Central Islip, N.Y. - Winslow Dorsainvil (Spring Valley, N.Y.) of St. Thomas Aquinas and Simone Grant (Bronx, N.Y.) of University of the District of Columbia have earned the honor of East Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year, as voted on by the conference's coaches.
Dorsainvil wins the honor after ranking among the East Region's best in the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. Currently he ranks first in the East Region with a top time of 10.68 seconds in the 100 meter and second with a mark of 21.94 seconds in the 200 meter dash. Dorsainvil also is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas' 4 x 100 team that is ranked fourth in the East with a time of 42.94 seconds. On the season, Dorsainvil has come in no lower than fifth in the 100 meter dash, including wins at the Oscar Moore Track and Field Open and the ECC Championship.
Dorsainvil has also been named the Most Outstanding Athlete of the ECC Championship Meet on the men's side after winning both the 100 meter (10.52) and 200 meter dash (21.94). He also helped the Spartans' 4 x 100 meter relay team to a first place showing in a time of 43.06.
Grant takes home the Women's Athlete of the Year honor after ranking in the top eight in the East Region in six different events. Her highest ranking comes in 100 meter dash (12.18), 200 meter dash (24.94), and 4 x 100 meter relay (48.78), where she ranks third in all three. She is also part of the 4 x 400 meter relay team that ranks fourth in the region with a time of 3:57.58 and also comes in a seventh in both the long jump (5.50m) and triple jump (11.22m). Grant turned in a great performance to wrap up the season at the ECC Championship Meet, winning the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash, and was part of the relay teams that crossed the finish line first in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relays.
Molloy's Stephanie Meyer (Seaford, N.Y.) earned the Most Outstanding Athlete of the ECC Championship Meet on the women's side. This is the second consecutive year she earned the award, after sharing the honor with UDC's Kaydian Jones in 2014. On the day, she scored a total of 43 points for the Lions. Included in her point total were first place finishes in the 100 meter hurdles (15.18), the long jump (5.61m), and the triple jump (11.31m). She also placed second in the high jump (1.56m) and earned a fifth place showing in the javelin throw (21.82m).
Roberts Wesleyan's Merl McGinnis earns the Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year honor after the Redhawks won both ECC Championship Meets.
In addition, 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.
2015 ECC Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Awards
Men's First Team
100 meter dash - Winslow Dorsainvil, St. Thomas Aquinas & Gabe Rivera, Roberts Wesleyan
200 meter dash - Winslow Dorsainvil, St. Thomas Aquinas & Gabe Rivera, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter dash - Dale McDonald, LIU Post & Michael Camacho, Queens
800 meter run - Thomas Rodger, Roberts Wesleyan & Conor Gallagher, Molloy
1,500 meter run - Thomas Rodger, Roberts Wesleyan & Conor Gallagher, Molloy
5,000 meter run - Kevin Brown, Roberts Wesleyan & Thomas Flynn, LIU Post
10,000 meter run - Andrew Nadler, Queens & Kyle Rapp, Roberts Wesleyan
110 meter hurdles - Nigel Simmons, LIU Post & Juan Martinez, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter hurdles - Dylan Beslter, St. Thomas Aquinas & Skandal Delince, Queens
3,000 meter steeplechase - Justin Bender, Roberts Wesleyan & Matt Watson, Roberts Wesleyan
4 x 100 meter relay - St. Thomas Aquinas (Travis Volpe, Winslow Dorsainvil, Ricardo Reid, Lloyd Smalling)
4 x 400 meter relay - Queens (Michael Camacho, Nathan Cyrille, Serjunior Joseph, Skandal Delinice)
4 x 800 meter relay - Roberts Wesleyan (Luke Jackson, Robbie Schrenker, Keith Pease, Aaron Bellomo)
High Jump - Gabe Rivera, Roberts Wesleyan & Tristan Holmgren, St. Thomas Aquinas
Pole Vault - Robert Ralyea, Daemen & Michael Pignotti, Molloy
Long Jump - Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan & David Donovan, Roberts Wesleyan
Triple Jump - Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan & Lance Mason, Molloy
Shot Put - Christopher Pensa, Queens & Angel Alers-Rosario, Queens
Discus - Christopher Pensa, Queens & Angel Alers-Rosario, Queens
Hammer - Angel Alers-Rosario, Queens & Christopher Pensa, Queens
Javelin - Malcolm Shaw, Roberts Wesleyan & Mitchell Jurius, Roberts Wesleyan
Men's Second Team
100 meter dash - Serjunior Joseph, Queens & Nico Fratto, Molloy
200 meter dash - Dale McDonald, LIU Post & Serjunior Joseph, Queens
400 meter dash - Tyler Capozzoli, Molloy & Ricardo Reid, St. Thomas Aquinas
800 meter run - Keith Pease, Roberts Wesleyan & Aaron Bellomo, Roberts Wesleyan
