Falcons Collect Two MASCAC Outdoor Track Weekly Awards
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Newcomer Annie Woolley was tabbed Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women’s Outdoor Track Rookie of the Week, while on the men’s side, classmate Ben Sattiewhite earned MASCAC Men’s Indoor Rookie and Athlete of the Week honors this week as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Sattiewhite selected Men's Indoor Rookie and Field Athlete of the Week; Woolley named Women's Outdoor Rookie of the Week
Newcomer Annie Woolley was tabbed Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Outdoor Track Rookie of the Week, while on the men's side, classmate Ben Sattiewhite earned MASCAC Men's Indoor Rookie and Athlete of the Week as well as ECAC DIII NE Men's Outdoor Rookie of the Week honors this week as announced by the conference offices earlier this week.
Sattiewhite collects his sixth weekly accolade of the season after being named MASCAC Men's Outdoor Field and Rookie of the Week as well as ECAC DIII NE Men's Outdoor Rookie of the Week. The first-year Falcon led the way for the Fitchburg State men's outdoor track team at the 2015 Tufts Snowflake Classic with a MASCAC and DIII New England qualifying jump of 1.98 meters to take top honors in the high jump.
On the women's side, Woolley earns her third weekly honor of the 2014-15 campaign after being selected MASCAC Women's Outdoor Track Rookie of the Week. Annie placed third overall in the 100 meter hurdles with a DIII NE qualifying time of 15.90 seconds, while also guiding the women's 4x100m relay team to a MASCAC qualifying time of 56.03 seconds to pace the Fitchburg State women's indoor track team at the 2015 Tufts Snowflake Classic on Saturday.
The Fitchburg State men's and women's outdoor track teams return to action on Saturday as they hosts the 2015 Jim Sheehan Memorial Meet, starting at 10 a.m.
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