LANCASTER, Pa. -- The spring Centennial Conference season is winding down as the regular season comes to a conclusion this week in baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and outdoor track & field. The CC golf championships will open up the spring championship season this weekend at Waynesboro Country Club in Waynesboro, Pa.
Three multi-time winners lead this week's group of Centennial honorees for the week of April 15-21 -
Jordan Basso of Gettysburg women's lacrosse,
Abbey Russano of Haverford women's tennis and
John Reichenbach of Muhlenberg men's outdoor track & field. Reichenbach and
Ethan Hart of Dickinson men's outdoor track & field both set conference records last week.
See below for this week's full list of award winners for the week of April 8-14.
BASEBALL
Player of the Week
Jacob Harris, So., Utility, Johns Hopkins
Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. | Grosse Pointe South
Harris was red-hot at the plate all week for the Blue Jays, slashing .700/.727/.950 in a 4-1 stretch.The sophomore registered multiple hits in all five games, opening his week going 3-for-4 with a double and triple against McDaniel before ending it with a perfect 4-for-4 outing in a run-rule win over Muhlenberg. Harris' 14 hits this week account for more than half of his total on the season (23), with the sophomore leading a potent Hopkins offense in triples (3), batting average (.523), OBP (.632) and OPS (1.450).
Pitcher of the Week
Quinn Rovner, Gr., RHP, Johns Hopkins
Blue Bell, Pa. | Wissahickon
Rovner was near-perfect in his lone start of the week, helping lead the Blue Jays to a 15-0, run-rule win over Muhlenberg. The graduate student was the key cog in his Hopkins' fourth combined shutout of the season, allowing just one hit and striking out a season-high seven batters in five shutout innings against the Mules. The win moved Rovner to 5-1, with his ERA of 1.38 in conference play serving as the top mark in the Centennial.
2024 Baseball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Feb. 27 -
Shea Mckenna, McDaniel
March 5 -
Kaden Sigmon, Dickinson
March 12 -
Patrick Kelly, McDaniel
March 19 -
Aidan Sullivan, Swarthmore
March 26 -
Emmanuel Ajewole, Gettysburg
Apr. 2 -
Alex Shane, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 9 -
Dillon Souvignier, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 16 -
Max Beadling, Swarthmore
Apr. 23 -
Jacob Harris, Johns Hopkins
Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 27 -
Mike Rabayda, Haverford
March 5 -
Joey Sangiuolo, Dickinson
March 12 -
Mike Rabayda, Haverford
March 19 -
Koll Peichel, Dickinson
March 26 -
Peter Mullen, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 2 -
Andrew Moy, Swarthmore
Apr. 9 -
Mike Rabayda, Haverford
Apr. 16 -
Joey Sangiuolo, Dickinson
Apr. 23 -
Quinn Rovner, Johns Hopkins
SOFTBALL
Player of the Week
Iris Barone, So., CF, Swarthmore
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mount Lebanon
Barone batted .571 (8-for-14) with eight runs, seven stolen bases and an RBI at the top of Swarthmore's lineup. The sophomore reached base a total of 10 times with eight hits and two walks over four games. Barone had multiple hits in three games, including a 3-for-4 performance with three runs scored against McDaniel. She has scored a run in nine-straight games.
Pitcher of the Week
Lane Barron, So., RHP, Swarthmore
Bangor, Maine | Bangor
Barron earned a pair of wins against Ursinus and McDaniel as she went 2-0 on the week. The sophomore allowed one run over 14.2 innings with a 0.48 ERA. Barron allowed just five hits and held opponents to a .104 batting average while striking out 12 batters. She earned her ninth and 10th wins of the season and lowered her ERA to 2.50 on the season.
2024 Softball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
March 5 -
Makayla Calamita, McDaniel
March 12 -
Carlie Goldstein, Gettysburg
March 19 -
Sophia Cicchetti, Muhlenberg
March 26 -
Olivia McClammy, Swarthmore
Apr. 2 -
Peri Kahn, Muhlenberg
Apr. 9 -
Giovanna Komst, Gettysburg
Apr. 16 -
Jenna Harper, Washington College
Apr. 23 -
Iris Barone, Swarthmore
Pitcher of the Week
March 5 -
Libertie Schatzman, McDaniel
March 12 -
Paige Forry, Gettysburg
March 19 -
Justine Bergara, Muhlenberg
March 26 -
Stephanie Wichman, Ursinus
Apr. 2 -
Paige Forry, Gettysburg
Apr. 9 -
Megan Hughes, Gettysburg
Apr. 16 -
Abby Kohan, Dickinson
Apr. 23 -
Lane Barron, Swarthmore
MEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Player of the Week
Connor Garrison, Sr., A, Washington College
Middletown, Del. | Appoquinimink
Garrison scored six goals and added an assist in a 2-0 week for the Shoremen as they kept their playoff hopes alive with one-goal wins over Franklin & Marshall and Ursinus. In the 11-10 win at F&M on Wednesday, he tallied a game-best four points on three goals and an assist. He scored the game-tying goal with 5:57 left in the fourth quarter to level the game at 9-9 as part of the team's 4-0 run to win the game. Garrison also picked up two ground balls in the victory, one of which led directly to a goal as WC beat F&M for the first time in nine years. On Saturday at Ursinus in a 9-8 win, he scored three goals to tie for game-best. His goal with 7:37 to go in the third quarter put Washington ahead 5-4 and it was a lead it never relinquished.
