Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Rafael Mahario, Sacred Heart
Gr., Meriden, CT,
Holy Cross High School
Mahario had a strong day on Sunday competing in the Suffolk Ice Breaker at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston, MA. Mahario won the 200 meters in 22.00 seconds over a total field of 121 entries and placed 2nd out of a total field of 57 entries in the 400 meters with a clocking of 48.77 seconds. The graduate student nipped his rookie teammate Jordan Wilson at the finish line of the 200, by mere thousandths of a second (21.996 seconds to 22.000 seconds). Mahario's 200 meter performance moved him to the top of the MAAC rankings in the event and his 400 meter time moved him into third on the MAAC list.
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Cartrell Moore, Rider
So., Glassboro, NJ, Glassboro
Moore won the triple jump at the Gotham Cup, jumping 14.59m. His jump was the top mark in the MAAC and the #10 mark all-time at Rider. It was also an IC4A qualifying mark.
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Jordan Wilson, Sacred Heart
FY., Brockton, MA, Xaverian Brothers High School
Wilson had the best day of his young career thus far on Sunday in the Suffolk Ice Breaker at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston. The rookie won the 60 meter dash over a field of 85 starters and placed 2nd out of a total field of 121 in the 200 meters. Wilson opened his day by clocking 6.96 seconds in the prelims of the 60 meters and then came back to win the final of the event in 6.93 seconds. He surpassed the IC4A qualifying standard for the event of 7.00 seconds twice on the day. Wilson also just missed his personal best of 6.92 seconds, which currently ranks him fourth in the MAAC. Later in the day, the first-year barely missed his second win of the day with a clocking of 22.00 seconds in the 200 meters. Wilson lost the 200 by mere thousandths of a second (21.996 seconds to 22.000 seconds) to his teammate Rafael Mahario. Both athletes are now tied in the 200 meters atop the MAAC rankings which only lists performances to the hundredths of seconds.
Women’s Track Performer of the Week/Co-Rookie of the Week
Sofia Lumbreras, Iona
Fr., Havelock North, New Zealand, Havelock North
Freshman Sofia Lumbreras delivered a standout performance at the Ramapo Season Opener, leading Iona in its first meet of the 2026 calendar year with a decisive victory in the mile run. Lumbreras captured first place in the mile, crossing the line in 4:59.46 to win the race by nearly five seconds.
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Suzan Adekunle, Sacred Heart
So., Providence, RI, Classical High School
Adekunle, who won the MAAC Indoor Field Rookie of the Year award in 2025, had a breakthrough performance on Sunday in the Suffolk Ice Breaker at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston. The sophomore won the weight throw competition by more than six feet over a field of 29 entries with a toss of 17.75 meters (58' 3"). This mark was a new personal best by nearly three feet for Adekunle and it moved her into 1st place in the MAAC rankings for the event. Adekunle now leads the MAAC by just short of 4 feet, and she easily surpassed the ECAC qualifying standard for the event of 16.50 meters. Aside from leading the MAAC in the weight throw, Adekunle also currently ranks 4th in shot put.
Women’s Co-Rookie of the Week
Kayleanne Campbell, Quinnipiac
FY., Wading River, NY, Riverhead High School
Campbell matched her MAAC-best mark in the high jump over the weekend, hitting 1.68m to again win the event. She's now two wins in two tries to start her collegiate high jump career.
The 2026 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, 2026, at the Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory in New York, New York. The two-day meet will be hosted by Manhattan University and will be held at The Armory for the 22
nd consecutive year dating back to 2004. For all information regarding the 2026 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships please visit
maacsports.com/indoortrack.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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