Five Owl Tracksters Honored by the Little East

KEENE, N.H  4/28/08 - The following five members of the Keene State outdoor track team were recipients of Little East Conference honors this week:

 WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Track Athlete of the Week

Jennifer Adams (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Senior, Keene State College

Competing at the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton University, Adams was the top Division III runner and fifth overall in the 5,000 with an automatic NCAA Division III qualifying time of 16:56.03. At the Penn Relays, Adams finished fifth in the 10,000 with an automatic NCAA Division III qualifying time of 35:03.33 

Field Athlete of the Week

Crystal Blamy (Walpole, N.H.), Senior, Keene State College

At the Penn Relays, Blamy posted an NCAA Division III automatic championship qualify mark of 5'-7" in the high jump. The Walpole, N.H. product also captured the New England Alliance/Little East Conference Championships in the high jump on Saturday with a leap of 5'-05.75". 

Field Athlete of the Week

Bryanna Brown (Nashua, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College

Brown was the lone student-athlete at the New England Alliance/Little East Conference Championships to register a toss of over 11 meters. The freshman from Nashua, N.H. captured both the alliance and conference championship crowns with a throw of 11.52 meters to best the 21-person field.    

MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Field Athlete of the Week
Frank Radlof (Milford, N.H.), Sophomore, Keene State College
Competing at the New England Alliance/Little East Conference Championships this past weekend at Rhode Island College, Radlof won two field events. The Milford, N.H. product captured the long jump (22'-01.50") and the triple jump (43'-09.00"), while placing second in the 110 hurdles (16.49). 

Rookie Field Athlete of the Week
Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College

Kolacz dominated the field events at the Little East Conference Championships, earning first-places finishes in three events. The freshman from Brentwood, N.H. captured both the New England Alliance and Little East Conference Championships in the discus (44.59m) and hammer throw (49.12m), respectively. Kolacz sat atop the conference standings in the shot put (13.85m), but placed second in the Alliance meet.