Week 1 - December 9, 2025

NE10 Track Athlete of the Week

Patrice Mansfield, SCSU
Senior I Wallingford, Conn.

Patrice ran the 60m Hurdles in 8.60 seconds -- an NCAA Provisional mark that ranks as the second-fastest time in program history.  She also ran the 200m in 25.73 seconds to sit fourth on the NE10 performance list for the weekend.  Mansfield's hurdle time is 10th-best nationally.

NE10 Field Athlete of the Week

Belle Smith, SCSU
Junior I Torrington, Conn.

Smith went to the Yale Season Opener and set a high bar.  The junior tossed an NCAA Provisional Mark of 13.74m in the Shot Put.  She also threw 16.46 in the weight throw.  she ranks in the top 32 nationally of both events after one week.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Lily Quill, SCSU
Freshman I Woodbridge, Conn.

A rookie pole vaulter, Quill began her career by placing fourth against a host of DI competition.  She vaulted 3.50m in a jump that leads the NE10 after one week.

Season Awards History

Track Athlete of the Week
Week 1: Patrice Mansfield, SCSU

Field Athlete of the Week
Week 1: Belle Smith, SCSU

Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Lily Quill, SCSU

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