Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: April 20, 2026

4/20/2026 6:53:19 PM

Field Athlete of the Week / Rookie Field Athlete of the Week 

Ryker Paradis (Lewiston, Maine) - Freshman - Southern Maine

Paradis swept this week’s field event awards after winning the discus (50.00m), javelin (53.67m) and shot put (17.04m) on his way to earning Field Event MVP honors at the Pine Tree State Classic. He now ranks 20th in NCAA Division III in the discus this season. 

Track Athlete of the Week

Maddox Cahill (Sunapee, N.H.) - Senior - Southern Maine

Cahill also had a winning performance at the Pine Tree State Classic, breaking the tape in the 400 hurdles with a time of 54.50 seconds

Rookie Track Athlete of the Week

Hagen Drake (Stonington, Conn.) - Freshman - Eastern Connecticut

Drake was victorious in the 110 hurdles at Eastern Connecticut's Bonnie Edmondson Classic Friday, posting a time of 15.06 seconds. 

Relay of the Week

UMass Dartmouth 4x100 

Junior Justin Andrade, sophomores Daniel Jordan and Zane Gordon, with rookie Shemar Dillon combined to turn in a first-place time of 41.93 seconds at the Bridgewater State Invitational, and in doing so set a new program record in the event.