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A graphic for La'Marc Rex, Ariel Salkey and Nishorn Pierre receiving weekly ECC awards

Men's Track & Field

Track & Field Wins Three of Four ECC Weekly Awards

The HFU track & field program received three of the four East Coast Conference (ECC) weekly awards handed out by the league offices on Tuesday, for their performances at the Spartan Invitational on Friday. 
 
Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) earned his third Field Athlete of the Week honor after the Tigers' third meet, while Ariel Salkey (Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis) and La'Marc Rex (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) were named the respective Track Athletes of the Week. 
 
Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – ECC Men's Track & Field Field Athlete of the Week
Pierre won both the high jump and triple jump with NCAA provisionals. He beat out 25 others in the triple jump after landing at 14.98m, while topping a field of 20 in the high jump with a clearance of 2.13m.
 
Ariel Salkey (Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis) – ECC Women's Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week
Salkey moved into the top two in the ECC in both the 60m and 200m, winning a silver medal in a field of 80 in the latter as she crossed in a new indoor collegiate PR of 25.85. Additionally, her time of 7.98 in the 60m is now atop the conference as it was the seventh-fastest amongst 72 entries. 
 
La'Marc Rex (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – ECC Men's Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week
Rex posted the second fastest 500m time in the ECC this season, 1:08.01, and was also part of the DMR quartet that combined to finish in a league-best 10:44.58. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ariel Salkey

Ariel Salkey

Sprints
5' 4"
Senior
Nishorn Pierre

Nishorn Pierre

Jumps
6' 5"
Junior
La

La'Marc Rex

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ariel Salkey

Ariel Salkey

5' 4"
Senior
Sprints
Nishorn Pierre

Nishorn Pierre

6' 5"
Junior
Jumps
La

La'Marc Rex

6' 0"
Freshman
Mid-Distance