General 1/30/2024 10:00:00 AM United East Athletes of the Week - January 30, 2024 LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East conference has announced its Athletes of the Week for January 30, 2024. This includes Athletes of the Week for both Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field. This week’s selections included contests from Monday, January 22 through Sunday, January 28. A total of 4 student-athletes were recognized for their performances. Men’s Indoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week Eric Gregory / Sr / Gallaudet University / Metairie, La. / East Jefferson HS Gregory posted the fastest 200-meter dash indoor track time in NCAA Division III this season as he crossed the finish line in 21.17 seconds last Saturday at the VMI Invitational. He was one thousandth of a second off his school record time of 21.16 seconds set at the 2023 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. Gregory started the meet with a new school record in the 60-meter dash as he lowered his school mark of 6.93 seconds to 6.91 seconds to finish ninth overall in the semifinal round of the event, as he just missed the cutoff for the finals in a fast field against Division I and II sprinters. Gregory won the 300-meter dash by over a second with a time of 33.32 seconds out of 62 sprinters. Three weeks earlier, Gregory set the all-time NCAA Division III record in this event with a time of 33.27 seconds. Gregory was also a member of Gallaudet's 4x400 meter relay team that took ninth place at the VMI Invitational with a time of 3:27.64. This is the 8th Athlete of the Week honor for Gregory who is a two-time NCAA Division III National Champion (400m; 2022 & 2023; outdoors) as well as a four-time All-American. Field Athlete of the Week Walter Douglas / Jr / Gallaudet University / Sanford, Fl. / Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Douglas finished 10th overall in the long jump with a mark of 6.54 meters (21 feet, 5.50 inches) last weekend at the VMI Invitational. Douglas also took to the track and finished ninth as a member of GU's 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:27.64. In the 200-meter dash, Douglas finished 34th with a time of 23.03 seconds. This is the second Athlete of the Week honor for Douglas, who previously won for the week of December 12, 2023. Women’s Indoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week Leah Gray / Sr / Penn State Harrisburg / Windsor, Ct. / Windsor HS At Franklin & Marshall's Mini-Dip Invitational on Saturday, Penn State Harrisburg's Leah Gray was victorious over 61 other competitors in the 60m thanks to a time of 7.76 seconds. The senior broke the program record in the event and her effort currently stands as the 24th fastest time in the country. Gray also secured a seventh-place finish out 34 competitors in the 200m thanks to an effort of 28.22 seconds. This is the second Athlete of the Week honor for Gray, who previously won for the week of December 12, 2023. Field Athlete of the Week - Skye Division Midajah Davis / Jr / Gallaudet University / Roanoke, Va. / Patrick Henry HS Gallaudet University junior thrower Midajah Davis (Roanoke, Va.) took third place in the shot put last Saturday at the VMI Invitational. Davis threw a season best 12.89 meters on the first of three tosses. Davis’s mark of 12.89 ranks in the Top 30 of NCAA Division III shot put throwers this season. This is the first Indoor, and third overall, Athlete of the Week honor for Davis, who previously won for the weeks of April 4, 2023, and April 18, 2022. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram - gounitedeast | Twitter - @GoUnitedEast * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The United East boasts 17 NCAA Division III full member institutions which include: Bryn Athyn College, Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Clarks Summit University, Gallaudet University, Keystone College, Lancaster Bible College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg, Rosemont College, Saint Elizabeth University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, University of Valley Forge, and Wilson College. For more information, please visit gounitedeast.com.