BOSTON – University at Albany track & field student-athlete Adrian Mitchell has been named one of three finalists for the 2020-21 America East Man of the Year Award.
 
Mitchell, a javelin thrower from Kingston, Jamaica, has the opportunity to become UAlbany's second Man of the Year, following men's lacrosse's Kyle McClancey in 2018.  Last season, softball's Kelly Barkevich was named UAlbany's second-straight, and fourth overall, Woman of the Year.
 
This season, competing for the first time since 2018, Mitchell recorded a season-best mark in his signature event of 221-07.00.  He recorded four first-place finishes in the javelin, including winning the event title at the 2021 America East Outdoor Championships.  He placed 18th overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships in his final meet of the season.
 
In his career, Mitchell has won two America East javelin titles and ranks second in UAlbany history with a career-best mark of 227-02.00.  He earned All-America Second Team honors in 2017 by placing 14th at NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
Academically, Mitchell earned his undergraduate degree in Economics in May, 2020, and is currently pursuing his MBA.
 
Softball's Katie Falotico was a nominee for America East Woman of the Year, but was not selected as a finalist.  Falotico, an infielder on the softball team, ranked tied for second in the America East with 31 runs scored in 2021, while batting .246 with two doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and 31 RBIs.  She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration and is pursuing a graduate degree in Communications.
 
The 2020-21 America East Man and Woman of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 22.
 
The America East Man and Woman of the Year award is given to the top male and female senior student-athlete who have best distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service, and leadership, according the league's mission statement.
 
Finalists
 

Man of the Year				Woman of the Year
Cameron Avery	Stony Brook	XC/Track & Field		Chelsie DePonte	Stony Brook	Soccer
Andrew Haberman	UMBC	Track & Field		Catherine Evans	UMBC	Lacrosse
Adrian Mitchell	UAlbany	Track & Field		Elizabeth Lodge	Hartford	Track & Field

Nominees
 

Man of the Year				Woman of the Year
Nyrik Antoine	Hartford	Soccer		Meg Champagne	New Hampshire	XC/Track & Field
Cameron Avery	Stony Brook	XC/Track & Field		Chelsie DePonte	Stony Brook	Soccer
Benjamin McEvoy	UMass Lowell	Ice Hockey		Abigail Drezek	UMass Lowell	Soccer
Hunter Greco	Binghamton	Lacrosse		Catherine Evans	UMBC	Lacrosse
Andrew Haberman	UMBC	Track & Field		Katie Falotico	UAlbany	Softball
Julio Marcano	NJIT	Baseball		Elizabeth Lodge	Hartford	Track & Field
Adrian Mitchell	UAlbany	Track & Field		Nicole Loehle	NJIT	Soccer
Stef Smith	Vermont	Basketball		Miku Okada	NJIT	Soccer/Track & Field
Cam Spicer	Maine	Ice Hockey		Angie Salvi	Vermont	Soccer
James Wilkes	New Hampshire	Track & Field		Anna Schumann	New Hampshire	XC/Track & Field
				Kaitlyn Smolar	Binghamton	Swimming & Diving