West Babylon, N.Y. – Ryan Karker (Greece, N.Y.) of Roberts Wesleyan and Aniyah Russell (Jackson, N.J.) of Georgian Court have been chosen by the league’s coaches as the East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year for their respective gender.
Karker, a four-time ECC Athlete of the Week honoree, claims the Men’s Athlete of the Year honor. Karker competed in seven meets throughout the season and earned no worse than second place finishes in all but one meet. He won events at the Houghton December Classic (600m – 1:22.85 & mile – 4:26.69), RIT January Friday Meet (800m – 1:55.29), Nazareth Conference Tune-Up (800m – 1:51.98), and was the ECC Champion in the 500m (1:05.65). Despite a 13th place finish, Karker also qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship when he ran the 800m in a time of 1:50.38 at the Boston University Last Chance Meet. Karker ended up finishing in 16th place at the national meet, finishing with a time of 1:52.42.
On the women's side, Russell claimed the honor after excelling in the long jump throughout the season. During the season, she competed in the event in six meets and won four of them while finishing no lower than third in the other two she did not win. Her winning leap of 6.05m at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite also qualified Russell for the NCAA Division II National Championship. While at the national meet, she finished fifth and earned All-American honors with a program-record jump of 6.06m Late in the season, Russell competed twice in the triple jump as well, winning once and coming in third in the other.
Russell was also selected as the ECC Women's Indoor Championship Most Outstanding Athlete with her first place finishes in the long jump (5.78m) and the triple jump (11.29m) to contribute 20 points to the Lions’ runner-up finish.
Jan Volkmar of Georgian Court earned the Most Outstanding Athlete of the championship meet on the men’s side. Volkmar shattered the meet record in winning the pole vault with a mark of 4.78m. He also placed fifth in the 60m hurdles (8.88) and sixth in the shot put (12.99m) to score in three different events.
Mike Murawski of Georgian Court earned the ECC Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year honors on the men's side after the Lions won both the league’s championship for the third straight season. Dwight Brandon of Holy Family earns the Coach of the Year award for the women after leading the Tigers to their first-ever ECC title.
The ECC also announces the All-Conference finishers from the championship meet. The top two finishers in each event were named First Team All-Conference, while the third and fourth place finishers earned Second Team All-Conference distinction. A list of all winners can be found below.
2022 ECC Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Awards
Women’s First Team
60m dash: Martina Stanchi, Post & Shanise Rose, District of Columbia
200m dash: Martina Stanchi, Post & Cecilia Spoldi, Post
400m dash: Kahdia Jones, Holy Family & Ayesha Jarrett, District of Columbia
500m dash: Nyoki Jones, Holy Family & Kei Lash, Holy Family
800m run: Shania LeMaitre, Holy Family & Abigail Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan
1,000m run: Skylar Moreno, St. Thomas Aquinas & Kamille Dixon, District of Columbia
1 mile: Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan & Skylar Moreno, St. Thomas Aquinas
3,000m run: Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan & Marcy Colca, Daemen
5,000m run: Marcy Colca, Daemen & Kassandra Nolet, Daemen
60m hurdles: Shanise Rose, Dist. Columbia & Haley Amogretti, Georgian Court
4 x 400m relay: Nyoki Jones, Kahdia Jones, Shania LeMaitre, Kai Lash - Holy Family
Distance Medley Relay: Haley Hinds, Amanda Bushway, Hannah Thomas, Camryn Bailey – Daemen
High Jump: Elena Martinez Rodriguez, Georgian Court & Kailee Vaseghi, Molloy
Pole Vault: Julia Kirschnick, Georgian Court & Hannah Gravante, Georgian Court
Long Jump: Aniyah Russell, Georgian Court & Shanae Rayside, Georgian Court
Triple Jump: Aniyah Russell, Georgian Court & Shanae Rayside, Georgian Court
Shot Put: Korryn Braxton-Young, Holy Family & Elena Keck, Georgian Court
Weight Throw: Skye Dorcely, Daemen & Anna Bonato, Post
Women's Second Team
60m dash: Khareena Primus, Queens & Ariel Salkey, Holy Family
