Yankee Ford LEC Women’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: January 19, 2026

1/19/2026 5:03:09 PM

Field Athlete of the Week

Molly Lu McKellar (Hebron, N.H.) - Senior - Keene State
McKellar won the pentathlon at the Bates Invitational with a person-best total of 3,207 points, a total that ranks eighth in NCAA Division III this season. She posted the top mark in the 60-meter hurdles (9.25), high jump (1.55m) and shot put (9.80m), and was second-best in the long jump (5.10m) and 800-meter run (2:40.46).

Track Athlete of the Week

Aryianna Garceau (Dalton, Mass.) - Senior - UMass Boston
Garceau won the 60-meter hurdles (8.58) and 200-meter dash (24.86) at the Suffolk University Icebreaker Invitational, contested at The TRACK at New Balance. Her 60 hurdles time is the third-fastest in NCAA Division III this season, while her 200 dash time is eighth in DIII this season.

Rookie Field Athlete of the Week

Casondra Caldwell (Bridgeport, Conn.) - Freshman - Eastern Connecticut
At the University of Rhode Invitational in her first collegiate meet, Caldwell broke the 11-year-old program record in the triple jump (11.35m) with a third-place finish among 16 competitors and also had the seventh-longest long jump (5.19m) when she shared seventh place in a field of 31 participants. Her mark in the triple jump is 14th-best in the nation this season.

Rookie Track Athlete of the Week

Madi Sainis (Pierrefords, Quebec) - Freshman - Southern Maine
Placed second in the 800 with a personal-best time of 2:21.35 at the Bates Invitational. Her converted time of 2:19.74 ranks 31st in DIII this season.

Relay of the Week

Southern Maine Distance Medley Relay
The USM distance medley relay team of AnnMarie Limberger, Mya Austin, Alexis Karantza, Gwen Catalano placed first with a time of 13:26.91. Their converted time of 13:18.36 ranks seventh nationally.