Men’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: January 15, 2024

1/15/2024 1:00:00 PM

Track Athlete of the Week / Rookie Track Athlete of the Week
 
Flordan Bazile, UMass Dartmouth
Bazile was swept the LEC’s track athlete awards this week after posting a pair of nationally-ranked performances at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational on Saturday. He finished second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.16 and finished third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.02 seconds after posting a time of 6.97 seconds in prelims. His converted 200 time of 21.77 seconds ranks him ninth in NCAA Division III this season, while his 60 prelim time of 6.97 seconds ties him for 44th in the nation.
 
Field Athlete of the Week / Rookie Field Athlete of the Week
 
Enrique Edjang, Rhode Island College
Edjang swept the LEC’s field event awards after he won the weight throw with a top toss of 15.95 meters as the Rhode Island College men's track and field team competed at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational on Saturday. That mark currently ranks him 45th in NCAA Division III this season.
 
Relay of the Week
 
Plymouth State 4x400
The Panthers’ 4x400-meter relay team of graduate students Mike Olson (Sutton, Mass.) and Jyaire Hatcher (Uniondale, N.Y.), junior Christian Oglesby (Penacook, N.H.) and sophomore Josh Rebello (North Dighton, Mass.) combined to outrun NCAA Division I University of Vermont to win the event at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational on Saturday. The foursome topped the Catamounts’ relay squad by 1.51 seconds to claim the win.