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Igims, Long named PSAC Scholar Athletes of the Year

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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Slippery Rock University swept the 2024-25 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Pete Nevins Scholar Athlete of the Year awards with graduates Anna Igims and Brayden Long earning the conference’s top student-athlete honors in an announcement from the league office Wednesday.
 

Igims, a distance runner on the SRU women’s cross country and track & field teams, was named the PSAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, while Long, a quarterback on The Rock football team, was named the PSAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second straight year.
 
The Pete Nevins Scholar Athlete of the Year awards are nominated for and voted on by the athletic communication professionals at each of the 17 institutions in the PSAC. Each school can nominate only one male and one female for the award. Nominees must have been named to PSAC Top 10 honors in the fall, winter or spring, must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, must be at least sophomores in academic and athletic standing and must have significant athletic credentials. The award is named after the late Pete Nevins, who served as sports information director at East Stroudsburg for more than 30 years.

Igims was named to the PSAC Top 10 in all three seasons this year, completing her career as a five-time PSAC Top 10 honoree. Long picked up Fall Top 10 honors for the second straight year. 

 

This marks just the third time in the 35-year history of the Nevins Award that one institution swept both the male and female honors and it marks the second time that Slippery Rock has accomplished that feat. The Rock won both awards in 2016-17 with track & field standouts Sabrina Anderson and David Reinhardt. Shippensburg is the only other school in the league to sweep both awards in the same year with Cindy Kepler and Steve Economopoulos winning the awards in 1993-94.

 

Long becomes just the seventh overall student-athlete and the second male student-athlete in PSAC history to repeat as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The only other male athlete to earn back-to-back Nevins Awards was California (Pa.) baseball player Mike Larson in 2004 and 2005. Long also becomes the second Slippery Rock student-athlete on the list of two-time winners, joining Anderson, who was honored in 2016 and 2017.

 

Igims and Long become the 14th and 15th Slippery Rock winners of the PSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year award (full list available below). A look at their exceptional accomplishments can be found below.

ANNA IGIMS – Graduate Student – Pittsburgh, Pa. – XC/Track & Field

Academics: Igims graduated in 2024 with a 3.98 GPA and a degree in school wellness education with a minor in public health. She completed a full year of graduate work in 2024-25 with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the applied behavioral analysis program. A 2024 Academic All-America honoree, Igims is a three-time Academic All-District honoree, a six-time USTFCCA All-Academic selection, a five-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and a five-time D2ADA Academic Achievement honoree. She was also the lone female student-athlete in the PSAC to earn the Division II 50th Anniversary Scholarship in 2024. She was named to the PSAC Top 10 in the fall, winter and spring in 2024-25 and finished her career with five selections to the PSAC Top 10, the third-most in PSAC history. Igims is currently on the ballot for the 2024-25 Academic All-America team and is a candidate for multiple NCAA major awards, including the postgraduate scholarship, the NCAA Woman of the Year award and the NCAA Impact award.

 

Athletics: Igims was unbeatable in the PSAC in 2024-25. She won seven PSAC individual titles and led Slippery Rock to team titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field. She opened the year by winning the PSAC and Atlantic Region titles in cross country, becoming the first SRU female distance runner to ever accomplish that feat. She followed that up by earning All-America honors at the National Championships in the fall, becoming the first SRU female cross country All-American since 2010. She was named the PSAC and Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year in the fall. Igims then won three PSAC titles at the indoor conference meet, taking the crown in the distance medley relay, the mile and the 3,000-meter run. She earned All-Region honors with the fastest time in the region in four different events and placed 17th in the 5,000-meter run at the National Championships before being named the PSAC and Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year. Igims closed her year with a stellar spring, winning PSAC titles in the 1,500-meter run, 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase on the way to being named the Most Outstanding Track Athlete and the Overall MVP at the PSAC Championships. She broke the SRU record in the steeplechase twice during the year (10:17) and earned first team All-America honors with a seventh place finish at the National Championships. She was named the PSAC Track Athlete of the Year to complete a year-long sweep with three PSAC Athlete of the Year awards. Igims departs Slippery Rock with school records in the indoor mile (4:55), outdoor 5K (16:38) and steeplechase (10:17). She is a three-time All-American, a 14-time PSAC champion, a six-time PSAC Athlete of the Year, a three-time Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year, a 21-time All-PSAC honoree and a 21-time All-Region selection.

