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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Broc Little, the most prolific scorer in Yale hockey’s most  successful class ever, has been named the winner of the 2011 William Neely Mallory Award, the most prestigious athletic award given to a senior male at Yale.

Little is a two-time All-ECAC Hockey and All-Ivy League selection who led the nation in three different offensive categories three straight seasons while accumulating 72 goals and 142 points, both fifth on the school’s career charts. He also owns the school’s season (5) and career (7) record for shorthanded goals.

This past season, Little helped the Elis to the best record in school history (28-7-1), ECAC and Ivy League Championships, a No. 1 overall national tournament seed and a second straight NCAA East Regional Final appearance. Little, a first-team All-Ivy selection, was second on the team with 19 goals and third with 43 points. He was also a Hobey Baker candidate (nation’s top male hockey player) and a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award (community, leadership, academic).

Little led the Blue with 27 goals in 2009-10, a Yale record for juniors. He also led Division I players with .79 goals per game, which helped him earn Reebok Second-Team All-America honors while making first-team All-ECAC, All-Ivy and All-New England.

During his sophomore season, Little skated in all 34 games while leading the nation with five shorthanded goals. He was tied for the team lead with 35 points while ranking third with 15 goals. He was third-team All-ECAC and a member of the ECAC All-Tournament Team while also garnering ECAC Hockey All-Academic honors.

Little led all freshmen (4th overall) in Division I with six game-winning goals in 2007-08, while finishing second on the team in points (23) and goals (11). He shared (with Denny Kearney) the Martin Dwyer Award, which goes to the team’s best freshman.

The speedy forward helped Yale to 89 victories, but he also helped the Blue win fans off the ice. Little was involved in team (skate with Bulldogs, youth days) and individual (talking at local schools) outreach activities as one of the most popular Eli hockey players in modern times.

The Rindge, N.H., native, who scored so many highlight goals during his four-year collegiate career, will skate professionally in Sweden next winter. Little, who led the 2010 Detroit Red Wings

Free-Agent Camp in scoring, was signed by Vasteras from the Swedish Allsvenskan League.

Kate Grace Receives Nellie Pratt Elliot Award
Track & Field Star Selected Yale's Top Female Athlete

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Kate Grace, a six-time Heptagonal champion in the 800-meter run, is the recipient of the 2011 Nellie Pratt Elliot Award, the most prestigious athletic award given to a senior female at Yale. The award was presented at the Class Day exercises on May 22.
The Nellie Pratt Elliot Award goes to the senior woman whose excellence in the field of athletics and in her life at Yale best represents the ideals of sportsmanship and Yale tradition. It is awarded in memory of Nellie Pratt Elliot, who was an assistant director of undergraduate admissions at Yale for 46 years.
Grace, a Santa Monica, Calif., native, won the 800 run at the Heptagonal (Ivy League) Championship both indoors and outdoors as a sophomore, junior and senior. She is only the second runner in Ivy League history to win six 800-meter run titles.
In addition, Grace is a two-time All-American indoors and earned All-America honors outdoors as a junior. She will have a chance at a fourth All-America performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.
Grace is the Yale record holder in the 800 and one-mile indoors and the 800 and 1500 outdoors. In addition, she is part of school records in the 4x400 relays both indoors and outdoors.
Three weeks ago at the 2011 Outdoor Heps held at Yale, Grace was named the meet’s Outstanding Performer after winning the 800 by nearly one second and capturing the 1500-meter run with a school-record time of 4:20.77, which was only .02 seconds off the meet record.
In March, Grace placed 13th in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning her second-team All-America recognition.
As a junior, Grace earned first-team All-America recognition after finishing eighth in the 800 run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She finished eighth in the 800 at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships to earn her first All-America honors, and as a freshman was one of only three rookies to compete in the 800 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Grace, a member of Saybrook College, is an environmental studies major at Yale. She earned All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA her junior year.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Three members of the Southern Connecticut State University men’s track and field team – Patrick Waszczak (Colchester, Conn.), Stenson Jean-Baptiste (Stratford, Conn.) and Logan Sharpe (Esperance, N.Y.) – have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s All-Academic Track and Field Team.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met either the NCAA Division II indoor or outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard.

