ORONO, Maine -- The America East Conference named Maine's Bayleigh Shanahan as the America East Female Track Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.

Shanahan set two new personal records at the Black Bear Invitational on Friday December 12. Finishing in first place in the 60m dash with a time of 7.97 and finished four in the 300m with a time of 43.42, capping off a successful home meet performance.

This is Shanahan's first weekly award of the Indoor Track campaign.

Shanahan and the Black Bears return to action on January 17th as they open their spring semester at the Bates College Invitational.

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