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LEC Announces Weekly Awards
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. 2/01/10 - The Little East Conference honored six owls in their weekly awards this week.
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Track Athlete of the Week
Allison Chamberlain (Scarborough, Maine), Junior, Keene
State College
Chamberlain posted an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time
in the mile race this past weekend at the Boston University
Classic. The Scarborough, Maine product covered the mile course in
a time of four minutes, 56.7 seconds to place fourth overall among
Division I, II, and III runners. She also ran a leg in the Owls'
distance medley team (12:10.94) that placed fourth.
Men's Indoor Track and Field
Field Athlete of the Week
Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.), Junior, Keene State
College
Kolacz posted both a personal best and a Keene State record mark in
the weight throw at the Boston University Invitational this past
weekend. The native of Brentwood, N.H. launched the 35-pound weight
60'-1.75" to defeat 42 other competitors from all three NCAA
divisions. He also placed 19th in the shot put with a mark of
44'-5.25".
Women's Swimming and Diving
Swimmer of the Week
Alea Paddock (Newbury, N.H.), Senior, Keene State
College
In Keene State's lone meet, Paddock won two individual races and
combined to capture a pair of team relays against Gordon College.
The native of Newbury, N.H. touched the wall first in the 400
individual medley (4:53.02) and the 50 breaststroke (31.70). She
also swam a leg of the winning 200 medley (1:56.25) and 800
freestyle (7:55.32) relays. The 800 freestyle team shattered the
previous Owls' record and is just three seconds off posting a NCAA
Division III provisional time.
Rookie Swimmer of the Week
Kaila Umbarger (Chelmsford, Mass.), Freshman, Keene State
College
Umbarger was a triple-winner for Keene State against Gordon on
Saturday, touching the wall first in the 50 freestyle (24.91), 100
freestyle (54.60), and the 50 butterfly (26.57). The Owls defeated
the Fighting Scots, 106-58.
Men's Basketball
Rookie of the Week
Eric Fazio (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Freshman, Forward,
Keene State College
Fazio averaged 16.5 points to help lead Keene State to a pair of
Little East wins and move into a three-way tie for third place in
the conference standings. The Hopewell Junction, N.Y. product
reached double figures in scoring in each contest. On Jan. 26, he
scored 15 points on an efficient five of six from the floor to lift
the Owls past intra-state rival Plymouth State. Four days later,
Fazio registered his third highest single-game point total of the
season against Southern Maine with an 18-point effort. For
the week, he connected on 57.9 percent (11-for-19) from the field
and 68.8 percent (11-for-18) from the foul line.
Women's Basketball
Honor Roll
Kristin Degou (Newburyport, Mass.), Senior, Keene State College
Degou who hit all five of her three-point attempts, scored
15 of her 19 points in the first half in the 69-62 Little East
victory over the University of Southern Maine on Saturday. On the
week the Newburyport, Mass. native averaged 19.3 points per game in
a 2-1 week for the Owls.