Defensive Player of the Week
John McKee, Sr., FO, Dickinson
Virginia Beach, Va. | Episcopal
McKee played a critical role in a 2-0 conference week for the seventh-ranked Red Devils. In Wednesday's 12-8 home win over No. 19 Gettysburg, he went 15-of-21 at the “X” and collected 11 ground balls. In a tight 12-11 road win over Haverford on Saturday he was 20-of-24 with 13 ground balls and also contributed one goal on his lone shot. For the season he leads the Centennial in faceoff wins with 197, 19 more than his next closest challenger.
2024 Men's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 20 -
Ethan Kessler, Gettysburg
Feb. 27 -
Von Mabbs, Swarthmore
March 5 -
Charlie Johnson, Gettysburg
March 12 -
Jason Fritz, McDaniel
March 19 -
Wyatt Malia, Muhlenberg
March 26 -
Reid Tietjen, Haverford
Apr. 2 -
Michael Hardiman, Swarthmore
Apr. 9 -
Clay Almgren, Swarthmore
Apr. 16 -
Jack Bill, Muhlenberg
Apr. 23 -
Connor Garrison, Washington College
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 20 -
Adam Soper, Franklin & Marshall
Feb. 27 -
Brighton Lorber, McDaniel
March 5 -
Sage Garito, Franklin & Marshall
March 12 -
Evan Karetsos, Dickinson
March 19 -
Jonathan Singer, Ursinus
March 26 -
Patrick Scarborough, Dickinson
Apr. 2 -
Drew Tyson, Swarthmore
Apr. 9 -
Drew Tyson, Swarthmore
Apr. 16 -
Drew Tyson, Swarthmore
Apr. 23 -
John McKee, Dickinson
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Basso, Sr., A, Gettysburg
Rye, N.Y. | Rye
Basso repeated as Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Bullets to a 2-0 week that included a 12-11 win over No. 2 Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday to remain the only undefeated team in conference play. She scored seven goals and added three assists on the week for 10 points that included three goals on four shots in the win over the Diplomats. That performance included the game-winning tally with 1:08 to play.
Defensive Player of the Week
Gill Cortese, Sr., GK, Gettysburg
Mount Laurel, N.J. | Lenape
Cortese led the Bullets to a 2-0 week that included a 12-11 win over No. 2 Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday to remain the only undefeated team in conference play. She made 19 saves in goal on the week that included a career-high 15 against the Diplomats. She made four stops in just one half of play at Ursinus on Saturday. For the week, she posted a .559 save percentage in 90 minutes between the pipes.
2024 Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 20 -
Delaney Herbert, Dickinson
Feb. 27 -
Caroline Sullivan, Gettysburg
March 5 -
Nicole Steiner, Muhlenberg
March 12 -
Mia Salvatierra, Washington College
March 19 -
Isabela Bloomquist, Swarthmore
March 26 -
Julia Daly, Gettysburg
Apr. 2 -
Julia Daly, Gettysburg
Apr. 9 -
Lauren Pittman, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 16 -
Jordan Basso, Gettysburg
Apr. 23 -
Jordan Basso, Gettysburg
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 20 -
Julie Breedveld, Gettysburg
Feb. 27 -
Lauren Pittman, Franklin & Marshall
March 5 -
Eva Baumann, Haverford
March 12 -
McKenna Seashole, Washington College
March 19 -
Lizzie Symonds, Haverford
March 26 -
Lily Macatee, Gettysburg
Apr. 2 -
Lauren Pittman, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 9 -
Melissa Pierpont, Muhlenberg
Apr. 16 -
Lily Macatee, Gettysburg
Apr. 23 -
Gill Cortese, Gettysburg
MEN'S TENNIS
Athlete of the Week
Hanyu Liu, Gr., Johns Hopkins
Beijing, China | IMG Academy
Liu went 3-0 at number three singles and 3-0 at number three doubles to lead Johns Hopkins to a 3-0 week. On Tuesday, he paired with Chakor Rajendra to win 8-1 and then won 6-2, 6-0 in singles as the Blue Jays beat the Red Devils. On Friday afternoon, Liu and Rajendra won 8-4 in doubles and Liu then won 6-3, 6-2 in singles and clinched the win at No. 39 Haverford. Against No. 21 Mary Washington, he and Rajendra won 8-7 in doubles and Liu then won 6-4, 6-2 in singles to earn his 100th career victory.
