West Babylon, N.Y. – Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez (West Haverstraw, N.Y.) of St. Thomas Aquinas College and Shanise Rose (Kingston, Jamaica) of the University of the District of Columbia earned top billing in the East Coast Conference’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference honors with their selections as the league’s Athlete of the Year.
Mena-Jimenez was selected as the Men’s Athlete of the Year. The freshman earns the honor after winning 12 different throwing events during the spring season. He won multiple events at five different meets including taking the shot put (13.67m), discus (47.02m), and hammer (50.72m) at the ECC Championship. He also won twice at the St. Thomas 8 Way (shot put, discus), Lafayette Open (discus, hammer), Ramapo Invitational (discus, hammer), and the Misercordia Twilight (discus, hammer). He also topped the conference with his best marks in the shot put (51.14m), discus (51.13m), and hammer (51.14m).
Rose takes the Athlete of the Year honor on the women’s side after excelling in the 100m hurdles. She won the event at the ECC Championship (14.66) and the Gallaudet Invitational (15.37). Her best time in the event, which was also the top mark in the ECC this season, came at the Morgan State Legacy Meet where she crossed the line fifth in a time of 14.36. Rose finished in the top-six in the ECC in the 100m (2nd – 12.20), 200m (6th – 25.70), and long jump (5th – 4.86m).
The Most Outstanding Athletes of the ECC Championship were also announced. Mena-Jimenez also won this honor after his aforementioned victories in the shot put, discus, and hammer. Iyanna Jackson (Kingston, Jamaica) of UDC takes the honor on the women’s side after compiling 36 points for the Firebirds. She took first place finishes in both the 100m (12.16) and 200m (25.10) dash and helped the 4x100 (49.23) and 4x400 (4:09.20) squads to second place finishes.
Roberts Wesleyan's, Mark McCown, and St. Thomas Aquinas’, Ray Kondracki, each was named the Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. McCown earns the honor on the women’s side, while Kondracki claims the men’s award after leading their squads to first place finishes in the ECC Championship.
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.
2022 ECC Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference
Men's First Team
100 meter dash – Gianni Macchio, Molloy & Elizah Gordon, St. Thomas Aquinas
200 meter dash – Diego Folgado, Queens & Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island
400 meter dash – Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan & Schnyder Germain, Molloy
800 meter run - Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan & Andrew Drescher, St. Thomas Aquinas
1,500 meter run - James Betts, Roberts Wesleyan & Shane Pease, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run - Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan & Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan
10,000 meter run – Steven Cuascut, Queens & Matt Tina, St. Thomas Aquinas
110 meter hurdles – Stephen Fortune, St. Thomas Aquinas & Erik Matthews, Daemen
400 meter hurdles - Erik Matthews, Daemen & Eric Anderson, Molloy
3,000 meter steeplechase – Lee Sortore, Roberts Wesleyan & Hunter Moore, Roberts Wesleyan
4 x 100 meter relay – St. Thomas Aquinas (Elizah Gordon, Dante Brown, Brent Allen, Christian Watson)
4 x 400 meter relay – St. Thomas Aquinas (Brent Allen, Alex Quillan, Thomas Bovenberg, Andrew Drescher)
4 x 800 meter relay - Roberts Wesleyan (Landon Schreib, Lee Sortore, Shane Pease, James Betts)
High Jump – DeAndre Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas & Henry Moffitt, Daemen
Pole Vault – Ryan Folmer, St. Thomas Aquinas & Cole DeKing, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump – Dante Brown, St. Thomas Aquinas & Gianni Macchio, Molloy
Triple Jump – Ali Ajaz, St. Thomas Aquinas & Henry Moffitt, Daemen
Shot Put – Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas & Demar Osbourne, Roberts Wesleyan
Discus – Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas & Robert Skidmore, Queens
Hammer – Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas & Brandon Roman, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Collin Webb, Roberts Wesleyan & Andrew Drescher, St. Thomas Aquinas
Men's Second Team
100 meter dash – Diego Folgado, Queens & Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island
200 meter dash – Christian Watson, St. Thomas Aquinas & Gianni Macchio, Molloy
400 meter dash – Brent Allen, St. Thomas Aquinas & Alex Quillan, St. Thomas Aquinas
800 meter run – Theodore Pintabona, Roberts Wesleyan & John Fitzsimmons, Molloy
