Scalesse Named CGASPORTS.COM Athlete of the Week
Coast Guard Academy junior All-American Adam Scalesse has been
named the CGASPORTS.COM Athlete of the Week for his performance at
the All-New England Championships at Boston University.
In the championship meet consisting of athletes from Division I,
II and III Scalesse broke the school record in the 60 meter hurdles
with a time of 8.11 to place eighth earning All-New England honors.
He was also the top Division III finisher in the event. He earns
All-New England honors in the event for the second straight season
at the meet after placing seventh last year with a time of
8.25.
This past weekend, he also anchored the 4x400 relay and ran a
season-best 48.8 as the team posted a season-best time of
3:20.98.
Scalesse’s time of 8.11 is third best in Division III this
season. He will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and
Field Championships, March 8th-9th in
Naperville, Ill. He earned All-America honors in the 60 meter
hurdles last year with a seventh place finish (8.28) at the NCAA
Division III Indoor Championships.
