETF Rookie of the Week honor this outdoor season

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