Women's Indoor Track 2/25/2022 10:03:00 AM

Boudreau, USM Coaching Staff win LEC Major Awards

GORHAM, Maine– Jaigan Boudreau (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) was named Rookie Field Athlete of the Year and the Huskies' coaching staff, led by Rob Whitten, was named coaching staff of the year, when the Little East Conference released its post-season conference awards on Friday, February 25. Nine other USM athletes received all-conference honors, as did the 4x200m relay team and the 4x400m relay team.

At the LEC championship meet Boudreau was victorious in the shot put, throwing 12.24m. Her season best mark of 12.42m is fourth all-time in the Huskies' record books. Boudreau also finished in the top 10 in the weight throw at the meet. Dominant all season, Boudreau has picked up three weekly honors from the Little East Conference throughout the year.

Five different Huskies were recognized with first team all-conference honors after winning events at the LEC championship meet. Olivia Jalbert (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) was named first team all-conference in the high jump and long jump, Phoebe Slovenski (Cape Neddick, Maine/York) in the pole vault, Boudreau in the shot put, Ella Boucher (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) in the triple jump, and Rosemary Train (Long Island, Maine/Cheverus) in the 600m run. Additionally, the 4x400m relay team of Train, Catriona Gould (Freeport, Maine/Freeport), Heaven Conley (Ogunquit, Maine/Wells), and Anna Reny (Gardiner, Maine/Cony) picked up first team all-conference honors.

Earning second place finishes at the LEC championship meet, five Huskies earned second team all-conference honors. Gould earned second team honors in the 200m dash, Reny in the 55m hurdles, Lucy Knowlton (Portland, Maine/Leavitt) in the mile and the 3000m run, Olivia Richmond (Jefferson, Maine/Lincoln Academy) in the high jump, and Sarah Fecteau (Gray, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester) in the pole vault. The 4x200m relay team of Mackenzie Betty (Nashua, NH/Nashua), Mackenzie Banks (Belfast, Maine/Belfast), Maddie Fornasier (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) and Sophia Poole (Oakland, Maine/Waterville) also earned second team honors.

Finishing as the top rookie in their respective events, Boucher, Boudreau, Gould, Jalbert, and Slovenski were also named to the all-rookie team.

Guiding the Huskies to a LEC record 21st conference championship, the coaching staff of Rob Whitten, Mike Drummey, Jim Giroux, Michael Roscoe, and Andrew Rose was named the coaching staff of the year. This is the sixth time in seven years that the Southern Maine staff has earned the honor.

All-Conference Teams:

Event	First Team All-LEC	Second Team All-LEC	All-Rookie
Shot Put	Jaigan Boudreau	Shannon Parks	Jaigan Boudreau
	Southern Maine	Keene State	Southern Maine

Weight Throw	Chelsea Yang	Hayley Chartier	Hayley Chartier
	Rhode Island College	Rhode Island College	Rhode Island College

Pole Vault	Phoebe Slovenski	Sarah Fecteau	Phoebe Slovenski
	Southern Maine	Southern Maine	Southern Maine

High Jump	Olivia Jalbert	Olivia Richmond	Olivia Jalbert
	Southern Maine	Southern Maine	Southern Maine

Long Jump	Olivia Jalbert	Emily Geyselaers	Olivia Jalbert
	Southern Maine	Plymouth State	Southern Maine

Triple Jump	Ella Boucher	Nicole Popham	Ella Boucher
	Southern Maine	Eastern Connnecticut	Southern Maine

55 Hurdles	Jaiden Andrews	Anna Reny	Jaiden Andrews
	UMass Dartmouth	Southern Maine	UMass Dartmouth

55 Dash	Athena Comeau	Catriona Gould	Athena Comeau
	Plymouth State	Southern Maine	Plymouth State

200	Trinity Hayes	Catriona Gould	Catriona Gould
	Rhode Island College	Southern Maine	Southern Maine

400	Kait Bernier	Trinity Hayes	Kait Bernier
	UMass Dartmouth	Rhode Island College	UMass Dartmouth

600	Rosemary Train	Mckenzie Canuel	Johnna Gallo
	Southern Maine	UMass Dartmnouth	Rhode Island College

800	Maryann Cousens	Reagan Czech	Maryann Cousens
	Plymouth State	UMass Boston	Plymouth State

1,000	Shayna Cousineau	Aurora Couto	Aurora Couto
	Rhode Island College	Keene State	Keene State

Mile	Maryann Cousens	Lucy Knowlton	Maryann Cousens
	Plymouth State	Southern Maine	Plymouth State

3,000	Shayna Cousineau	Lucy Knowlton	Bee Greenberg
	Rhode Island College	Southern Maine	UMass Dartmouth

5,000	Shayna Cousineau	Alexa VanVoorhis	None
	Rhode Island College	UMass Dartmouth

4x200	Plymouth State	Southern Maine
	Claire Greineder, Emily Geyselaers	Mackenzie Betty, Madison Fornasier
	Jade Gizzi, Athena Comeau	Mackenzie Banks, Sophia Poole

4x400	Southern Maine	Rhode Island College
	Anna Reny, Heaven Conley	Johnna Gallo, Bryana Mullin
	Rosemary Train, Catriona Gould	Trinity Hayes, Jaime Moretti

4x800	Plymouth State	Eastern Connecticut
	Lexi Marcolini, Claire Greineder	Iris Bazinet, Alison LeClerc
	Abby Snow, Maryann Cousens	Elisabeth Rodil, Carly Alston