PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its annual women's indoor track & field major award winners Thursday, following vote of the conference's nine head coaches.
Track Athlete of the Year: Aryianna Garceau, UMass Boston
- Broke her own LEC Championship record as she won the 60 hurdles in 8.45 seconds.
- Season-best time of 8.37 seconds from Harvard's Crimson Open in No. 1 in NCAA Division III this season.
- Won the LEC title in the 60 dash (7.71) and 200 dash (25.11), and was third in the long jump (5.44m).
- converted 200 time of 24.73 seconds from LECs ranks 14th in the country, while her 60 dash time from LECs ranks 34th in DIII.
Field Athlete of the Year: Zoe Barnes, Southern Maine
- 2026 LEC Champion in the shot put (14.32m - LEC record) and weight throw (15.81m).
- Her mark in the shot put from LECs ranks fourth in NCAA Division III and No. 1 in DIII New England this season.
- Season-best mark of 16.98 meters int he weight throw at the Maine State Meet ranks 19th in DIII and No. 1 in New England.
Rookie Track Athlete of the Year: Clare Tuohy, Plymouth State
- Won the LEC title in the 400 dash (58.62) and was the LEC runner-up int he 200 dash (25.95).
- converted 400 time of 57.86 seconds in the 400 from LECs ranks 17th in New England
- Anchored the Panthers' fourth-place 4x400 relay (4:08.81).
Rookie Field Athlete of the Year: Ballay Conteh, Keene State
- Finished seventh in the long jump (5.23m) at the LEC Championships.
- Season-best mark of 5.66 meters from USM Husky Invitational ranks 17th in NCAA Division III and fifth in New England.
- Season-best mark of 10.91 meters in the triple jump at the USM Husky Invitational ranks 19th in New England.
- Also a member of the third-place 4x400 relay.
Coaching Staff of the Year: University of Southern Maine
- Head coach Rob Whitten and assistant coaches Ryan Dyer, Jim Karcanes, Jim Giroux, Mike Drummey and Jeff Amos.
- Guided the Huskies to their sixth consecutive and LEC-record 25th women's indoor team championship.
The LEC's all-conference honors, based on performance at last week's LEC Indoor Track & Field Championships at Plymouth State, are as follows.
| Event |
First Team All-LEC |
Second Team All-LEC |
Third Team All-LEC |
All-Rookie |
| 60 Dash |
Aryianna Garceau |
Keely Giordano |
Janiah Young |
Naziah Johnson |
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UMass Boston |
Keene State |
Southern Maine |
Eastern Connecticut |
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| 200 |
Aryianna Garceau |
Clare Tuohy |
Janiah Young |
Clare Tuohy |
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UMass Boston |
Plymouth State |
Southern Maine |
Plymouth State |
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| 400 |
Clare Tuohy |
Naibel Noriega |
Alexis Karantza |
Clare Tuohy |
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Plymouth State |
Rhode Island College |
Southern Maine |
Plymouth State |
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| 800 |
Haley Oliver |
Rose Karow |
Jacqueline Earner |
Madison Geddes |
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Rhode Island College |
Plymouth State |
UMass Boston |
Plymouth State |
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| Mile |
Haley Oliver |
Emma Talon |
Ava Fortin |
Emma Talon |
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Rhode Island College |
Plymouth State |
Keene State |
Plymouth State |
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| 3,000 |
Haley Oliver |
Sarah Lynch |
Gwen Catalano |
Addy Thibodeau |
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Rhode Island College |
UMass Dartmouth |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
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| 5,000 |
Shea Roche |
Gwen Catalano |
Maggie St. John |
None |
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UMass Boston |
Southern Maine |
Keene State |
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| 60 Hurdles |
Ariyanna Garceau |
Molly Lu McKellar |
Ani Flynn |
Isabel Northrop |
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UMass Boston |
Keene State |
Plymouth State |
Eastern Connecticut |
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| High Jump |
Ani Flynn |
Givanni Perry |
Mia Cruz |
Isabel Northrop |
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Plymouth State |
Eastern Connecticut |
Keene State |
Eastern Connecticut |
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| Pole Vault |
Tasha Frisch |
Emma O'Brien |
Riley Reitchel |
Emma O'Brien |
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Eastern Connecticut |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
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| Long Jump |
Givanni Perry |
Ehsya Lauder |
Aryianna Garceau |
Ehsya Lauder |
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Eastern Connecticut |
UMass Dartmouth |
UMass Boston |
UMass Dartmouth |
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| Triple Jump |
Casondra Caldwell |
Caroline Cooper |
Laci Davis |
Casondra Caldwell |
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Eastern Connecticut |
Keene State |
Eastern Connecticut |
Eastern Connecticut |
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| Shot Put |
Zoe Barnes |
Jaigan Boudreau |
Kalynn Stevenson |
Anaka Eaton |
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Southern Maine |
Southern Maine |
VTSU Castleton |
Eastern Connecticut |
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| Weight Throw |
Zoe Barnes |
Emily Hesketh |
Jordyn Grey |
Jordyn Grey |
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Southern Maine |
UMass Dartmouth |
Western Connecticut |
Western Connecticut |
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| 4x400 |
Naibel Noriega, Bedu Kamara, |
Janiah Young, Addy Burkhardt, |
Mia Cruz, Miranda Poirier, |
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Quiana Pezza, Aaliyah Barbour |
Mya Austin, Alexis Karantza |
Elle MacDonald, Keely Giordano |
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Rhode Island College |
Southern Maine |
Keene State |
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| 4x800 |
Abby Bergeron, Emma Talon, |
Meghan Przybilla, AnnMarie Limberger, |
Julia Laturo, Ashlyn Byrnes, |
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Madison Geddes, Rose Karow |
Whitney Davenport, Anabel Melanson |
Alexah Pedder, Sara Lopez |
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Plymouth State |
Southern Maine |
UMass Dartmouth |
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