BOSTON – The University at Albany track & field program swept the Track Performer of the Week awards, the America East announced Wednesday.  Sprinter Rori Lowe took home the women's honor and mid-distance runner Gianni Henry took home the men's award.  Field Performers were throwers Mackenzie Wilson from Maine and Joshua Hoffman from New Hampshire.
 
The Great Danes competed in two meets last week, the UMass Multis Meet and the UConn Northeast Challenge.  Lowe, a junior from the Bronx, N.Y., participated in three events at the Northeast Challenge.  She placed fourth in the 200m in a wind-aided 24.05, and also placed fifth in the 400m, setting a new personal-best of 54.89.  As a member of the 4x100m relay, Lowe earned a first-place finish with her teammates, setting a new school record of 44.60.  The mark surpasses the previous record of 44.83 set in 2018 by Taahira Butterfield, Chanel Smith, Dayleen Santana Rodriguez, and Stephanie Osuji.
 
Henry, a freshman from Kingston, Jamaica, won both of the events in which he competed at the Northeast Challenge, setting personal bests in each race.  First, he won the 1,500m in 3:49.02, setting a new freshman-class record, surpassing the previous mark of 3:50.68 set in 2017 by Jake Johnson.  Next, Henry won the 800m in 1:49.03, becoming the first Great Dane to break 1:50.00 in the event since Tyler Fogarty did so during the 2010 season.
 
UAlbany hosts the Bobbi Palma Spring Classic on April 21.