Ryan Glavey
Administrative Executive Editor
As a jack-of-all-trades for the Keene State College Women’s track and field team, this week’s Athlete of the Week is Janel Haggerty.
The senior showed her versatility by claiming first place in the pentathlon at the Tufts Stampede Track Meet.
Haggerty won three of the five-event competition by placing first in the high jump, long jump and the 800-meter run.
She also placed second in the 60-meter hurdles and sixth in the shot put.
Athlete of the week
Haggerty set the mark for all KSC pentathletes with a school record 3,308-point performance. She currently ranks second in the Division III standings this season.
In addition, she beat her previous personal record of 3,139 points.
She was also named the LEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for he top finishes in all five of the events.
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The first runner-up this week is senior forward Eric Fazio of the KSC men’s basketball team.
Fazio had a team-high 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in the Owls’ impressive 110-64 victory over St. Joseph’s. He kept up the effort with 10 points and a game-high 8 rebounds in the team’s 88-80 conference win over Southern Maine.
The senior continues to play hard as the Owls gear up for the final stretch of their schedule and he chases the 1,000-point career milestone.
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With a real breakout performance for the women’s basketball team, the second runner-up this week is Courtney Roberts.
After her best game as an Owl a year ago, the sophomore forward put up a game and career-high 23 points in a narrow 58-56 loss to Southern Maine.
Roberts also had 10 rebounds in the game.
The Owls have struggled recently, but will attempt to turn their season around with a final series of conference opponents to close out their year.
Ryan Glavey can be contacted at rglavey@keene-equinox.com
