Darwin Almonte, Marcus Franck, Jordan Green and Jona Kabashi were named the Spartan Athletes of the Month for February.
Darwin Almonte, Men's Indoor Track & Field:
Darwin Almonte (Fr.|Sprints/Hurdles|Haverstraw, N.Y.) opened February by helping his team place fourth in the 4x400 Meter Relay at the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights Open with a time of 3:28.07. At the East Coast Conference Championships, Almonte picked up a pair of victories in the 200 Meter Dash (21.85) and the 60 Meter Hurdles (8.10) while also helping his 4x400 Meter Relay team to a sixth place mark, crossing the finish line in a time of 3:33.98. In his final competition of the month and the indoor season, Almonte took second in the 200 Meter Dash at the FastTrack Last Chance Meet.
In recognition of his work on the track, Darwin earned both the Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the ECC Indoor Track & Field Championships and First Team All-Conference selections in the 200 Meter Dash and 60 Meter Hurdles. He was also named the ECC Men's Track Athlete of the Week on February 3.