1,500 meter run – Dominic Clementi, Daemen & John Fitzsimmons, Molloy
5,000 meter run – Michael Sanders, Roberts Wesleyan & Aiden Watson, Molloy
10,000 meter run – Evan Rogotzke, Roberts Wesleyan & Joshua Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan
110 meter hurdles – Miles Fisher, St. Thomas Aquinas & Cole DeKing, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter hurdles – Alex Quillan, St. Thomas Aquinas & Connor Avery, Roberts Wesleyan
3,000 meter steeplechase – Daniel Agostinho-Vides, St. Thomas Aquinas & Frank Ferrante, Molloy
4 x 100 meter relay – Queens (Eric Oh, Diego Folgado, Keith Hylander, Albert Wheeler)
4 x 400 meter relay – Molloy (Eric Anderson, Schnyder Germain, John Fitzsimmons, Manny Fernandez)
4 x 800 meter Billy Wren, Molloy & Karl Weppler, St. Thomas Aquinas
Pole Vault – Hessen Bahgat, Daemen
Long Jump – Erik Matthews, Daemen & Ryan Folmer, St. Thomas Aquinas
Triple Jump – Karl Weppler, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jacob Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan
Shot Put – Ethan Zweigbaum, St. Thomas Aquinas & Kevin Campbell, St. Thomas Aquinas
Discus – Demar Osbourne, Roberts Wesleyan & Kevin Campbell, St. Thomas Aquinas
Hammer – Kevin Campbell, St. Thomas Aquinas & Demar Osbourne, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Sean Lenahan, Molloy & Fabian Tan, Queens
Women's First Team
100 meter dash – Iyanna Jackson, Dist. Columbia & Jenna Piller, Molloy
200 meter dash – Iyanna Jackson, Dist. Columbia & Khareena Primus, Queens
400 meter dash – Ayesha Jarrett, Dist. Columbia & Linise Greene, St. Thomas Aquinas
800 meter run – Abigail Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan & Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan
1,500 meter run – Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan & Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan
5,000 meter run – Marcy Colca, Daemen & Camryn Bailey, Daemen
10,000 meter run – Marcy Colca, Daemen & Sarah Golas, Daemen
100 meter hurdles – Shanise Rose, Dist. Columbia & Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan
400 meter hurdles – Skylar Moreno, St. Thomas Aquinas & Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan
3,000 meter steeplechase – Skylar Moreno, St. Thomas Aquinas & Kamille Dixon, Dist. Columbia
4 x 100 meter relay – Molloy (Savannah James, Jenna Piller, Antonette Pommells, Marissa McCaffery)
4 x 400 meter relay – Molloy (Antonette Pommells, Jenna Piller, Meaghan O’Callaghan, Christiane Weber)
4 x 800 meter relay – Roberts Wesleyan (Acacia Barber, Maya Krishnan, Julianna Lewis, Kylee Odell)
High Jump – Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan & Claire Stokes, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump – Alyssa Amirato, Daemen, & Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan
Triple Jump – Bianca Hiltz, Queens & Alyssa Amirato, Daemen
Shot Put – Moriah Mills, Roberts Wesleyan & Paige Pavelski, Daemen
Discus – Maya Pelayo, Roberts Wesleyan & Danae Jeffers, Roberts Wesleyan
Hammer – Elizabeth Jones, Daemen & Ashlyn Lebaron, Roberts Wesleyan
Javelin – Faith Rousseau, Molloy & Maya Pelayo, Roberts Wesleyan
Women's Second Team
100 meter dash – Khareena Primus, Queens & Shanise Rose, Dist. Columbia
200 meter dash – Jenna Piller, Molloy & Antonette Pommells, Molloy
400 meter dash – Antonette Pommells, Molloy & Christiane Weber, Molloy
800 meter run – Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan & Hannah Thomas, Daemen
1,500 meter run – Camryn Bailey, Daemen & Kamille Dixon, Dist. Columbia
5,000 meter run – Katie Mohr, Molloy & Jennifer Zambuto, Roberts Wesleyan
10,000 meter run – Emma Cain, Daemen & Jennifer Zambuto, Roberts Wesleyan
100 meter hurdles – Guerlourde Estabine, St. Thomas Aquinas & Christine Taylor, Dist. Columbia
400 meter hurdles – Kailee Vaseghi, Molloy & Ruby Pekin-Schlicht, St. Thomas Aquinas
3000 meter steeplechase – Zoe Perkins, Roberts Wesleyan & Gabriella Mott, St. Thomas Aquinas
4 x 100 meter relay – Dist. Columbia (Iyanna Jackson, Ayesha Jarrett, Christine Taylor, Shanise Rose)
4 x 400 meter relay – Dist. Columbia (Chacoia Wilkes, Ayesha Jarrett, Kamille Dixon, Iyanna Jackson)
4 x 800 meter relay – Molloy (Megan Sohl, Maureen O’Callaghan, Karina Romero, Katie Mohr)
Long Jump – Guerlourde Estabine, St. Thomas Aquinas & Kailee Vaseghi, Molloy
Triple Jump – Alyssa Harrington, Daemen & Alyssa Sandez, Molloy
Shot Put – Faith Rousseau, Molloy & Guerlourde Estabine, St. Thomas Aquinas
Discus – Moriah Mills, Roberts Wesleyan & Kendra Williams, Dist. Columbia
Hammer – Alexis Krause, St. Thomas Aquinas & Skylar Pointer, Staten Island
Javelin – Florentina Lonati, Staten Island & Grace Gregory, St. Thomas Aquinas