200m dash: Kahdia Jones, Holy Family & Ariel Salkey, Holy Family
400m dash: Genelle Heyward, Holy Family & Linise Greene, St. Thomas Aquinas
500m dash: Meaghan O’Callaghan, Molloy & Christiane Weber, Molloy
800m run: Hannah Thomas, Daemen & Lesly Marcin, St. Thomas Aquinas
1,000m run: Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan & Megan Sohl, Molloy
1 mile: Courtney Merrill, Daemen & Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan
3,000m run: Courtney Merrill, Daemen & Kassandra Nolet, Daemen
5,000m run: Abagaile Kimbrell, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jennifer Zambuto, Roberts Wesleyan
60m hurdles: Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan & Shanell Pusey, Holy Family
4 x 400m relay: Ayesha Jarrett, Christine Taylor, Fanta Sanogo, Iyanna Jackson – District of Columbia
Distance Medley Relay: Ciara Durcan, Maddie Roth, Isabella Farina-Esposito, Ruby Pekin-Schlicht – St. Thomas Aquinas
High Jump: Faith Rousseau, Molloy. & Sydney Taylor, Daemen
Pole Vault: Jillian Gatley, Holy Family
Long Jump: Ashiek Sewell, Holy Family & Alyssa Amirato, Daemen
Triple Jump: Elena Martinez Rodriguez, Georgian Court & Jaison-Ashley Pleva, Georgian Court
Shot Put: Maya Pelayo, Roberts Wesleyan & Guerlourde Estabine, St. Thomas Aquinas
Weight Throw: Ava Thompson, Staten Island & Ginalee Erksine, Georgian Court
Men’s First Team
60m dash: Antonio Spencer, Post & Noah Roach, Georgian Court
200m dash: Diego Folgado, Queens & Juan Arango, Molloy
400m dash: Wayne Robinson, Georgian Court & Juan Arango, Molloy
500m dash: Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan & Xavier Seals, Georgian Court
800m run: Chukwuebizie Anuamadi, Georgian Court & Theodore Pintabona, Roberts Wesleyan
1,000m run: Xavier Seals, Georgian Court & Michael Powlowicz, Holy Family
1 mile: Kyle Spector, Georgian Court & Jonathan Moote, Daemen
3,000m run: Shane Pease, Roberts Wesleyan & Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000m run: Shane Pease, Roberts Wesleyan & Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan
60m hurdles: Henry Jean-Michel, Georgian Court & Terrance Jones, Holy Family
4 x 400m relay: Wayne Robinson, Domenico Darcy, Xavier Seals, & Chukwuebizie Anuamadi – Georgian Court
Distance Medley Relay: Riley Keffer, Terrell Moore, Nolan Czech, Kevin Knoetig – Georgian Court
High Jump: DeAndre Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas & Tyrece Brown, Holy Family
Pole Vault: Jan Volkmar, Georgian Court & Julian Rodriguez, Georgian Court
Long Jump: Letlhogonol Ramafuthula, Post & Dylan Breen, Georgian Court
Triple Jump: Jeshurun Devero, Georgian Court & Letlhogonol Ramafuthula, Post
Shot Put: Alejandro Valdez, Georgian Court & Chubuike Odomene, Holy Family
Weight Throw: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas & Alejandro Valdez, Georgian Court
Men's Second Team
60m dash: Diego Folgado, Queens & Gianni Macchio, Molloy
200m dash: Christian Watson, St. Thomas Aquinas & Godwyn Roban, Post
400m dash: Noah Chinye, Holy Family & Chris Hough, Holy Family
500m dash: Schnyder Germain, Molloy & Alex Quillan, St. Thomas Aquinas
800m run: Andrew Drescher, St. Thomas Aquinas & John Fitzsimmons, Molloy
1,000m run: Thomas Bovenberg, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jarod Brzyski, Georgian Court
1 mile: Jarod Brzyski, Georgian Court & Njehan Phillips, Queens
3,000m run: Lee Sortore, Roberts Wesleyan & Joshua Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000m run: Lee Sortore, Roberts Wesleyan & Matt Tina, St. Thomas Aquinas
60m hurdles: Julian Rodriguez, Georgian Court & Stephane Fortune, St. Thomas Aquinas
4 x 400m relay: Nafis Zollicoffer, Noah Chinye, Chris Hough, Khalil Hughes – Holy Family
Distance Medley Relay: Aiden Watson, Sean Wilde, John Fitzsimmons, Matt Floyd – Molloy
High Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family & Skyler Salay, Holy Family
Pole Vault: Micah Cooper, Holy Family & Ryan Folmer, St. Thomas Aquinas
Long Jump: Dante Brown, St. Thomas Aquinas & Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family
Triple Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family & Ali Ajaz, St. Thomas Aquinas
Shot Put: Robbie Babson, Georgian Court & Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas
Weight Throw: Robbie Babson, Georgian Court & Brandon Roman, Roberts Wesleyan