Jean-Baptiste and Sharpe were both a part of the 4x400 relay squad that earned All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Waszczak was a provisional qualifier for the NCAA’s.

A total of 156 student-athletes representing 59 institutions were recognized with the honor.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Joseph Poulsen (Oxford, Conn.) of the Southern Connecticut State University men’s cross country team has received preseason recognition from New England Runner magazine. Poulsen was tabbed as the No. 4 male Division II cross country performer in the region.

Poulsen is coming off a junior campaign in which he earned All-Conference, All-Region and All-New England laurels.

The Owls open the 2010 season on Sept. 11 at the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devil Invitational.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University women’s cross country team has been selected second in New England Runner magazine’s preseason poll. This is the highest preseason projection in program history. In addition, the publication selected sophomore Alasia Greibel (Bristol, Conn.) as the No. 3 female Division II cross country performer in the region.

Greibel was an All-Region and All-Conference performer for the Owls in 2009.

The Owls open the 2010 season on Sept. 11 at the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devil Invitational.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Former Southern Connecticut State University All-American John Wallin has been named head men’s cross country/track and field coach at his alma mater. The announcement was made today by Director of Athletics Patricia D. Nicol. Wallin has distinguished himself as one of the top coaches in the nation over the past decade, a span that included stints at Dartmouth, Adams State College (Colo.) and SCSU. Wallin spent this past year as an assistant coach for the Owls and was named United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Men’s Regional Assistant Coach of the Year during the outdoor campaign.

Wallin replaces Shawn Green, who stepped down at the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year.

“John Wallin has established a pedigree as an outstanding coach who develops student-athletes that excel academically and athletically,” Nicol said. “In addition, he is well-versed in the storied tradition of our men’s cross country and track and field programs through his experiences as a student-athlete and coach here at SCSU. I am fully confident that John will continue that level of excellence as he assumes his head coaching duties.”

Wallin made an immediate impact in his first year with the Owls after a seven-year run as associate head men’s and women’s track and field coach at Adams State. During the 2009-10 academic year at SCSU, Wallin coached seven All-Americans, nine NCAA qualifiers, 24 All-New England selections, two New England champions and 19 Northeast-10 Conference champions. The Owls also won the 2010 Northeast-10 Conference men’s indoor and outdoor track and field championships and the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships for the first time in program history. SCSU was also ranked as high as No. 11 nationally during the indoor season.

During his tenure at Adams State, Wallin coached seven individual national champions, one relay national champion and 104 All-Americans (45 men, 59 women). His student-athletes claimed 25 school records, eight indoor Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference meet records and 17 outdoor RMAC meet records.

Prior to joining the Adams State staff, Wallin served as assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach at Dartmouth College (1999-2001). During his time with the Big Green, he guided student-athletes to five school records, nine Ivy League titles, one Division I NCAA All-America honor and three New England decathlon champions.

Wallin also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Big Green and enjoyed a brief stint as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Dartmouth.

As a student-athlete, Wallin served as a two-year team captain for Southern Connecticut. He earned All-America honors in the decathlon as a junior and senior, while also qualifying for the NCAA Championships as a sophomore.

Wallin also took home conference champion honors in the 55 meter high hurdles as a senior, a campaign in which the Owls won their first indoor conference championship.

Wallin holds a bachelor’s degree in human performance from Southern Connecticut State University and has completed graduate work towards a master’s degree in human performance from Adams State.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Six members of the Southern Connecticut State University men’s outdoor track and field team – seniors Richard Jackson (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and Ryan Whitehead (Darien, Conn.), junior Joseph Poulsen (Oxford, Conn.), sophomores Selasi Lumax (Somerset, N.J.) and Stenson Jean-Baptiste (Stratford, Conn.) and freshman Logan Sharpe (Esperance, N.Y.) – have qualified for the 2010 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held from May 27-29 in Charlotte, N.C.

