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Little East Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Report #8

Track Athlete of the Week.
Emily Artesani (Orono, Maine), Junior, University of Southern Maine

Artesani helped Southern Maine sweep the Little East Conference and New England Alliance team titles for the ninth consecutive year on Saturday. The Orono, Maine product won the 200 meters (27.09) and 400 meters (1:00.98) in both the Little East and Alliance meet, while raising the conference trophy in the 55-meter dash (7.69).

Field Athlete of the Week
Kayla Fleming (Pawtucket, R.I.), Senior, Rhode Island College

Fleming earned All- New England Alliance honors in five events on Saturday. She placed first in both the high jump (1.60m) and 600 meters (1:41.79), while finishing second in the 1,000 meters (3:09.01). She also placed sixth in the long jump (4.92m).

Rookie Track Athlete of the Week

Haley Lydstone (Bedford, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College

Lydstone placed second in the 600 meters at the Little East/New England Alliance Championships, covering the course in a time of 1:44.81. She was also a member of the Owls' winning 4x400 relay (4:17.20).

Rookie Field Athlete of the Week
Bethany Dumas (Augusta, Maine), Freshman, University of Southern Maine

Dumas won the pole vault at the New England Alliance and Little East Conference Championships by clearing a school and meet record height of 3.66 meters (12-0). Her height improves her NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark by five inches. Dumas also scored in the 200 meters (seventh in the Alliance, second in the LEC) with her time of 27.51, and in the long jump (sixth in LEC).