Yankee Ford LEC Women’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: April 6, 2026

4/6/2026 12:56:43 PM

Track Athlete of the Week

Aryianna Garceau (Dalton, Mass.) - Senior - UMass Boston
Garceau broke her own all-time DIII record in the 100m hurdles at the 98th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, running 13.38s to solidify the top spot in the nation while placing 11th overall in a field of 37 Division I athletes. Her previous top time of 13.54s was achieved at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.

Field Athlete of the Week

Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine) - Senior - Southern Maine
Reitchel won the javelin with a throw of 40.02 meters at the University of New Hampshire’s Jim Boulanger Invitational. That mark ranks her 18th in NCAA Division III this season.

Rookie Field Athlete of the Week

Emma O'Brien (Aurora, Colo.) - Freshmna - Southern Maine
O’Brien placed second in the pole vault after clearing a season-best 3.20 meters at the UNH Jim Boulanger Invitational.

Rookie Track Athlete of the Week

Florence Guimont (Boisbriand, Quebec) - Freshman - Southern Maine
Guimont placed sixth in the steeplechase with a time of 12:33.29 at the UNH Jim Boulanger Invitational. That time ranks her sixth in program history. 

Relay of the Week

Rhode Island College 4x100
Quiana Pezza, Naibel Noriega, Bendu Kamara and Maire Scanlon combined for a fourth-place time of 48.26 at Bryant’s Ocean State Invitational.