2024 Men's Tennis Weekly Awards
Feb. 20 -
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Feb. 27 -
Max Lindstrom, Swarthmore
March 5 -
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
March 12 -
Ethan Yu, Ursinus
March 19 -
Marko Arboleda, Haverford
March 26 -
Marco Azar, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 2 -
Adam Contract, Gettysburg
Apr. 9 -
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Apr. 16 -
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Apr. 23 -
Hanyu Liu, Johns Hopkins
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Athlete of the Week
Abbey Russano, Sr., Haverford
Bridgewater, N.J. | Bridgewater-Raritan
Russano went 2-0 in both singles and doubles to help the Fords to key Centennial wins over Swarthmore and Franklin & Marshall last week. In Wednesday's 6-3 upset win for the 33rd-ranked Fords over the 27th-ranked Garnet, Russano and doubles partner Ellie Esterowitz defeated Lola Diaz and Erica Stutz 8-3, before claiming a 6-1, 6-3 win over Diaz at No. 1 singles. In Saturday's 8-1 win over F&M, Russano and Esterowitz teamed up for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles against Mackenzie Sherman and Sophia Rhazali before posting a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles vs. Jenna Harrison.
2024 Women's Tennis Weekly Awards
Feb. 20 -
Lia Melvin, Johns Hopkins
Feb. 27 -
Oviya Kumaran, Swarthmore
March 5 -
Sydney Langer, Johns Hopkins
March 12 -
Allie Armour, Ursinus
March 19 -
Abbey Russano, Haverford
March 26 -
Sophia Kim, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 2 -
Piper Sartison, Washington College
Apr. 9 -
Sophia Kim, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 16 -
Samantha Wang, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 23 -
Abbey Russano, Haverford
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track Athlete of the Week
Reza Eshghi, Jr., Haverford
Lincoln, Mass. | Concord Academy
Eshghi recorded the fourth-fastest 1500 meter time in Division III and the eighth-fastest time in Centennial history at the Paul Donahue Invitational at Widener on Friday night. The junior crossed the finish line in 3:47.25 to place fourth, trailing only a pair of Division I runners from LaSalle and an unattached professional athlete.
Field Co-Athlete of the Week
Ethan Hart, Sr., Dickinson
New Market, Md. | Linganore
Hart set new Centennial and school records in the shot put at the Shippensburg Mid-Week Invite last Wednesday. Hart's toss of 17.45 meters broke the previous CC mark of 16.80 meters, held by Gettysburg's Nate Grim since 1998. That mark also ranks third in the nation this spring.
Field Co-Athlete of the Week
John Reichenbach, Gr., Muhlenberg
Allentown, Pa. | Salisbury
Reichenbach cleared 2.10 meters in the high jump at Moravian's Coach P Invitational, breaking the school record and tying the Centennial Conference record that had stood unmatched since 1997. The mark is tied for the best in Division III so far this season. Reichenbach won the high jump and also posted a regional-qualifying mark in the long jump, tying for second behind a Division II athlete.
2024 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Track Athlete of the Week
March 19 -
Kenneth Relovsky, Swarthmore
March 26 -
Tyler Trout, Gettysburg
Apr. 2 -
Aiden Tobin, Ursinus
Apr. 9 -
Devon Greaves, Ursinus
Apr. 16 -
Trevor Richwine, Dickinson
Apr. 23 -
Reza Eshghi, Haverford
Field Athlete of the Week
March 19 -
Noel House, Muhlenberg
March 26 -
Will Bramley, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 2 -
John Reichenbach, Muhlenberg
Apr. 9 -
Dylan DeMagistris, Muhlenberg
Apr. 16 -
Justin Kolpan, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 23 -
Ethan Hart, Dickinson &
John Reichenbach, Muhlenberg
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track Athlete of the Week
Lauren Phillips, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Mount Laurel, N.J. | Moorestown Friends School
Phillips posted the second-fastest 200-meter dash time in Centennial history and two top-five times on the national performance list at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational on Saturday. The junior opened her day in the 400, crossing the line in first with a time of 55.72 — a time that also ranks as the fifth-fastest in Division III — before breaking her own program record and setting the third-best time in Division III in the 200, finishing in 24.37. That 200 time is the second-fastest in CC history.
Field Athlete of the Week
Holly Ferrara, Sr., Gettysburg
Holland, Pa. | Council Rock South
Ferrara led the Bullets to a second-place finish at their own Mason-Dixon Invitational on Saturday. She won the javelin with a season-best throw of 42.57 meters. The mark currently ranks sixth in Division III this season.
2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Track Athlete of the Week
March 26 -
Sara Penuela, Dickinson
Apr. 2 -
Annie Huang, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 9 -
Darya Mikusova, Dickinson
Apr. 16 -
Darya Mikusova, Dickinson
Apr. 23 -
Lauren Phillips, Johns Hopkins
Field Athlete of the Week
March 26 -
Lydia Morris-Kliment, Swarthmore
Apr. 2 -
Rainah Dunham, Ursinus
Apr. 9 -
Rainah Dunham, Ursinus
Apr. 16 -
Victoria Kadiri, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 23 -
Holly Ferrara, Gettysburg
