Eastern Student Mollee Lasto of Orange Selected as LEC Swimmer-of-the-Week

2017 Nov 27

Eastern Connecticut State University junior Mollee Lasto '19 of Orange received the Little East Conference (LEC) Swimmer-of-the-Week Award for the week of Nov. 19. This is the fifth individual award of Lasto's career. Lasto's major is Health Sciences.

In her last week of action at the PSU Natatorium against Plymouth State University and Western New England University, Lasto won the 50-meter backstroke with a time of 30.32, and the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:20:57. Her time in the 200 meters was a season-best, and her 50 meters was 0.02 off from her season-best mark. She also swam the opening leg of the 400-meter medley relay and anchored the 400-meter freestyle relay. The Warriors won both events.

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.