 

BRAYDEN LONG – Graduate Student – Hanover, Pa. – Football

Academics: Long was the most decorated Division II football student-athlete in the country in terms of academic and athletic honors in 2024-25. He was named the 2024 Academic All-American of the Year for Division II and was the first team quarterback on the Academic All-America team after graduating with a degree in sport management with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Long was also the only Division II finalist for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the “Academic Heisman,” and was the only Division II member of the National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by the National Football Foundation. He was recognized on stage with some of the biggest names in football at the National Football Foundation Awards Dinner and College Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Las Vegas. Long was also recognized alongside Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter at the Maxwell Awards Gala at the College Hall of Fame in Atlanta. He was also the 2023-24 PSAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the D2 Conference Commissioner’s Association Atlantic Region Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the lone PSAC male athlete to earn the NCAA Division II 50th Anniversary Scholarship. 

 

Athletics: On the field last fall, Long quarterbacked The Rock football team to the national semifinals and a No. 3 final ranking after throwing for 3,470 yards to rank third among all players in Division II. He also ranked ninth in the nation in passing touchdowns with 28 and was 10th in the nation in points responsible for with 208 after rushing for six TD to account for 34 total touchdowns. He completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 3,470 yards with just eight interceptions on 450 attempts. He became the only QB in SRU history to top 3,000 yards in two separate seasons and leaves the program ranked No. 1 all-time in completions (631) and completion percentage (67%) and No. 2 all-time in passing yards (7,527) and passing TD (64), despite starting only two seasons. Long was named to All-PSAC, All-Region and All-America honors for the second straight year and was one of the eight national finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II Player of the Year for the second straight year. He finished in the top six in the national voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy in both 2023 and 2024 and was named the SRU Male Athlete of the Year in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. Long earned Academic All-America honors in both 2023 and 2024 and was both the PSAC and Super Region One Offensive Athlete of the Year in 2023-24.

 


ANNUAL SWEEPS OF NEVINS AWARD (3)
1993-94: Shippensburg (Cindy Kepler, Steve Economopoulos)
2016-17: Slippery Rock (Sabrina Anderson, David Reinhardt)
2024-25: Slippery Rock (Anna Igims, Brayden Long)
 
TWO-TIME NEVINS AWARD WINNERS (7)
Brayden Long, Slippery Rock, Football (2023-24, 2024-25)

Sabrina Anderson, Slippery Rock, Track & Field (2015-16, 2016-17)

Neely Spence, Shippensburg, Track & Field/XC (2010-11, 2011-12)
Mike Larson, California, Baseball (2003-04, 2004-05)
Laura Hall, Indiana, Volleyball (2001-02, 2002-03)
Molly Carr, Indiana, Basketball/Softball (1997-98, 1998-99)
Kara Hopkins, Edinboro, Volleyball/Swimming (1990-91, 1991-92)
 
SLIPPERY ROCK’S ALL-TIME NEVINS AWARD WINNERS
2024-25: Brayden Long, Football
2024-25: Anna Igims, Women’s XC/Track & Field
2023-24: Brayden Long, Football
2021-22: Connor Hamilton, Baseball
2017-18: Marcus Martin, Football

2016-17: Sabrina Anderson, Women’s Track & Field

2016-17: David Reinhardt, Men’s Track & Field

2015-16: Sabrina Anderson, Women’s Track & Field
2008-09: Jen Blasko, Women’s Volleyball

2007-08: Jen Hansen, Women’s Track & Field

2003-04: Karyn McCready, Women’s Track & Field
1999-00: Tim Kusniez, Football
1997-98: Dave Sabolcik, Football
1995-96: Lori Robinson, Women’s Basketball
1994-95: Mark Metzka, Men’s Basketball
 

 

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Gunderson Tabbed NSIC Wrestler of the Week

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BURNSVILLE, Minn. – For the first time in his career, Coy Gunderson has been named NSIC Wrestler of the Week, announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. 

