NEW HAVEN, Conn. – #Letecia Taylor# (Plainfield, N.J.) of the women’s outdoor track and field team and #McNeil Johnson# (East Hartford, Conn.) of the men’s outdoor track and field team have been named as Comcast/Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Month for May. Both student-athletes earned All-America honors at the NCAA Track and Field Championships and were instrumental in leading their squads to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship.
Taylor, the 2008 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track Northeast Region Athlete of the Year, enjoyed a stellar month. In addition to earning USTFCCCA laurels, she earned All-New England honors as the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at New England Outdoor Championships.
Taylor was also named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after collecting dual individual championships in the 100 meter and 400 meter hurdles.
The sophomore was also recognized in May for her work in the classroom, as she was tabbed for the Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team.
Johnson capped the month with a fifth-place finish in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For his efforts, he was named the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week.
Other notable performances from Johnson in the month came at the University of Georgia Invitational, where he was fifth in the 400 hurdles and was part of the 4x400 relay team that took third place.
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