Southern Connecticut State University men’s cross country won the Northeast-10 Conference championship for the first time earlier this month, and two locals were at the forefront of that historic effort.
Christopher LeBeau and Terrell Patterson were recognized by the NE-10 for their efforts throughout the season. Here’s more about each local runner:
Christopher LeBeau, Southern Connecticut State University
cross country
The Bristol Eastern standout was the top Owl finisher in the NE-10 championship race, claiming third place, and now he can add Rookie of the Year and first team all-conference to his growing list of accolades.
LeBeau, a sophomore at SCSU, is in his first year running for the cross country program after doing just track and field as a freshman. What a first season it has been for LeBeau. Besides taking third at the NE-10 championships, LeBeau finished second in the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup (Oct. 20), 38th at the Paul Short Invitational (Sept. 29), seventh at the Kutztown DII Challenge (Sept. 15), and 10th at the Adelphi Panther Invitational (Aug. 31).
Terrell Patterson, Southern Connecticut State University
cross country
The Kaynor Tech standout was the second-fastest Owl finisher in the NE-10 race, taking seventh place, and now he is first team all-conference.
Patterson, a sophomore at SCSU, was a strong runner as a freshman, and he kept it up this past season. Besides the seventh place finish at the NE-10 championships, Patterson finished third in the Bruce Kirsch Cross Country Cup, 49th at the Paul Short Invitational, 17th at the Kutztown DII Challenge, and fifth at the Adelphi Panther Invitational.
LeBeau, Patterson, and their SCSU teammates will compete in the NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday in Bethpage, N.Y.
Tyshon Rogers, Post University basketball
Rogers, a former Crosby star and the NVL’s all-time leading scorer, has come home to Waterbury. His first two games with the Eagles earned him Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Week honors.
Rogers averaged 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3 steals per game. He scored a high of 27 points in a 103-102 victory over SCSU. Rogers scored 21 points in a 119-101 loss at the University of Bridgeport. He grabbed seven rebounds in the game against Bridgeport and passed out five assists in the win over SCSU. Rogers tallied four steals against SCSU and two more against Bridgeport. He shot 15-of-26 (57.7 percent) from the field, including 4-of-8 (50 percent) from the three-point line.
Meghan Curtis, University of Saint Joseph swimming and diving
The former BlueJay freshman and former Bristol Central athlete made the Great Northeast Athletic Conference honor roll after a terrific first meet on Nov. 9.
Curtis was part of four wins for USJ against Elms College and Western Connecticut State University. She won the 50-yard backstroke (30.88) and the 50 freestyle (27.06) as an individual. Curtis was also part of the winning 200 medley (2:01.51) and 200 freestyle (1:52.35) relay teams. She swam the opening leg of the medley relay and the final leg of the freestyle relay.
Jude Sampson, Anna Maria College football
The sophomore defensive lineman from Kennedy earned honorable mention in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference for his play this season.
Sampson made 47 total tackles (22 solo, 25 assist) in 10 games for the AMCATS, which tied him for fifth. He had one sack and 5.5 tackles for loss. Sampson also blocked a kick this season. His season-high for tackles was nine in a Nov. 10 loss at Dean College. Sampson tallied eight tackles in games at Castleton and Maritime (N.Y.) on Oct. 6 and Oct. 27. In the game against Castleton, Sampson had eight tackles (1 solo, 7 assist), a half-sack and one tackle for a loss in a 31-24 victory, the lone win for Anna Maria this season.
Statistics and information compiled from the team website of each athlete/coach.