Coy Gunderson (174 lbs., R-Jr., Murdock, Minn. / Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg HS)

– Went 2-0 in a pair of conference duals

– Opened with a 4-2 decision over Damen Pape of Northern State

– Had a second-period escape and third-period takedown

– Earned a 4-1 decision over No. 3-ranked Drake Hayward of No. 12 Minnesota State

– Set the tone, earning a takedown in the final 10 seconds of the third period



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With snow on the ground outside each of the three facilities, Penn State kicked off its 2025-26 indoor season in Boston, Philadelphia and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

The Nittany Lions competed at the Penn Opener, Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and Bison Opener, where they earned 12 top finishes across the three meets.

Penn Opener

Senior multi-eventer Maddie Pitts got things going on Friday at the Penn Opener, where she won the pentathlon with a meet record score of 4,132.

Pitts broke the meet record in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump and shot put — which was also a personal best — as she opened the season right where she left off last year.

Sophomore Hannah Riolo continued the strong performance momentum on Saturday as she jumped 1.75m for second place in the women’s high jump. Riolo was followed by Katie Becker and Gwen Cudmore in fifth and sixth place, who jumped 1.72m and 1.62m, respectively.

In the women’s long jump, Lizzie Schreiber jumped her way into first place with a personal-best performance of 5.98m.

Schreiber finished the Penn Opener in the women’s triple jump, where she finished in second place with a jump of 12.74m.

Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

Sophomore Tayissa Buchanan opened the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener with a bang, running the second-fastest 800-meter in Penn State history.

Buchanan broke her personal best by nearly five seconds as she ran a 2:02.67 for second place.

In the women’s 3,000 meters, sophomore Ada Rand also etched herself into the No. 2 spot in Penn State history. Rand ran a 9:06.18 to finish fourth at the invite, followed by Sarah Pickering in 9:29.65 for 25th place.

Senior Justin Healey earned a personal best in the men’s 3,000m, running a time of 8:05.23 to finish 36th out of 124 runners.

The women’s 5,000 meters saw a pair of personal bests for Penn State, as Charlotte Costich took over a minute off her time to earn the No. 3 mark in school history.

Costich finished in 22nd place with a time of 15:49.68, followed by Claire Daniels in 65th with a time of 16:13.69.

Nick Sloff came out of the gates in the men’s 5000m in similar fashion, earning the No. 2 spot in school history with a 13:45.36 for 38th place.

Bison Opener

Freshman Lucas Band bursted onto the scene in the men’s 60-meter hurdles, where he finished first in both the prelims and the finals with a time of 8.17 seconds.

Addyson White shared similar consistency in the women’s 60m hurdles, finishing second in both races with a time of 8.88 seconds.

Sophomore Scotty Coffi showed improvement through both races at the Bison Opener as he finished second in the prelims and finals. Coffi earned a personal-best 6.84 in the prelims before cutting to 6.78 seconds in the finals.

Freshman Will Landwer made his collegiate debut in the men’s 60m, running 6.97 seconds for seventh place before scratching his finals.

The Nittany Lions also had a strong showing in the women’s 60m, as White took the win with a personal-best 7.59-second performance.

Alexandria North and White also earned finals berths, finishing in 7.69 seconds and 7.84 seconds for third and sixth place, respectively.

Graduate student Collin Burkhart picked up where he left off last season in the men’s weight throw, winning the event with a throw of 20.38m. MIT transfer Sam Engebretson finished third in his Penn State debut, throwing 19.30m.

Alex Pancoast earned a big personal best in the women’s weight throw, as shce threw 18.97m for another first place.

Gabby Cope finished third with 17.18m, followed by junior Gabi Deglau in fourth with 17.07m.

The men’s high jump experienced a Penn State sweep in the top three places, as junior Robert Allen won the event with a jump of 2.05m. Freshman Trip Campbell finished second with 2.05m, followed by Tim Watson tying for third in 1.95m.

The women’s pole vault saw similar domination by the Nittany Lions. Senior Meredith Baham led the way with a jump of 4.00m for first place, with sophomore Amelia McBain in second with 3.70m.

The Nittany Lions had four runners compete in the women’s 200 meter, including North leading the way in second place with a 24.99 performance. Duffy, Jacoutot and Aument finished in sixth, eighth and 13th, respectively.

Cope earned her second podium finish of the day in the women’s shot put, throwing 14.95m for first place.

Tristan McGarrah earned Penn State another first-place finish in the women’s pole vault, jumping 5.00m. Mason Bucks finished in third with 4.70m.

