St. Thomas Aquinas College's Andrew Drescher, Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez and Guerlourde Estabine were named the East Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday, following the Spartans Spring Break Florida tour, with stops at the Ancin Invitational and the St. Thomas University Bobcat 8-Way Meet.

Andrew Drescher (Men's Track Athlete of the Week) picked up a pair of second place finishes in the 800 Meter Run at the Ansin Invitational (1:59.97) and St. Thomas University Bobcat 8-Way (1:58.83). He also recorded a first place finish in the 4x400 Meter Relay in a time of 3:35.83 with teammates Pat Moran, Alex Quillan & Christan Watson at the STU Bobcat 8-Way.

Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez (Men's Field Athlete of the Week) helped the Spartans pick up first place team finishes with his outstanding performances in several field events at both the Ansin Invitational and St. Thomas University Bobcat 8-Way. At the Ansin Invitational, he finished first in the hammer throw (45.07m), second in the shot put (13.93m), fourth in the discus (41.02m), and eighth in the javelin (26.65m). In the STU Bobcat 8-Way, he finished first in both the shot put (13.45m) and discus (46.54m).

Guerlourde Estabine (Women's Field Athlete of the Week) helped the Spartans pick up a first place team finish at the Ansin Invitational and a second place result at the St. Thomas University Bobcat 8-Way by way of her outstanding performances in several field events. At the Ansin Invitational she finished third in both the hammer (17.07m) and javelin (24.02m) and fourth in the shot put (10.10m). In the STU Bobcat 8-Way, she finished third in the shot put (9.80m).

STAC next competes at the Lafayette University Open on March 26 in Easton, Pa.

ECC Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Report 3/22/22