Lumax (800 meters) and Whitehead (pole vault) both collected All-America honors at the 2010 Indoor Championships and will look to duplicate that feat.

Poulsen has qualified in the 3000 meter steeplechase, while Jackson made the cut in the 400 meters.

The quartet of Jackson, Lumax, Jean-Baptiste and Sharpe will take part in the 4x400 relay.

The Owls enter the NCAA Championships sitting No. 1 in the region in the USTFCCCA Regional rankings

Laura Brustolon and Letecia Taylor Qualify For NCAA Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Seniors Laura Brustolon (Mystic, Conn.) and Letecia Taylor (Plainfield, N.J.) of the Southern Connecticut State University women’s outdoor track and field team have qualified for the 2010 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held from May 27-29 in Charlotte, N.C.

Both student-athletes are multiple repeat qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Taylor has already collected All-America honors on three occasions to date.

Taylor will compete in both the 100 and 400 meter hurdles. Brustolon will take part in the 1,500 meters.

The Owls enter the NCAA Championships sitting No. 1 in the region in the USTFCCCA Regional rankings.

Princeton, N.J. – The 4x400 relay squad of Logan Sharpe (Esperance, N.Y.), Stenson Jean-Baptiste (Stratford, Conn.), Rich Jackson (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and Selasi Lumax (Somerset, N.J.) broke the Southern Connecticut State University men’s outdoor track and field school record at the IC4A Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:09.93 on Saturday. Their time also automatically qualified them for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships and was the fifth best finish on the day as they advanced to Sunday’s finals.

Sharpe was the first leg and finished in 48.9 seconds. Jean-Baptiste was the second leg (47.4), Jackson ran the third (46.6) and Lumax anchored the relay (46.8).

The 4x400 relay team and Jared Dixon (Middle Village, N.Y.) in the high jump will compete in Sunday’s finals at Princeton University.

EASTON, Mass. – The Southern Connecticut State University women’s outdoor track and field team won the 2010 Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Championship on Saturday, hosted by Stonehill College. The Owls won 11 total events on the day and recorded five NCAA provisional qualifying marks. Courtni Walker (Uniondale, N.Y.) was named the Women’s Most Valuable Athlete of the Championship and head coach Chris Covert was named the Women’s Coach of the Year.

In the first event of the day, Katherine Reynolds (Hamden, Conn.) finished second in the hammer throw with a NCAA provisional qualifying heave of 49.56 meters (162 feet, seven inches). Samantha Spindel (Brewster, N.Y.) claimed third in the event with a toss of 49.24m (161 feet, six inches).

Walker won the long jump with a leap of 5.51 meters.

Spindel also claimed first in the discus throw with a toss of 39.31 meters (129 feet).

The Owls swept the pole vault. Kimberly Johnson (Lisbon, Conn.) won the event with a leap of 3.49m (11 feet, 5.25 inches), Teresa Parker (Colchester, Conn.) took second with a leap of 3.34m (10 feet, 11.50 inches) and Alicia Gray (Colchester, Conn.) grabbed third with a mark of 3.19m (10 feet, 5.50 inches).

In track events, Kelsey Proctor (Guilford, Conn.) started things off by winning the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 11:24.21.

The 4x100 relay squad of Sahnique Castella (Hartford, Conn.), Sarah Hill (Rockville, Conn.), Letecia Taylor (Plainfield, N.J.) and Ashley Bell (Riverhead, N.Y.) won the event with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 47.20 seconds.

Laura Brustolon (Mystic, Conn.) won the 1,500 meter run with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 4:35.25 and Alasia Griebel (Bristol, Conn.) took second in 4:39.13.

Taylor won two track events. She set a new NE-10 outdoor meet record in the 100 meter hurdles with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 14:.06 seconds and broke the old meet record in the 400 meter hurdles, claiming first with another NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:02.51.

