West Babylon, N.Y. – The East Coast Conference announced its outdoor track & field All-Conference honorees on Thursday morning. In addition, James Betts (Congers, N.Y.) and Lydia Ware (Averill Park, N.Y.) were named the ECC Athlete of the Year for their respective gender.
Betts claims the Men’s Athlete of the Year award after multiple top-three finishes throughout the outdoor season. He twice won the 1,500m and added two second-place finishes in the event, as well. His best 1,500m time was 3:50.59 at the Redhawks Capstone Meet, good for a fourth-place finish and a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Championship. Betts also won the 5,000m at the ECC Championship in a meet record time of 15:16.23.
Ware takes the top honor on the women’s side after finishing in first place in all but two events she was entered in during the outdoor season. She was victorious once in the 60m, and twice in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay. Additionally, Ware clocked the fastest times among ECC student-athletes in both the 100m (12.5) and 200m (26.03) dashes this spring. Both times came in first-place finishes at the ECC Championship. Her 100m time was also sixth-best in the East Region.
The Most Outstanding Athletes of the ECC Championship were also announced. The women’s honor was shared by Hailee Lowe of Roberts Wesleyan and Meaghan O’Callaghan of Molloy. Lowe won the 100m hurdles (15.77), 400m hurdles (1:09.31), long jump (4.72m), and was part of the winning 4x100m relay team (52.72). O’Callaghan won the 400m dash (1:01.30) and came in second in the 4x400m relay (4:16.35).
Daemen’s Sullivan Keller was selected as the men’s recipient of the Most Outstanding Athlete of the ECC Championship award. Keller had first-place finishes in the shot put (14.80m), hammer throw (47.81m), and the javelin (51.22m). He also came in second in the discus with a toss of 35.95m.
Roberts Wesleyan's, Mark McCown, earns the Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year award for both the men and women after the Redhawks swept the ECC Championship Meet.
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.
2021 ECC Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference
Men's First Team
100 meter dash - Elizah Gordon, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jaren Scott, St. Thomas Aquinas
200 meter dash - Juan Arango, Molloy & Quazier Dailey, St. Thomas Aquinas
400 meter dash - Juan Arango, Molloy & Brent Allen, St. Thomas Aquinas
800 meter run - Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan & Josiah Ottolini, Roberts Wesleyan
1,500 meter run - Josiah Ottolini, Roberts Wesleyan & James Betts, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run - James Betts, Roberts Wesleyan & Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan
10,000 meter run - Shane Pease, Roberts Wesleyan & Christopher Sims, Roberts Wesleyan
110 meter hurdles - Erik Matthews, Daemen & Miles Fisher, St. Thomas Aquinas
400 meter hurdles - Erik Matthews, Daemen & Connor Avery, Roberts Wesleyan
3,000 meter steeplechase – Lee Sortore, Roberts Wesleyan & Frank Ferrante, Molloy
4 x 100 meter relay – St. Thomas Aquinas (Dante Brown, Quazier Dailey, Elizah Gordon, Jaren Scott)
4 x 400 meter relay – Roberts Wesleyan (Matthew Wottawa, Theodore Pintabona, Ryan Karker, Josiah Ottolini)
4 x 800 meter relay - Roberts Wesleyan (Adrian Mazur, Zakariah Jantzi, Shane Pease, Tyler Lipina)
High Jump – DaAndre Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas & Henry Moffitt, Daemen
Pole Vault – Hessen Bahgat, Daemen & Jacob Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump – Dante Brown, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jacob Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan
Triple Jump – Henry Moffitt, Daemen & Erik Matthews, Daemen
Shot Put – Sullivan Keller, Daemen & Demar Osbourne, Roberts Wesleyan
Discus – Demar Osbourne, Roberts Wesleyan & Sullivan Keller, Daemen
Hammer – Sullivan Keller, Daemen & Demar Osbourne, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Sullivan Keller, Daemen & Sean Lenahan, Molloy
Men's Second Team
100 meter dash – Jalen Ghee, St. Thomas Aquinas & Quazier Dailey, St. Thomas Aquinas
200 meter dash – Jalen Ghee, St. Thomas Aquinas & Christian Watson, St. Thomas Aquinas
400 meter dash – Dominic Clementi, Daemen & Matthew Wottawa, Roberts Wesleyan
800 meter run – Tyler Lipina, Roberts Wesleyan & Theodore Pintabona, Roberts Wesleyan
1,500 meter run – Tyler Lipina, Roberts Wesleyan & Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run – Joshua Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan & Conor Demo, Roberts Wesleyan
10,000 meter run – Timothy Kennel, Roberts Wesleyan & Evan Rogotzke, Roberts Wesleyan
