LANCASTER, Pa. -- This week marks the final volleyball weekly awards of the year and the first wrestling awards as crossover season continues on between fall and winter sports. This week's awards also include men's and women's swimming.
Alice Yu of Johns Hopkins volleyball leads this week's winners with her second honor in the past two weeks, while Swarthmore swimming continues its dominance with another sweep of the men's and women's accolades.
Scroll below for the full list of Centennial winners from last week's action around the conference.
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of the Week
Pamela Chiakpo, Sr., RS/MB, Johns Hopkins
Lexington, Mass. | Lexington
Chiakpo was unstoppable on the attacking side in a 3-0 week for Johns Hopkins. The senior averaged 3.60 kills per set on a ridiculous .403 hitting percentage to pair with 4.20 points per set, with the best game of her career coming in a match against F&M with serious playoff implications. In the contest against the Diplomats, Chiakpo finished with a career-best and game-high 18 kills on a .484 hitting percentage to carry the team to the win and top seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament. The senior finished her week with another eight kills, two digs and a season-high seven blocks in a 3-1 win over Shenandoah.
Defensive Player of the Week
Alice Yu, So., MB, Johns Hopkins
San Diego, Calif. | Torrey Pines
Yu had a career-best week in a 3-0 stretch for the Blue Jays. The sophomore opened her week with a four-kill, four-block effort against Dickinson before having the best defensive game of her career in a 3-1 win over Franklin & Marshall. In a game that would decide the Centennial Conference Tournament seeding, Yu registered a career-best 10 blocks — the most in a single match in the conference this year and the second most in a four-set match in program history — to pair with another two kills. The California native ended her week adding two kills to pair with three more blocks in a 3-1 win over Shenandoah to bring her weekly average to 1.7 denials per set.
2023 Volleyball Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 6 -
Kaylee Zhang, Swarthmore
Sept. 12 -
Simrin Carlsen, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 19 -
Helena Swaak, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 26 -
Simrin Carlsen, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 3 -
Kylie Ulrich, Gettysburg
Oct. 10 -
Simrin Carlsen, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 17 -
Kylie Ulrich, Gettysburg
Oct. 24 -
Simrin Carlsen, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 31 -
Gianna Mangiamele, Franklin & Marshall
Nov. 7 -
Pamela Chiakpo, Johns Hopkins
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 6 -
Chelsea O'Leary, Gettysburg
Sept. 12 -
Juliet Young, Haverford
Sept. 19 -
Meredith Mangum, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 26 -
Alyssa Faville, Muhlenberg
Oct. 3 -
Chelsea O'Leary, Gettysburg
Oct. 10 -
Roxy Karrer, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 17 -
Mary Huegel, Gettysburg
Oct. 24 -
Alice Yu, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 31 -
Meredith Mangum, Franklin & Marshall
Nov. 7 -
Alice Yu, Johns Hopkins
MEN'S SWIMMING
Athlete of the Week
Cami Wilson, So., Swarthmore
Birmingham, Mich. | International Academy
Wilson was the top standout for Swarthmore at the D3 Shootout, setting a new school record in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.58. He narrowly beat out the previous mark of 20.59 recorded by Alec Lawless in 2020. The sophomore also earned a runner up finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 49.12. Wilson ranks fourth in the nation in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 fly. His 100 fly time ranks sixth all-time in the Centennial while his 50 free time is eighth on the all-time list.
2023-24 Men's Swimming Weekly Awards
Oct. 24 -
Danny Castle, Swarthmore
Oct. 31 -
Charlie Cross, Gettysburg
Nov. 7 -
Cami Wilson, Swarthmore
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Athlete of the Week
Quinn Weygandt, So., Swarthmore
Madison, Wis. | Madison West
Weygandt produced a NCAA B cut time after finishing third place in the 400 IM with a time of 4:26.74 at the D3 Shootout, which was just 0.01 seconds off her school and Centennial Conference record set last season. She also placed third in the 500 freestyle (5:07.08) and she was fourth in the 200 IM (2:07.44). Weygandt swam on Swarthmore's 800 freestyle relay that came in fifth (7:48.52). All four times are ranked among the top 20 in Division III so far this season. The 400 IM time ranks third in the nation, the 200 IM time is eighth, the 800 freestyle relay is ninth and the 500 freestyle time is 19th.
2023-24 Women's Swimming Weekly Awards
Oct. 24 -
Genine Collins, Swarthmore
Oct. 31 -
Annaliese Chen, Swarthmore
Nov. 7 -
Quinn Weygandt, Swarthmore
WRESTLING
Athlete of the Week
Evan Mendez, Muhlenberg, Fr. 149
Piscataway, N.J. | St. Joseph Metuchen
Mendez opened his career by winning the 149-pound title at Alvernia's Tonee Ellis Memorial Tournament. He went 5-0 to storm through the bracket, with three of his wins coming by fall.
2023-24 Wrestling Weekly Awards
Nov. 7 -
Evan Mendez, Muhlenberg
