PROVIDENCE, R.I. (MyKeeneNow) Two Keene State College student-athletes were honored by the Little East Conference for achievements accomplished for the week of 1/6-1/12.

Men’s Track & Field 

Freshman Jayden Baker (Norwalk, Conn.) was named the LEC Rookie Field Athlete of the Week from his performance at the Dartmouth Relays on Saturday. Baker’s weekly award is his second time earning the award, as he has only competed in two meets so far as a freshman. Having finished second out of the field of 28 throwers at his first career collegiate meet at the Springfield College Invitational on December 7 with a shot put mark of 14.05, he did even better in his second collegiate met at Dartmouth, with a distance of 14.11. At the Dartmouth Relays, Baker finished third, only placing behind two Division I throwers, one from Dartmouth College and one from Brown University. 

Baker and the Owls return to action at the Plymouth State Invitational I on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m.

 Men’s Basketball 

Senior guard Octavio Brito (Lincoln, R.I.) was named the Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, from his performance in the Owls’ two LEC victories on the week. Across the two games, Brito averaged a point per minute, as he logged 48 points (21 against Vermont State University Castleton and 27 against the University of Massachusetts-Boston) in 48 minutes on the court. In just 16 minutes on the court against Castleton, Brito was on fire, shooting 9-for-11 (81.8%) from the field, including 3-for-4 (75 percent) from three. Across the week, Brito shot 17-for-32 (53.1 percent) from the field, including a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line against UMass-Boston. To go with his seven rebounds in each game, Brito tallied a game high of four steals against Castleton, along with a game-high of four blocks and a team-high of four assists against UMB. 

Brito and the Owls are on the road again for their next matchup as they will travel to take on Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m.