Bell and Walker took home first and second respectively in the 100 meter dash. Bell finished first in 12.33 seconds and Walker claimed second in 12.50 seconds. Bell also won the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.24 seconds.

Rounding out the top performances was the 4x800 relay team of Griebel, Jaclyn Sullivan (Lisbon, Conn.), Katelyn Morrell (Mystic, Conn.) and Sarah Grenier (Voluntown, Conn.). They won the event in 9:44.35.

The Owls won the meet with 227.50 points followed by UMass Lowell in second with 168 and Stonehill in third with 141 points.

Southern returns to the track on May 7 for the New England Championships

EASTON, Mass. – On Saturday afternoon, the Southern Connecticut State University men’s outdoor track and field team won their 16th consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Championship and eighth straight outdoor championship. Three Owls provisionally qualified for the NCAA’s and Southern also broke two meet records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 4x800 relay. Head coach Shawn Green was also honored by the NE-10 and named the 2010 Outdoor Track and Field Men’s Coach of the Year.

In the first event of the day, Frank Gambardella (East Haven, Conn.) won the hammer throw with a toss of 51.34 meters (168 feet, five inches) and David Bannerman (South Windham, Conn.) placed second with a heave of 47.41 meters (155 feet, six inches).

Akeem Elliott (Greater Portmore, Jamaica) finished second in the long jump with a season-best mark of 7.12 meters (23 feet, 4.50 inches).

Southern also grabbed first and second in the shot put. Stephen Cappello (Milford, Conn.) took first with a season-best throw of 14.54 meters (47 feet, 8.50 inches) and Shawneil Thompson (Mystic, Conn.) recorded a season-best mark of 14.26 meters (46 feet, 9.50 inches) to finish second.

The Owls swept the pole vault to round out the top performances in field events. Ryan Whitehead (Darien, Conn.) won the event with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark and new NE-10 meet record vault of 4.96 meters (16 feet, 3.25 inches). Jonathan Galli (Redding, Conn.) took second with a season-best mark of 4.55m (14 feet, 11 inches), Kevin Gibeault (Brooklyn, N.Y.) claimed third with a leap of 4.25m (13 feet, 11.25 inches) and Justin Escaravage (Brookfield, Conn.) placed fourth with a mark of 4.10m (13 feet, 5.25 inches).

Daniel Gaunya (Woodstock Valley, Conn.) finished second in the 10,000 meter run with a mark of 33:12.82 in the first track event of the meet.

Joseph Poulsen (Oxford, Conn.) shined in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He won the event with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 9:19.17. His time was a new NE-10 Outdoor Championship meet record.

In relay events, the 4x100 team of Elliott, Russell Fallo (Redding, Conn.), Nana Ocran (Manchester, Conn.) and Richard Jackson (New Rochelle, N.Y.) finished second with a time of 42.22 seconds. The 4x400 team of Logan Sharpe (Esperance, N.Y.), Stenson Jean-Baptiste (Stratford, Conn.), Jackson and Casey Canada (Royal, Ark.) claimed second with a mark of 3:16.73 and the 4x800 team of Brian Nill (Ridge, N.Y.), Josh Perry (Naugatuck, Conn.), Brian Robbins (Bristol, Conn.) and Selasi Lumax (Somerset, N.J.) won the event with a new NE-10 meet record time of 7:45.26.

In other track events, Jackson finished third in the 400 meters with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark and season-best time of 47.26 seconds. Sharpe won the 400 meter hurdles in 54.07 seconds, Poulsen placed second in the 5,000m run in 15:20.59, Canada took third in the 110m hurdles in 15.25 seconds and Perry and Robbins claimed second and third in the 800 meters with times of 1:53.24 and 1:54.19 respectively.

The Owls won the meet with 198 points followed by AIC with 171 and Stonehill in third with 114.

Southern returns to the track on May 7 for the New England Championships.