The Nittany Lions ended the Bison Invite in the men’s shot put as Engebretson won with a throw of 17.41m. Iowa transfer Brady Mider finished fifth with a personal best 16.67m.

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The Nittany Lions will host their first of three indoor meets with the Nittany Lion Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 17.

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Below are the Empire 8 Players of the Week, released on December 8, 2025, for games played from December 1 – December 7. It is the 15th Empire 8 weekly honors release of the 2025-26 season. Sports featured include men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and men’s wrestling.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kelton Brown, Elmira, So., G, Olive Branch, MS/Olive Branch


Brown helped lead the Soaring Eagles to a 2-1 record on the week, including wins over SUNY ESF and Penn College. Brown, who leads the Soaring Eagles statistically in steals, assists, rebounds, and points, averaged 23.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game. Against Penn College, he recorded 28 points and five rebounds and tallied three steals and one block. On Saturday against St. Elizabeth, Brown recorded a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. He also tallied four steals and one block for his second E8 weekly honor.

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Anthony Rose, SUNY Poly, Sr., G, Bronx, NY/Fannie Lou Hammer Freedom

Stellar play from Rose lifted the Wildcats to a 3-0 week with wins over St. Lawrence, Hamilton and Worcester State. He averaged 22.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, while shooting 55 percent (27-of-49) from the field. On Tuesday, Rose compiled 20 points and seven rebounds in a 64-51 victory over St. Lawrence. Just two days later, Rose exploded for for 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 5-for-5 from 3-point range with five boards and three assists in a 78-72 victory over Hamilton. He added 21 points and four assists in a 78-59 win over Worcester State.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Ajani Flemming, SUNY Brockport, Fr., G, Brooklyn, NY/Eagle Academy

Flemming scored a season-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, draining 4-of-5 from 3-point range to go along with three assists and a pair of rebounds in Brockport’s 84-65 win at RIT on Tuesday evening.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Layla Acosta, Russell Sage, Sr., G, Haines City, FL/Haines City

Acosta became just the tenth Russell Sage College women’s basketball player to surpass 1,000 career points in Monday’s 71-68 win vs. SUNY Cobleskill. She tallied 26 points on Monday to reach the milestone and help the Gators defeat the defending North Atlantic Conference Champions and improve to 5-2 overall in 2025-26. It is Acosta’s second E8 weekly honor of the season.

 

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Katie MacLachlan, Nazareth, Sr., G, Marcellus, NY/Marcellus

MacLachlan shot 7-of-15 from the floor, including 5-of-11 from 3-point land en route to 23 points, four rebounds, two assists, and three steals in a win over Alfred on Saturday to open Empire 8 play.

 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Keely Mullins, Houghton, Fr., G, Livingston, TN/White County

Mullins scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds to go along with a pair of assists in just 12 minutes of action in Houghton’s 103-66 win over Pitt-Bradford on Thursday. It is her second weekly honor of the season.

 

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Alex Dameski, SUNY Geneseo, Sr., F, Oakville, Ontario

Dameski recorded  a six-point weekend with two goals and four assists and was plus-4, as the nationally-ranked Knights wrapped up the semester with a weekend sweep against Empire 8 foe St. John Fisher, winning by scores of 8-2 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday. He tallied a goal and three assists and was plus-2 in Friday’s win, as the Knights erased a 2-0 deficit. On Saturday, Dameski scored twice, including the game-winner to open the scoring in a 4-0 win.

 

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Jacob Torgner, SUNY Geneseo, Fr., G, Mjolby, Sweden

Torgner stopped all 22 shots he faced in Saturday’s 4-0 shutout win over St. John Fisher. He made five first period saves, seven more in the second period, and competed the shutout with 10 third period stops, as the Knights moved to 5-1-0 in UCHC and 3-1-0 in E8 competition.

 

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Brooke Judkiewicz, Nazareth, So., F, East Concord, NY/Springville Griffith

Judkiewicz enjoyed a banner weekend with six points on two goals and four assist and was plus-4, as the Golden Flyers improved to 10-0-0 with wins over Trinity and Wesleyan of the NESCAC over the weekend. She had a goal and two assists in a 3-0 win over Trinity on Friday and added a goal and two assists in a 6-4 win over Wesleyan on Saturday. 

