Six Owls Earn Weekly LEC Honors

N. Dartmouth, Mass. 4/23/12 – Six Keene State College student athletes were honored with player of the week honors, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Kevin Hoyt (Newtown, Conn.), Senior, Keene State College
Hoyt captured the 5,000-meter run this past weekend at the Springfield Invitational. The senior from Newtown, Conn. covered the distance in 15 minutes, 56.33 seconds to 12-person field.

Men’s Rookie Field Athlete of the Week
Ben Keach (Newfields, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College
Keach recorded a pair of top-5 performances at the Springfield Invitational this past weekend. The freshman from Newfields, N.H. placed third in the discus event throw (40.21 meters) and fourth in the javelin (51.27 meters).  

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Maggie Fitter (Branford, Conn.), Junior, Keene State College
Fitter posted an NCAA provisional time in the 800-meter run this past weekend at the Larry Ellis Invitational, hosted by Princeton University. The junior from Branford, Conn. completed the distance in a time of two minutes, 14.95 seconds.

Women’s Rookie Field Athlete of the Week
Samantha Folland (Newfields, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College
Folland registered a toss of 32.97 meters to place fourth in the discus throw at the Springfield College Invitational this past weekend.

Softball Rookie of the Week
Samantha Nitso (Londonderry, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College
Nitso hit .615 (8-for-13) with three doubles and seven runs batted in to help Keene State post a 3-2 mark. The freshman from Londonderry, N.H. registered at least one hit in each game, including two multi-hit contests. She went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI at UMass Boston on April 18.

Baseball Rookie of the Week
Tanner Chase (York, Maine), Freshman, Keene State College
Chase hit safely in four out of his five appearances to post a .381 batting average (8-for-21) to lead Keene State to a 4-1 mark this past week. The freshman from York, Maine went 2-for-3 from the plate against Fitchburg State with four runs batted in. Chase combined to go 4-for-10 with a pair of RBI as the Owls swept Little East foe UMass Boston on April 21.