Eastern Student-Athlete Ariel Smith named to LEC Winter All-Academic Team

2018 Apr 9

Eastern Connecticut State University recently had 21 students named to the Little East Conference (LEC) Winter All-Academic Team. The team is comprised of 140 students from the eight institutions of the LEC conference.

Among the student-athletes named to the team is Ariel Smith '18 of Stratford who majors in Biology and competes on the women's track and field team.

To be named to the LEC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher, and have been at their current institution for at least one full academic year.

The Little East Conference (LEC) was established in 1986 as a single-sport league by six public institutions throughout New England. The LEC has since become a multi-sport league with eight primary members, six affiliate members and 19 championships.

Eastern offers a broad-based, Division III athletic program aimed at safeguarding the amateur aspects of the various sports and maintaining the proper perspective of athletics within Eastern's academic mission. By placing emphasis on the values of equity, diversity, sportsmanship, health and wellbeing, Eastern's athletic program encourages students to contribute more effectively to our society and live richer, fuller lives.