Elysse Cumberland Receives NESCAC Field Athlete of the Week Honor

MEDFORD, MA (April 14, 2026) - For the second week in a row, the Tufts University women's track & field team has a conference weekly award winner as sophomore Elysse Cumberland has been announced as the NESCAC Field Athlete of the Week recipient today.

Tufts junior sprinter Simi Lawal was the conference's Track Athlete of the Week last week. Cumberland joins her in receiving the recognition after a pair of standout performances in the long jump and triple jump at home in the Tufts Spring Invitational April 10-11.

On Friday of last week, Cumberland won the triple jump at the meet out of 23 competitors with a distance of 12.14m (39'10"). The mark, her second-best ever outdoors in the event, currently ranks #2 in the nation for the 2026 season.

Then on Saturday, her 5.77m (18'11 ¼") long jump was first out of 34 entries in the event. Fourth-best of her outdoor career, the effort ranks sixth nationally for the current outdoor season.

The back-to-back NCAA Indoor triple jump champion, Cumberland is NESCAC's Field Athlete of the Week for the second time. She was also awarded on April 22, 2025.

She is the Tufts program record-holder in both events for both the indoor and outdoor seasons.