Eastern Student-Athlete Paul Barron of Storrs Mansfield Wins Track Athlete-of-the-Week

2018 Feb 12

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Paul Barron '21 of Storrs Mansfield was named the Little East Conference (LEC) Track Athlete-of-the-Week for the week of Feb. 4. This is the first LEC weekly honor of Barron's career. He majors in Accounting.

At a recent track meet at Wesleyan University, Barron nearly broke his personal record in the pole vault when he recorded a mark of 12 feet 11 inches, only a quarter inch off his best result.

The Little East Conference was established on April 28, 1986, as a single sport league by six public institutions located throughout New England. The LEC member men's and women's basketball teams commenced play in 1986-87 with double round-robin regular season and six-team championship tournament. The Little East Conference 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.