All-Region Honorees

After finishing in the top five of their respective events in the East Region, nine student-athletes from around the MASCAC earned U.S. Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors.

The top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region distinction, in addition to each member of the region’s top-3 relay teams. The regions used for this award – East, Great Lakes, Metro, Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, Midwest, Niagara, North, South, and West – match those used during the indoor season as well as the cross country season.

On the women's side, BSU graduate student Alison McDonough (Halifax, Mass.) earned All-East Region honors in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump and 60-meter dash, while classmate Jailene Escalera (Rockland, Mass.) garnered all-region accolades in the 60 and 200-meter dash, and senior Serenity Sands (East Bridgewater, Mass.) picked up the award in the high jump.

McDonough was the top ranked 60-meter hurdler (8.77) in the East Region and finished the season second in the 60 (7.75) and fourth in the long jump (17’9.75”/5.43m). Escalera ranked second in the 200 (25.29) and third in the 60 (7.76), while Sands was the top ranked high jumper (5'7.25"/1.71m). Sands would increase her mark with a school record and All-American leap of five feet, 8.5 inches (1.74m) this past weekend at the NCAA Division III Championships.

Graduate student Corey Stalters (Norton, Mass.) and senior Thomas Barinelli (Tewksbury, Mass.) are the two representatives from the BSU men’s squad to garner USTFCCCA All-East Region status. Stalters ranked third in the region in the shot put (52'2"/15.90m) while Barinelli finished fourth in the long jump (22'11.75"/7.00m).

Camara collects her third USTFCCCA accolade in the high jump after finishing third overall in the event at the 2024 DIII New England Championships with a season best mark of 1.66 meters on February 25th, while adding a second place mark of 1.66 meters at the 2024 MASCAC Championships. In addition, Makany placed fifth overall at the 2024 Tufts National Qualifying Meet earlier this year (1.64M).

Monette notches his first USTFCCCA honor in the weight throw after placing fifth overall in the event at the 2024 New England NEICAAA Championships on March 2nd with a personal best toss of 16.82 meters to earn All-NEICAAA honors, while adding a second place finish at the 2024 MASCAC Championships with a toss of 15.78 meters. In addition, Cameron finished seventh overall at the 2024 DIII New England Championships (16.46M).

In their first season with Worcester State, Ciara Adu-Addo (Worcester, Mass.) and Jadah Stokes (Savannah, Ga.) grabbed their first indoor All-Region honors. Adu-Addo set a personal mark of 5.54m in the long jump at the New England Division III Championships to finish third in the East region. 

Stokes, a two-time MASCAC individual champion in the shot put and weight throw, had a top throw of 12.49m to claim a fifth place regional spot also doing it at the DIII New England Championships.

Portions of this release courtesy of Bridgewater State and Fitchburg State Sports Information