Track & Field

#AETF Week 5: Final Tune Up Before the #AETF Outdoor Championship

BOSTON – The Retrievers swept the women’s weekly awards with a relay and two individual honorees, while UAlbany, New Hampshire, and Binghamton each earned a men’s weekly award.

#AETF Weekly Award Winners – April 28

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Ava Roberts, UMBC – Gr., Throws, Elkins Park, Pa.

  • Competed in the discus and shot put at the Penn Relays.
  • Placed 13th in the discus with a throw of 45.05m and sixth in the college shot put championship with a 15.84m throw.
  • This is Roberts’ second #AETF Athlete of the Week honor of the outdoor season.

Female Track Athletes of the Week
UMBC 4x400 – Lily Bandy, Leanne McDonald, Dalyce Schmidt, and Anna Creel

  • Broke the Retrievers’ program record, placing 14th at the Penn Relays.
  • The quartet’s time of 3:38.25 eclipsed the previous record of 3:39.07, which stood for 11 years.

Female Rookie of the Week
Enazajah Young, UMBC – Fr., Hurdles, New Market, Md.

  • Qualified for the 100m Hurdle Championships and placed sixth at the Penn Relays.
  • Young qualified fifth with a time of 13.45 seconds on Friday, 0.01 seconds shy of her program record, before running 13.86 on the cold, damp Saturday.
  • This is Young’s third #AETF Athlete of the Week honor of the outdoor season.

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Yoofi Abaka-Amuah, New Hampshire – Sr., Throws, Worcester, Mass.

  • Broke the Wildcats’ outdoor shot put record with a winning toss of 18.92 meters.
  • Also took first place in the discus at the UNH Wildcat Invitational with a throw of 52.65m.
  • He finished co-MVP after scoring 20 points, helping the Wildcats win the meet.
  • This is Abaka-Amuah’s second #AETF Athlete of the Week honor of the outdoor season.

Male Track Athlete of the Week
Jed Elmbarki, UAlbany – R-Jr., Distance, Gafsa, Tunisia

  • Finished 12th in the 3K steeplechase, running 8:51.19.
  • Also ran a leg on the Great Danes’ DMR that placed sixth in the college race.
  • This is Elmbarki’s first #AETF Athlete of the Week honor of the outdoor season.

Male Rookie of the Week
Gannon Traymore, Binghamton – R-Fr., Throws, Pleasantville, N.Y.

  • Placed fifth in the championship division of the Penn Relays.
  • His throw of 212-3 ranks No. 24 in the NCAA East Region.
  • This is Traymore’s second #AETF Athlete of the Week honor of the outdoor season.

2026 #AETF Weekly Award Winners
March 24 - Female Field Athlete: Lalenii Grant, UAlbany; Female Track Athlete: Skyler Smith, UAlbany; Female Rookie: Lily Bandy, UMBC; Male Field Athlete: Iosif Papa, UMBC; Male Track Athlete: Steve Hines, UAlbany; Male Rookie; Jacob Martin, UMBC
March 31- Female Field Athlete: Alessandra Forgione, UMass Lowell; Female Track Athlete: Jesse Fotheringham, NJIT; Female Rookie: Jesse Fotheringham, NJIT; Male Field Athlete: Yoofi Abaka-Amuah, New Hampshire; Male Track Athlete: Wouter van den Akker, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie; Ojigwe Olua, UMBC
April 7- Female Field Athlete: Ava Roberts, UMBC ; Female Track Athlete: Enazajah Young, UMBC; Female Rookie: Enazajah Young, UMBC; Male Field Athlete: Brennan Delaney, Binghamton; Male Track Athlete: Jacob Smith, UAlbany; Male Rookie; Leonard Durau, UAlbany
April 14 - Female Field Athlete: Keegan Collins, UAlbany ; Female Track Athlete: Ruth White, New Hampshire; Female Rookie: Winter Evans, UMBC; Male Field Athlete: Derek Munroe, UMass Lowell; Male Track Athlete: Charlie Collins, Maine ; Male Rookie; Gannon Traymore, Binghamton
April 21- Female Field Athlete: Alyssa Armitage, Binghamton ; Female Track Athlete: Ruby Krasnow, Maine; Female Rookie: Ella Goulas, Bryant; Male Field Athlete: Iosif Papa, UMBC; Male Track Athlete: Tooni Ogunyeye, UAlbany; Male Rookie; Samir Gardner, UAlbany

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