 

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Brynn Bacak, St. John Fisher, Fr., G, Williamsville, NY/Nichols School

Bacak stopped 69 of 74 shots as the Cardinals wrapped up their opening semester with a weekend split against NESCAC institutions Wesleyan and Trinity. On Friday, she made 34 saves on 35 shots, as the Cardinals defeated Wesleyan, 2-1. She made 35 saves on Saturday against Trinity.

 

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK – Andrew Ayala, Alfred, Fr., Distance/Individual Medley, Mexico City, Mexico/Prepatoria No. 5

Ayala had a record-breaking weekend at the 14th Annual Bomber Invitational hosted by Ithaca College over the weekend. He broke two records in total, both of them have stood on the AU record boards since the 80’s. Ayala began with breaking the 500-yard freestyle record, winning the event with a time of 4:34.00, breaking the previous mark of 4:38.03 held by four-time All-American and Alfred University Hall of Fame member, John Jewell ’85, set in 1984. He then competed in the 1,650-yard freestyle and while on-pace to win the event, once he reached the 1,000-yard mark, he combined mark at the time of his touch, he broke the school record of 9:45.27, set by Jeffery Benton ’89 in his senior year. Ayala had time of 9:43.28 after 1,000-yards, en route to a thrilling mile win. His 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle victories were accompanied by his first-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley as he clocked a time of 4:04.94 to break his own school record time of 4:08.54.

 

DIVER OF THE WEEK – Greg Meder, SUNY Geneseo, Jr., Diver, Plainview, NY/Plainview

Meder tallied the top score in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives this past weekend at the Don Richards Diving Invitational, hosted by RIT, scoring a 557.05 and 587.75 respectively. It is Meder’s fourth E8 weekly honor of the season.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK – Liv Richeda, Alfred, Jr., Distance/Breaststroke, Endwell, NY/Maine-Endwell

Richeda hit back-to-back personal best marks during the 14th Annual Bomber Invitational hosted by Ithaca College over the span of three days. During Saturday’s preliminary round in the morning session, Richeda posted the fifth-best time in the 200-yard breaststroke with a personal best mark of 2:33.42. She finished sixth in the evening finals with a time of 2:36.24. A day earlier, Richeda posted a personal best time of 5:13.73 during the prelims of the 400-yard individual medley. She then broke that again with a time of 5:09.84 in the finals. Richeda competed in a total of nine events with one more top-10 finish, swimming the anchor leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay, joining Alexandra Simmons, Lauren Mott and Courtney Cherricks for a time of 8:51.42 for seventh place. Richeda split a time of 2:16.14 in the event.

 

DIVER OF THE WEEK – Lydia Benjamin, SUNY Geneseo, Sr., Diver, Elmira, NY/Elmira

Benjamin was the top diver for the Knights at the Don Richards Diving Invitational at RIT this past weekend, scoring a 425.40 in the 1-meter dive and a 362.65 in the 3-meter dive. It is Benjamin’s second E8 weekly accolade of 2025-26.

 

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Jacob Miller, SUNY Geneseo, Sr., Sprints, Brockport, NY/Brockport

Miller opened the indoor track season on a high note for the Knights, winning both the 400-meter dash and 4×400-meter relay at Nazareth on Friday. Miller posted a time of 48.27 in the 400-meters, adjusted to 47.55 seconds in the NCAA rankings, which is currently third in Division III. Miller was also part of the winning 4×400-meter relay team with a time of 3:18.55, which adjusted to NCAA standards, is the top time in Division III to date in 2025-26.

 

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Dennis Bobbitt, SUNY Brockport, So., Jumps, Buffalo, NY/St. Joseph’s

Bobbitt opened the 2025-26 season at Houghton Classic over the weekend, in style, showing out with two first place finishes. Bobbitt finished strong in the long jump with a 7.28 meter (23’ 10.75”) jump good for first overall at the meet and ranks third to date in Division III. He then made a statement in the triple jump, taking first with a leap of 14.86 meters (48’ 9”), which was one of the best in league history and currently puts him third in all of Division III. 