1,500 meter run - Keith Pease, Roberts Wesleyan & Aaron Bellomo, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run - Zach Eustance, Daemen & Jeremy Rushok, Daemen
10,000 meter run - Tyler Bay, Queens & Jamer Linares, St. Thomas Aquinas
110 meter hurdles - Lanier Mason, Molloy & Eli Joseph, Queens
400 meter hurdles - Andy Reid, Daemen & Eli Joseph, Queens
3,000 meter steeplechase - Jordan Roselund, Roberts Wesleyan & Matt McCann, Daemen
4 x 100 meter relay - Queens (Serjunior Joseph, Skandal Delince, Anthony Hodges, Michael Camacho)
4 x 400 meter relay - Roberts Wesleyan (David Donovan, Jared Gonzalez, Aaron McGinnis, Gabe Rivera)
4 x 800 meter relay - LIU Post (Steven Arnone, Thomas Flynn, Michael Scott, Tyler McGarvey)
High Jump - Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan & Paul Little, Queens
Pole Vault - Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan & Gabe Rivera, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump - Gabe Rivera, Roberts Wesleyan & Bjorn Bjornsson, LIU Post
Triple Jump - Desmond Guidroz, Molloy & Bjorn Bjornsson, LIU Post
Shot Put - Hayden Jurius, Roberts Wesleyan & Liam O'Connor, Queens
Discus - Michael Glanz, Queens & Nico Fratto, Molloy
Hammer - Hayden Jurius, Roberts Wesleyan & Michael Glanz, Queens
Javelin - Nico Fratto, Molloy & Samuel Beckwith, Roberts Wesleyan
Women's First Team
100 meter dash - Simone Grant, Dist. Columbia & Terrilyn Britton, Queens
200 meter dash - Simone Grant, Dist. Columbia & Tshani Mitchell, Queens
400 meter dash - Jerily Benjamin, Dist. Columbia & Tshani Mitchell, Queens
800 meter run - Ashley Armand, Queens & Rachel Hust, Roberts Wesleyan
1,500 meter run - Kristen Borriello, St. Thomas Aquinas & Rachel Prutsman, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run - April Sablan, Roberts Wesleyan & Mackenzie Donahue, Daemen
10,000 meter run - Kaitlin O'Grady, St. Thomas Aquinas & Kellie Lawton, Roberts Wesleyan
100 meter hurdles - Stephanie Meyer, Molloy & Nicole Natland, Molloy
400 meter hurdles - Brianna Calderon, Roberts Wesleyan & Gina Funaro, St. Thomas Aquinas
3,000 meter steeplechase - Rachel Brush, Roberts Wesleyan & Meaghan Ventarola, St. Thomas Aquinas
4 x 100 meter relay - Dist. Columbia (Brittany Okon, Simone Grant, Geordinell Thurston, Jerily Benjamin)
4 x 400 meter relay - Dist. Columbia (Christina Baker, Marlena Wright, Kimoy Mais, Jerily Benjamin)
4 x 800 meter relay - Daemen (Brittany Denton, Mackenzie Donahue, Hannah Rice, Lindsay Wood)
High Jump - Katie Gallagher, Molloy, Stephanie Meyer, Molloy, & Myla Somerville, Dist. Columbia
Pole Vault - Kasey Semmler, Roberts Wesleyan & Hope Olsen, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump - Stephanie Meyer, Molloy & Simone Grant, Dist. Columbia
Triple Jump - Stephanie Meyer, Molloy & Simone Grant, Dist. Columbia
Shot Put - Toria Williams, Daemen & Tatyana Calhoun, Dist. Columbia
Discus - Katy Perry, Roberts Wesleyan & Brittany Sepe, Molloy
Hammer - Victoria Houser, Roberts Wesleyan & Katy Perry, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin - Myla Somerville, Dist. Columbia & Tatyana Calhoun, Dist. Columbia
Women's Second Team
100 meter dash - Chelsea Hayward, Roberts Wesleyan & Brittany Okon, Dist. Columbia
200 meter dash - Jerily Benjamin, Dist. Columbia & Chelsea Hayward, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter dash - Gabriela Sloezen, St. Thomas Aquinas & Marlena Wright, Dist. Columbia
800 meter run - Hannah Rice, Daemen & Allison Borriello, St. Thomas Aquinas
1,500 meter run - Rachel Hust, Roberts Wesleyan & Elizabeth Valento, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run - Elizabeth Stirling, LIU Post & Megan Hulton, Roberts Wesleyan
10,000 meter run - Rachel Hutchinson, Roberts Wesleyan & Rachel Staiano, Molloy
100 meter hurdles - Brianna Calderon, Roberts Wesleyan & Shayna Hodge, Dist. Columbia
400 meter hurdles - Heidi Riegel, Roberts Wesleyan & Christina Baker, Dist. Columbia
3,000 meter steeplechase - Cecelia Pfleging, St. Thomas Aquinas & Kymberly Johnson, Queens
4 x 100 meter relay - Queens (Terrilyn Britton, Tshani Mitchell, Anabelle Gensel, Ronsheica Trotman)
4 x 400 meter relay - Queens (Jewell Jacobs, Ronsheica Trotman, Terrilyn Britton, Tshani Mitchell)
4 x 800 meter relay - St. Thomas Aquinas (Meaghan Ventarola, Kristen Borriello, Patricia Nersten, Alison Borriello)
High Jump - Samantha Gabriel, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jewell Jacobs, Queens
Pole Vault - Nicole Natland, Molloy & Molly Luger, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump - Katie Gallagher, Molloy & Katharine Dovi, Roberts Wesleyan
Triple Jump - Danae Glover, LIU Post & Samantha Gabriel, St. Thomas Aquinas
Shot Put - Katy Perry, Roberts Wesleyan & Tajah Franklin, Dist. Columbia
Discus - Kelsey Barnes, St. Thomas Aquinas & Toria Williams, Daemen
Hammer - Danely Rodriguez, Queens & Brittany Sepe, Molloy
Javelin - Tiara Goode, Dist. Columbia & Brittany Sepe, Molloy