110 meter hurdles – Billy Wren, Molloy & Stephane Fortune, St. Thomas Aquinas
400 meter hurdles – Billy Wren, Molloy & Christoffer Snel, Roberts Wesleyan
3,000 meter steeplechase – Connor O’Brien, Daemen & Daniel Agostinho-Vides, St. Thomas Aquinas
4 x 100 meter relay - Molloy (Juan Arango, Gianni Macchio, Joey Iannello, Philip Canelo)
4 x 400 meter relay - St. Thomas Aquinas (Lee McLeod, Brent Allen, Makendy Midouin, Jimmy English)
4 x 800 meter relay – Daemen (John Bruggman, Connor O’Brien, Jonathan Moote, Dominic Clementi)
High Jump – Karl Weppler, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jacob Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan
Pole Vault – Patrick Petronsky, Daemen & Caleb Sharpe, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump – Gianni Macchio, Molloy & DeAndre Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas
Triple Jump – Jacob Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan & Miles Fisher, St. Thomas Aquinas
Shot Put – Brandon Roman, Roberts Wesleyan & Omar Benthami, Molloy
Discus – Quinn Keller, Roberts Wesleyan & Omar Benthami, Molloy
Hammer – Omar Benthami, Molloy & Brandon Roman, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Jimmy English, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jordan Moran, Roberts Wesleyan
Women's First Team
100 meter dash – Lydia Ware, Roberts Wesleyan & Kalesha Darisme, St. Thomas Aquinas
200 meter dash – Lydia Ware, Roberts Wesleyan & Kalesha Darisme, St. Thomas Aquinas
400 meter dash – Meagahn O’Callaghan, Molloy & Linise Greene, St. Thomas Aquinas
800 meter run – Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan & Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run – Kassandra Nolet, Daemen & Brittany Shumway, Roberts Wesleyan
10,000 meter run – Katie Bellomo, Roberts Wesleyan & Sarah Golas, Daemen
100 meter hurdles – Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan &. Shayla Tillman, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter hurdles – Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan & Katherin Nothem, Roberts Wesleyan
3,000 meter steeplechase – Gabriella Mott, St. Thomas Aquinas & Emma Rath, Roberts Wesleyan
4 x 100 meter relay - Roberts Wesleyan (Hailee Lowe, Lydia Ware, Brianna McAfee, Shayla Tillman)
4 x 400 meter relay – Roberts Wesleyan (Jayla Skeete, Erin Ottolini, Bailey Gostomski, Abigail Gostomski)
4 x 800 meter relay – Roberts Wesleyan (Jennifer Zambuto, Julianna Lewis, Emma Rath, Kylee Odell)
High Jump – Claire Stokes, Roberts Wesleyan & Nicole Gysin, St. Thomas Aquinas
Pole Vault – Taylor Heinman, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump – Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan & Shayla Tillman, Roberts Wesleyan
Triple Jump – Taylor Heineman, Roberts Wesleyan & Alyssa Harrington, Daemen
Shot Put – Paige Pavelski, Daemen & Moriah Mills, Roberts Wesleyan
Discus – Maya Pelayo, Roberts Wesleyan & Moriah Mills, Roberts Wesleyan
Hammer – Elizabeth Jones, Daemen & Ashlyn Lebaron, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Shayla Tillman, Roberts Wesleyan & Maya Pelayo, Roberts Wesleyan
Women's Second Team
100 meter dash – Brianna McAfee, Roberts Wesleyan & Christina Hillery, Molloy
200 meter dash – Linise Greene, St. Thomas Aquinas & Brianna McAfee, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter dash – Amanda Bushway, Daemen & Kayla Cobelli, St. Thomas Aquinas
800 meter run – Erin Ottolini, Roberts Wesleyan & Jayla Skeete, Roberts Wesleyan
1,500 meter run – Abigail Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan & Brittany Shumway, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run – Kaite Bellomo, Roberts Wesleyan & Kristi Ackerina, Molloy
10,000 meter run – Faith Carroll, Roberts Wesleyan
100 meter hurdles – Natalie Menz, Daemen & Katherine Nothem, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter hurdles – Natalie Menz, Daemen & Shannon Thompson, St. Thomas Aquinas
4 x 100 meter relay - Daemen (Danielle Juby, Neissa Raymond, Alexis Villarrubia, Alyssa Harrington)
4 x 400 meter relay - Molloy (Meaghan O’Callaghan, Christine Hillery, Samantha Latorre, Katie Mohr)
4 x 800 meter relay - Daemen (Amanda Bushway, Sarah Golas, Camryn Bailey, Kassandra Nolet)
Long Jump – Danielle Juby, Daemen &. Sarah Adams, Daemen
Triple Jump – Slyvie Bischof, St. Thomas Aquinas & Nicole Gysin, St. Thomas Aquinas
Shot Put – Maya Pelayo, Roberts Wesleyan & Ashlyn Lebaron, Roberts Wesleyan
Discus – Ashlyn Lebaron, Roberts Wesleyan & Paige Pavelski, Daemen
Hammer – Skye Dorcely, Daemen & Moriah Mills, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Claire Stokes, Roberts Wesleyan & Natalie Menz, Daemen