 

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Laura Suppa, Utica, Gr., Hurdles, Canastota, NY/Canastota

Suppa made her presence on the track known in her debut for the Pioneers, posting a new school, facility, and briefly shattered the Empire 8 record in the 60-meter hurdles. In the prelims, Suppa managed to shatter the school record with a time of 8.75 seconds and followed that performance up with a massive 8.69 second effort in the finals. The previous Empire 8 record of 8.72 was set last season by Geneseo’s Jillian Ambler, who also re-broke the mark with a time of 8.67 seconds over the weekend. Suppa currently has the fourth-best time in Division III.

 

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Jillian Ambler, SUNY Geneseo, Jr., Sprints/Jumps, Fairport, NY/Fairport

Ambler won two events for the Knights in their season opening meet at Nazareth on Friday. Ambler won the finals of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.70 seconds after breaking her own E8 record earlier in the meet at 8.67 seconds, then took the top spot in the long jump at 5.89 meters (19’ 4”). She currently has the best long jump in all of Division III and has the third best 60-meter hurdles time in the nation.

 

MEN’S WRESTLING

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK – Trevor Bishop, St. John Fisher, So., 149 lbs., Brunswick, NY/Tamarac

Bishop earned runner-up honors at 149 lbs. at the RIT Invitational on Saturday. He snuck past Isaac Judson of Williams by a 3-0 decision in his first match before winning 18-0 by technical fall in 4:10 over Jake Brown of Penn State Behrend, 8-0 by major decision over Brett Thomson of Scranton and by fall in just 58 seconds over Ty Trickle of Trinity College. He lost a hard-fought 1-0 battle to Caleb Seyfried of Williams College in the 149-pound championship bout. 

 



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The men’s basketball team lost its first game of the season 88-83 at Yeshiva University in Washington Heights on Wednesday. 

NYU started off strong, leading by 16 with just over 12 minutes left in the first half. However, Yeshiva fought back and cut the deficit to four by halftime. In the second half, the Maccabees took their first lead and held on to it for the final 13 minutes. Graduate student Darren Rubin had a chance to even the score late after graduate student Andrew Waldman secured an offensive rebound, but missed the potential game-tying three-pointer for the Violets.

Junior Carnegie Johnson led NYU in scoring with 20 points, and Rubin added 19 while hitting five threes. 

NYU bounced back with an 84-68 win against State University of New York, Farmingdale on Saturday, at the Paulson Center.

The game was tied 50-50 with just over 13 minutes left in the game, but a 7-0 run, started by a three-pointer by graduate student Alex Daniels, gave NYU the lead — which they would hold to secure the victory. 

Graduate student Luke Kolaja led the Violets with 25 points, shattering his previous high of 14 with NYU. Led by Rubin, Johnson and senior Bryan Moussako, who all shot over 50% from beyond the arc, NYU hit just over half of its threes.

The Violets return to action on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Paulson Center where they will host Lancaster Bible College.

Fencing

The men’s and women’s fencing teams competed at the Sacred Heart Tradition Meet in Fairfield, CT on Saturday.

The Violets opened the day with a 19-8 loss against Princeton University after claiming epee 5-4 but dropping both saber and foil 7-2. In its second match, the team fell to Yale University 15-12 after coming up short, losing saber 6-3 and foil 5-4. NYU claimed its first victory of the day against Sacred Heart University after winning foil and epee 7-2 and 5-4, respectively. The Violets concluded with a 21-6 win over Vassar College, sweeping foil 9-0, claiming epee 7-2 and taking saber 5-4.

Senior Jerry Pan had seven victories in saber, while senior Farr Dickson claimed seven wins in foil and sophomore Ajit Sivakumar posted five wins in epee. 

The women’s team opened with a 16-11 loss against Princeton despite taking epee 6-3. In a tight battle, the team dropped its second match 15-12 against Temple University after a poor 8-1 loss in foil. In its third match, the Violets fell to Yale 18-9 despite their 6-3 win in epee. NYU claimed its first victory of the day in a 24-3 win over Sacred Heart, sweeping saber, foil and epee. The team closed out the meet with a 18-9 win over Vassar, where they swept foil 9-0.

Sophomore Katherine Chen continued her strong form with eight wins in epee. Junior 

Audrey Shitamoto picked up eight wins in foil, and first-year Liisa Hambazaza posted five wins in saber.

Both the men’s and women’s teams are back in action at the Philadelphia Invitational on Jan. 17 at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Swimming 

The men’s swimming team closed out the fall semester on Saturday with 194-104 and 211-89 victories over Fordham University and The College of New Jersey, respectively. 

