GORHAM, Maine--Two members of the Keene State College track and field team won Little East Conference titles at the 2022 LEC Championships at the University of Southern Maine on Saturday, at the Costello Sports Complex.
Men's Highlights
- Two Owls claimed LEC titles; Jacob Pearl in the 1,000 meters and Rob St. Laurent in the 3,000 meters.
- Pearl won the 1,000 in 2:36.16, easily besting Noah Linton of Eastern Conn. State by nearly four full seconds. He becomes the seventh KSC runner to win the 1,000 meters at the LEC championships, joining Kyle Zawistowski (1998), Josh Brock (1999), Mark Miller (2000-01), Dave Bridgewater (2003-05), Ryan Widzgowski (2013-14), and Hayden Patterson (2015).
- St. Laurent was equally as dominant in the 3,000 meters, winning in 9:01.76, almost four seconds ahead of Ryan Escoda of Eastern Conn. St. Laurent adds his name to the list of LEC champions in the 3,000 meters from Keene State, which include Scott Singleton (1999), Godfrey Berger (2000), Josh Ferenc (2002, 2004), Pat Ard (2005), Tim Pipp (2011), Thomas Paquette (2013), and Ryan Brady (2015).
- Also scoring points for Keene State were Dawson Hamele, who was sixth in the high jump at 1.80 meters, and Zander Egervari, who was fifth in the 800 meters in 2:09.91.
Women's Highlights
- Shannon Parks was third in the weight throw, at 14.34 meters, and was second in the shot put, tossing 12.19 meters.
- Aurora Couto was second in the 1,000 meters, in 3:25.03, while Hannah Jones was third in the same event in 3:29.77.
- Couto and Jones, along with Juliana Yialiades and Sarah Ames were third in the 4x800 meter relay in 10:57.08
- Marlena Dwyer was sixth in the 400 meter dash, in 1:07.70.
- Sarah Ames was fourth in the 800 meter run in 2:37.16.
All athletes finishing in first or second place in their respective events earned First and Second Team All-Conference honors, respectively. These include Pearl, St. Laurent, Couto, and Parks.
