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Little East Conference Report #8: Collins, Taccogna, W4x400m Relay Recognized

2024/25 Little East Conference Weekly Awards Program
Women's Track & Field
Report # 8 – Through Feb. 16
 
Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Angelina Taccogna, Fy., Stratford (Stratford)
 
Repeats the honor from a week ago. First-year competitor had the ninth-longest long jump in the Little East Conference this year and tenth-longest in program history with a mark of 16-4 ¼ (4.98m) which placed her sixth in a field of 31 jumpers at the non-scoring NYU Division III Challenge Saturday at The Armory in New York City. She was also 16th among 24 in the high jump at 4-9 (1.45m).
 
Relay-of-the-Week
4x400m

 
The relay was third among 14 teams at the non-scoring NYU Division III Challenge Saturday at The Armory in New York City. The time of 4:13.28 is the second-fastest in the Little East Conference this year and 11th fastest in program history. Runners were seniors Saige Kirkland (Windsor) and Ashley Gentile (Hebron) and sophomores Jasmine Charlery (New Britain) and Laci Davis (Prospect).

Men's Track & Field
Report # 8 – Through Feb. 16

 
Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Mike Collins, Sr., Bloomfield (Bloomfield)
 
Second-time LEC weekly honoree this year. Ranked fifth nationally in the long jump, the senior was third among 30 competitors with a mark of 22-8 (6.92m) in that event at the non-scoring NYU Division III Challenge Saturday at The Armory in New York City. His LEC-best mark of 24-0 ¼ (7.32m) – second-best in program history – was set Dec. 13 at Southern Connecticut State University in the third meet of the season.
 
2024-25 Weekly Track & Field Winners
     Thru   
Feb.16 (#8)             4x400 Relay                            Women's Track & Field                          Relay-of-the-Week
                                                                                                                                                (Saige Kirkland, Ashley Gentile, Jasmine Charlery, Laci Davis)
Feb.16 (#8)             Mike Collins                            Men's Track & Field                                Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Feb.16 (#8)             Angelina Taccogna                  Women's Track & Field                          Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Feb. 9 (#7)               Angelina Taccogna                  Women's Track & Field                          Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Jan. 26 (#5)             4x800m Relay                         Men's Track & Field                                Relay-of-the-Week
(Zachary D'Andrea, Renaldo Torres, Joey Caruk, Sam Ambrocio)
Dec.15 (#2)             Mike Collins                            Men's Track & Field                                Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec.15 (#2)             Jeremy Peacock                      Men's Track & Field                                Rookie Track Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec.15 (#2)             Eric Phongsa                           Men's Track & Field                                Track Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec.15 (#2)             4x400m Relay                         Men's Track & Field                                Relay-of-the-Week
(Eric Phongsa, Amadeus Bonilla, Kyle Nedrick, James Saint-Jean)
Dec. 8 (#1)              Michael Hemmings                Men's Track & Field                                Field Athlete-of-the-Week                    

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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