Colonia, N.J. - St. Thomas Aquinas College Track & Field standout Darwin Almonte has been selected as the 2026 East Coast Conference Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.

Pena, a first-team All-ECC selection in the 60-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash, was voted the Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the ECC Championships by the conference's coaches. He was also an All-East Region selection by the USTFCCCA and was a two-time ECC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week during the season.

Darwin Almonte (Fr.|Sprints/Hurdles|Haverstraw, N.Y.) 

2025-26 Meets: FastTrack Season Opener: 200m - 21.94 (3rd Place), TCNJ Indoor Open: 60m hurdles - 8.51 (5th Place), Wagner Seahawk Shootout: 60m hurdles - 8.30 (2nd Place), STAC Spartan Invitational: 200m - 21.93 (3rd Place), Ramapo Opener: 200m - 22.19 (3rd Place), Dr. Sander Scorcher: 200m - 22.11 (7th Place), BU Terrier Classic: 200m - 21.46 (1st Place) & 60m hurdles - 21.46 (1st Place), ECC Indoor Championship: 200m - 21.85 (1st Place) & 60m hurdles - 8.10 (1st Place), FastTrack Last Chance: 200m - 21.49 (2nd Place).

Full ECC 2025-26 Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year Release