http://lec.prestosports.com en-us en-us http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090605-mot-award-winners NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -The Little East Conference announced its annual major award winners for the 2009 men's outdoor track and field season this afternoon after a vote by the conference's coaches. Keene State College senior Peter Najem was named the track athlete of the year, while teammate sophomore Bryan Kolacz was selected as the field athlete of the year. The University of Southern Maine freshman tandem of Justin Vigeant and Orion Winkler ... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090605-mot-award-winners 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090521-mtrack-kolacz MARIETTA, OHIO - As far as Bryan Kolacz is concerned, a hearty helping of pancakes and French toast is the breakfast of champions and the New Moon, the second installment of the Twilight Series belongs on top of the New York Times best selling list. Thu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090521-mtrack-kolacz 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090521-mtrack-spaulding MARIETTA, Ohio -- University of Southern Maine men's outdoor track and field senior James Spaulding (Lewiston, Maine) completed the second day of the decathlon in seventh place to earn All-America honors at the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held at Marietta (Ohio) College. Spaulding becomes the first two-time All-American in the history of the USM men's track and field program. He earned All-America honors in the decathlon last year. Fri, 22 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090521-mtrack-spaulding 2009-05-22T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090427usmwinsmtrack The University of Southern Maine men's outdoor track and field team completed an improbable comeback Saturday winning the final event, the 4 x 400-meter relay, to capture its first New England Alliance Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The meet was held at Westfield State College. Trailing Westfield State going into the 4 x 400 relay, the Southern Maine combination of freshmen Justin Vigeant and Jake Moore, sophomore Corey Gobbi and senior Doug Mercer edged Westfield State for first place in a school record time of 3 minutes, 20.01 seconds. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090427usmwinsmtrack 2009-04-25T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090424-track-lecadvance NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -The 2009 New England Alliance/Little East Conference Track and Field Championships will be hosted by Westfield State College on Saturday, April 25 at the Jerry Gravel Track, beginning at 11 a.m. The University of Southern Maine captured the 2008 Little East Conference men's and women's outdoor championship. The 13th annual New England Alliance Championship will feature a 12-team field with six institutions each from the Little East Conference and Massachusetts State Athletic Conference (MASCAC). Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2009/News/20090424-track-lecadvance 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080717_Wheeler_headlines_awards NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The Little East Conference recently announced its seasonal awards for the 2008 men's outdoor track and field campaign. The University of Southern Maine captured three of the five major honors as senior Curtis Wheeler (Derby, Vt.) and freshman Mason Shepard (Portland, Maine) selected Track Athlete of the Year and Rookie Track Athlete of the Year, while Scott Hutchinson was named Coach of the Year, respectively. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080717_Wheeler_headlines_awards 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/0727208umdgardiner A highly-decorated coach who has spent his entire career in Southeastern Massachusetts is the new head track and field coach at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Steve Gardiner, who has coached track and field for the last 33 years, will succeed Jon Hird as head track and field coach. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/0727208umdgardiner 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080523_Spaulding_AA OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Junior James Spaulding (Lewiston, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine men's outdoor track and field team became the third athlete in the history of the program to earn All-America honors Friday after he finished eighth in the decathlon at the NCAA Division III National Championships meet being held at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080523_Spaulding_AA 2008-05-23T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080520_NCAA_Div._III_advance NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee recently announced the participants for the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh from May 22-24. The Little East Conference is well represented in the national field as five students reached the automatic and provisional standards for each event. Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080520_NCAA_Div._III_advance 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080503_Wheeler_NE NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Senior Curtis Wheeler (Derby, Vt./North Country Union) won the 5,000-meter run with a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 14 minutes, 39.22 seconds to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's outdoor track and field team to the best finish in the program's history, eighth place, at the 2008 New England Division III Championships hosted by the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Sat, 03 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080503_Wheeler_NE 2008-05-03T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080426_USM_2nd_LEC PROVIDENCE, R.I.-The University of Southern Maine snapped Eastern Connecticut State University's six-year reign on the Little East Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship field this afternoon at Rhode Island College. The Huskies scored 194 total points to earn the program's second conference championship trophy, defeating second place Keene State College by 69 points. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080426_USM_2nd_LEC 2008-04-26T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/2008_Tournament/20080425_LEC-NEA NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. --The elite New England Division III men's and women's outdoor track and field athletes will converge on the campus of Rhode Island College on April 26 for the 2008 Little East Conference/New England Alliance Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/2008_Tournament/20080425_LEC-NEA 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080412_ECSU_1st_Meet MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Performing in front of its home fans in the first home track and field meet in the program's 34-year history, the 2008 Eastern Connecticut State University men's track and field team established 15 post-season qualifying times and set 20 personalrecords and one program record Saturday in a non-scoring meet with Colby Sawyer College. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080412_ECSU_1st_Meet 2008-04-12T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080405_Dinas_Record_CGA NEW LONDON, Conn. - Sophomore Gregory Dinas (Stamford) won two events - breaking his own record in the 110 meter hurdles in the process - and eight personal bests were set Saturday by the Warriors at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Track & Field Invitational. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080405_Dinas_Record_CGA 2008-04-05T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080401_Napolitano_KSC The Napolitanos of Providence, Rhode Island, are a very close family. Parents Domenic and Nancy still reside in the Mount Pleasant community they've called home the past 16 years, and most of the kids have moved out and started their careers. Bianca, the oldest at 33, attended Harvard and earned her doctorate at MIT. She is currently a professor at Holy Cross and lives in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Domenic Jr., two years younger, went to school at Western New England College in Springfield, attained his masters at URI and works as an engineer for Raytheon in Newport. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2007-08/news/20080401_Napolitano_KSC 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070614_Lovell_UMD NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.-The head men's and women's track and field coach and assistant director of athletics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is stepping down. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070614_Lovell_UMD 2007-06-14T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070530_Garcia_honored_NCAA METAIRIE, La.-Senior Jon Garcia (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham HS) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's outdoor track and field team has been formally recognized as an All-American. Wed, 30 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070530_Garcia_honored_NCAA 2007-05-30T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070526_Garica_NCAA_hurdles OSHKOSH, Wis. - First, UMass Dartmouth senior track and field student-athlete Jon Garcia (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham HS) beat the rain. Then he beat the rest of the field, earning his first NCAA outdoor championship and his second NCAA championship overall when he finished first in the 110 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon. Sat, 26 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070526_Garica_NCAA_hurdles 2007-05-26T04:00:00Z http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070525_Zagura_NCAA OSHKOSH, Wis. - Senior Matthew Zagura (Ellington, Conn.) placed 13th in the hammer throw Friday at the 34th Annual NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://lec.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2006-07/news/20070525_Zagura_NCAA 2007-05-25T04:00:00Z