PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its annual women’s indoor track & field awards Thursday, following a vote to determine the major award recipients by the LEC’s head coaches. All-conference teams were determined based on performance at Saturday’s LEC Indoor track & Field Championships that were hosted by Rhode Island College at the Providence Career & Technical Academy.
Track Athlete of the Year: Aryianna Garceau, UMass Boston
- 2025 LEC champion in the 60-dash (7.74), 60 hurdles (8.62), 200-dash (25.53).
- Her time in the 60 hurdles set a new LEC indoor championship record.
- Garceau owns the No. 1 ranked 60-hurdles time in NCAA Division III this season, going 8.56 seconds at the Yankee Small College Invitational.
- Her 60 time from the LEC meet ranks her 34th in NCAA Division III this season.
- Her converted 200 time of 25.14 from Boston University’s David Hemery Valentine Invitational ranks 15th in the nation.
Field Athlete of the Year: Zoe Barnes, Southern Maine
- 2025 LEC Champion in the shot put (12.54m) and runner-up in the weight throw (15.00m).
- Her season-best toss of 13.14 meters in the shot put at the Maine State Meet ranks 28th in NCAA Division III this season, and is third-best in New England, and leads the LEC.
- Barnes’ season-best mark in the weight throw of 15.65 meters from the Maine State Meet ranks sixth in New England and is second-best in the LEC.
Rookie Track Athlete of the Year: Anna Holcomb, Western Connecticut
- Placed second in the 400 (1:07.07) and sixth in the 200 (27.27) in her LEC Indoor Championships debut.
- Her 400 performance made her the first-ever All-LEC performer for WestConn’s first-year program.
- Holcomb’s converted time of 1:00.27 from LECs ranks 41st in New England.
Rookie Field Athlete of the Year: Khalysa Hammith, Southern Maine
- 2025 LEC Champion in the long jump, spanning a LEC championship-record distance of 5.79 meters.
- That mark that ranks her ninth in NCAA Division III and No. 1 in New England this season.
- Her top triple jump mark of 9.40 meters at the USM Husky Invitational ranks 15th in the LEC.
Coaching Staff of the Year: University of Southern Maine
- Head Coach: Rob Whitten
- Assistant Coaches: Ryan Dyer, Jim Karcanes, Jim Giroux, Mike Drummey, Jeff Amos
- Guided the Huskies to their fifth consecutive LEC indoor team title, marking the LEC-record 24th team title win in program history.
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First Team All-LEC |
Second Team All-LEC |
Third Team All-LEC |
All-Rookie |
| 60 Dash |
Ariyanna Garceau |
Keely Giordano |
Khalysa Hammith |
Keely Giordano |
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UMass Boston |
Keene State |
Southern Maine |
Keene State |
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| 200 |
Ariyanna Garceau |
Janiah Young |
Isa Moustakas |
Isa Moustakas |
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UMass Boston |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
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| 400 |
Paige Hurst |
Annalee Holcolmb |
Saige Kirkland |
Annalee Holcolmb |
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Plymouth State |
Western Connecticut |
Eastern Connecticut |
Western Connecticut |
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| 600 |
Alexis Karantza |
Jacqueline Earner |
Bryn Dickinson |
Grace Lane |
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Southern Maine |
UMass Boston |
Keene State |
Rhode Island College |
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| 800 |
Rose Karow |
Sarah Ames |
Julia Latura |
Emely Melendez |
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Plymouth State |
Keene State |
UMass Dartmouth |
Eastern Connecticut |
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| 1,000 |
Haley Oliver |
Jacqueline Earner |
Anna O'Reilly |
Ava Fortin |
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Rhode Island College |
UMass Boston |
Keene State |
Keene State |
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| Mile |
Haley Oliver |
Sarah Ames |
Emma Steedman |
Florence Schaumloffel |
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Rhode Island College |
Keene State |
UMass Dartmouth |
Plymouth State |
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| 3,000 |
Haley Oliver |
Shea Roche |
Gwen Catalano |
Gwen Catalano |
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Rhode Island College |
UMass Boston |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
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| 5,000 |
Maggie St. John |
Kallie Warner |
Emily Philbrook |
Kallie Warner |
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Keene State |
Keene State |
UMass Dartmouth |
Keene State |
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| 60 Hurdles |
Ariyanna Garceau |
Molly Lu McKellar |
Saya Breiting-Brown |
Saya Breiting-Brown |
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UMass Boston |
Keene State |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
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| High Jump |
Ani Flynn |
Dorinda Okorji |
Olivia Jalbert |
Ani Flynn |
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Plymouth State |
UMass Boston |
Southern Maine |
Plymouth State |
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| Pole Vault |
Tasha Frisch |
Riley Reitchel |
Carlie Cronin |
None |
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Eastern Connecticut |
Southern Maine |
Keene State |
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| Long Jump |
Khalysa Hammith |
Quianna Pezza |
Dorinda Okorji |
Khalysa Hammith |
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Southern Maine |
Rhode Island College |
UMass Boston |
Southern Maine |
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| Triple Jump |
Laci Davis |
Quianna Pezza |
Drea Defreitas |
Quianna Pezza |
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Eastern Connecticut |
Rhode Island College |
Keene State |
Rhode Island College |
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| Shot Put |
Zoe Barnes |
Samantha Sainristill |
Kalynn Stevenson |
Olivia Seutter |
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Soutern Maine |
Rhode Island College |
VTSU Castleton |
UMass Dartmouth |
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| Weight Throw |
Samantha Sainristill |
Zoe Barnes |
Emily Hesketh |
Lamari Davis |
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Rhode Island College |
Soutern Maine |
UMass Dartmouth |
Keene State |
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| 4x200 |
Southern Maine |
Plymouth State |
Eastern Connecticut |
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Isa Moustakas, Mya Austin, |
Montana Casa, Cass Hanson, |
Jasmine Charlery, Belen Bolognani, |
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Saya Breiting-Brown, Heaven Conley |
Ani Flynn, Paige Hurst |
Haley Robertson, Naema Charles |
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| 4x400 |
Southern Maine |
Plymouth State |
Eastern Connecticut |
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Heaven Conely, Allie Kimball, |
Montana Casa, Cass Hanson, |
Saige Kirkland, Ashley Gentile, |
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Mya Austin, Alexis Karantza |
Rose Karow, Paige Hurst |
Jasmine Charlery, Laci Davis |
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| 4x800 |
UMass Dartmouth |
Eastern Connecticut |
Keene State |
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Julia Latura, Anya Aadland, |
Ella Campion, Daria Fournier, |
Sarah Ames, Rita Cummings, |
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Ashlyn Byrnes, Serena Carnes |
Emely Melendez, Carly Alston |
Anna O'Reilly, Maggie St. John |
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