At the tri-meet, NYU’s “A” team of sophomore Teddy McQuaid, sophomore Sean Li, junior Pierce Downs and junior Greg Wehbe claimed a narrow victory in the 200-yard medley, finishing just 0.03 seconds ahead of Fordham’s “A” team. 

Downs competed again in the 200-yard freestyle, taking home first place with a time of 1:40.36. Li picked up another victory for the Violets in the 100-yard breaststroke just ahead of junior Victor Derani.

Sophomore Maksym Nechydyuk placed first in the 200-yard butterfly race with a time of 1:53.56, while Derani won the 200-yard breaststroke by recording a time of 2:04.19.

In diving, senior Makai Harder and sophomore Nolan Jennings took second and third place, respectively, in the one-meter competition.

The women’s swimming team was in action on Saturday against Fordham and TCNJ, defeating the former 197-103. 

The Violets’ “A” team of first-year Maeve O’Donnell, first-year Babette Bradley, senior Nicole Ranile and first-year Llew Ladomirak took home second in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing under half a second behind Fordham.

Senior Emily Muller claimed first place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:29.10 — her best performance of the season in the event — while fellow senior Kaley McIntyre took home first in the 200-yard freestyle, just ahead of Ladomirak, who finished second.

Bradley and first-year Sammy Wong put in strong performances for NYU in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing first and second, respectively. McIntyre continued to show her dominance, claiming the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyles.

Diving against Fordham, senior Meera Kasturi led the way for the Violets, taking third in the three-meter competition and fourth in the one-meter action.

Both the men’s and women’s teams are back in action with the swimmers competing against Gettysburg College on Jan. 14 and the full team facing off against John Hopkins University for Senior Day on Jan. 17 at Palladium Athletic Facility.

Track and field 

The men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the season with a pair of meets on Friday. Three athletes headed uptown for the Armory Collegiate Distance Carnival, and a larger group traveled to Staten Island for the FastTrack Season Opener.

At the carnival, sophomore Katharine Frank led the Violets with her fifth-place finish in the 3000m run, and sophomore Deia Mulligan set a personal best of 11:13.33 finishing sixth in the same event. In his first collegiate meet, first-year Edomias Mulugeta earned a top-10 finish for the men in the 3000m run. 

In the FastTrack Season Opener, NYU scored three top-five finishes in the mile. Junior Julian Aske stormed into second place, earning the highest finish for either team all weekend. From the women’s team, sophomore Gianna Dawson took fourth place and sophomore Rina Kurihara landed behind her by a hair. 

In first-year Alexa McMillian’s first meet with NYU, she finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 5.31 meters. Two athletes from the men’s team, seniors Drew Boyce and James Thompson, also competed in the long jump and ended up 34 and 36 of 48 jumpers.

Thompson had a successful day, taking seventh in the 60m dash and setting a new career best of 7.26 seconds and earning a fifth-place finish in the 400m run. Sophomore Tyler Burch took fourth in the 60m dash.

The women’s team also sent four distance runners to Boston University on Saturday for the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Sophomore Stella Kuttner was the Violets’ top runner, finishing 58 of 95 athletes in the women’s 3,000m run.

Both teams will compete in the NYC Gotham Cup on Jan. 16, held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. 

Wrestling 

The No. 13-ranked wrestling team placed second overall at the Petrofes Invitational held in Mechanicsburg, PA on Saturday. 

The team’s outstanding performance on Friday earned NYU the top spot after the first day of competition, beating out host school Messiah University. Eight of NYU’s wrestlers qualified for Saturday’s events, including senior Jacob Venezia, who took first overall in the 133-pound weight class. First-year Cristian Gioia made it to the final match of the 174-pound bracket, but fell short of the win. The six remaining Violets fell in the semifinals of their brackets.

Messiah ended up back on top after day two of the meet, accumulating 172 points, just above NYU’s 158. Venezia had a productive day, winning his bracket once again, while Gioia fought hard to take second place in the 174-pound class. Three more Violets added points for NYU with third-place finishes.

The team returns home after the new year to host the UAA Challenge on Jan. 3, facing off against Johns Hopkins University, Gettysburg College and Centenary University. 

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