Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: December 15, 2025 12/15/2025 2:40:46 PM Field Athlete of the Week Brandon Mota (West Warwick, R.I.) - Senior - Rhode Island College Mota placed third in the weight throw with his toss of 16.74 meters at Southern Connecticut State’s Art Kadish Elm City Challenge, helping lead RIC to a second-place finish at the 13-team meet. That mark ranks him 29th in NCAA Division III this season. Track Athlete of the Week Younton Doe (Pawtucket, R.I.) - Junior - Rhode Island College Doe placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.85 seconds at Southern Connecticut State’s Art Kadish Elm City Challenge, helping lead RIC to a second-place finish at the 13-team meet. He was also a member of the winning 4x400 relay (3:32.35). Rookie Field Athlete of the Week Christian Briggs (West Warwick, R.I.) - Freshman - Rhode Island College Briggs placed 13th in the weight throw with his toss of 13.62 meters at Southern Connecticut State’s Art Kadish Elm City Challenge, helping lead RIC to a second-place finish at the 13-team meet. Rookie Track Athlete of the Week Hagen Drake (Stonington, Conn.) - Freshman - Eastern Connecticut Drake was runner-up in the 400-meter dash (51.16) and placed fourth in the 55-meter hurdles (8.05) at Southern Connecticut State’s Art Kadish Elm City Challenge, helping lead Eastern Connecticut to a fifth-place finish at the 13-team meet. Relay of the Week Southern Maine 4x400 The Huskies' 4x400 relay team of Camden Brown, Jon Dalessandro, Harry Dunne and Pashalis Pashalidis placed first at Saturday's USM Alumni Open with a time of 3:32.08 in the four-team race.