The two-time defending Northeast Conference champion Sacred Heart women s track and field team was selected as the preseason favorite, receiving eight of a possible nine first place votes.

The Pioneer men won gold and silver in two events, while Kayla Lawrence s performance highlighted the women s side of the competition

Kayla Lawrence won her first career Northeast Conference Women s Track Athlete of the Week award on Monday.

The number two moment is the women s cross country and track and field programs combining to complete the first Northeast Conference Triple Crown since 1997.