Track Athlete of the Week
Lily O'Brien, Mount Saint Mary
Sophomore, Sprinter; Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge
O'Brien (above) finished second in the conference 400m hurdles, eighth in long jump and 12th in 100m hurdles at the DI Albany meet, competing against athletes from Albany and Syracuse … Her time of 1:14.51 was the fastest time in the 400m women's hurdles in conference all year.
Field Athlete of the Week
Shea Curran, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Senior, Throws; Kellogg, Idaho/Kellogg
Curran (above) recorded three top 10 finishes at the Jack Maloney Invitational, highlighted by placing second in the shot put with a season-best throw of 11.23 meters … She also posted a season-best mark of 35.19 meters in the discus throw to place fourth and took seventh in the javelin throw with a personal record of 23.84 meters … Takes home the honor for a third-straight week.
Rookie of the Week
Gabby Billetz, Manhattanville
Freshman, Throws; Clarksburg, Mass./Hoosac Valley
Billetz (below) led the Valiants in their throwing events at the Jack Maloney Invitational …. She took fifth in the shot put with a throw of 10.43 meters and also finished in fifth place in the discus, recording a distance of 34.79 meters.
Honor Roll
Manhattanville junior
Jen Schmidt competed in a pair of events for the Valiants at the Jack Maloney Invitational, where she took 8th in the 400 meter with a time of 1:05.56 and placed 17th in the 200 meter with a time of 29.19 seconds … Farmingdale State senior
Alexxis McNeil clocked a 13.12 time in the 100-meter dash (ninth place) and 26.80 in the 200-meter dash (seventh place) at the Jack Maloney Invitational in New Haven, Conn. … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy freshman
Faith Sammons finished inside the top 10 in the 100-meter run (13.16 seconds) at the Jack Maloney Invitational and also recorded a season-best time of 27.76 seconds to place 13th in the 200-meter race … Mount Saint Mary freshman
Faith Welsh recorded a 22.28m in the javelin for sixth place and also ran the 400m, taking seventh overall in the Knights lone contest of the week … Farmingdale State freshman
Mishell Delgado placed fourth in the pole vault (2.30m; 7-6.5) and seventh in the 100-meter hurdles (18.99) at the Jack Maloney Invitational.
Previous Weekly Winners
Track Athlete of the Week
March 26 - Faith Sammons, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 3 - Alycia Haynes, Farmingdale State
April 9 - Alexxis McNeil, Farmingdale State
April 16 - Maria Baldwin, Mount Saint Mary
Field Athlete of the Week
March 26 - Camden Martin, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 3 - Gabrielle Billetz, Manhattanville
April 9 - Shea Curran, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 16 - Shea Curran, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Rookie of the Week
March 26 - Brittany Breland, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 3 - Treesha Jayakody, Farmingdale State
April 9 - Mishell Delgado, Farmingdale State
April 16 - Faith Sammons, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy