LANCASTER, Pa. -- A pair of three-time honorees and six repeat winners headline this week's Centennial Conference weekly awards in baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and outdoor track & field.
Teddy Scarborough of Franklin & Marshall men's lacrosse and
Paige Forry of Gettysburg softball lead the way with their third weekly accolades of the 2025 season. Scarborough has now won the men's lacrosse defensive award in back-to-back weeks and three times in the past month.
Those earning CC weekly honors for the second time this spring include
Audrey Bergan of Gettysburg softball,
Lydia Cassilly of F&M women's lacrosse,
Kai Chen of Swarthmore men's tennis,
Ella Strickler of Swarthmore women's tennis,
Jayden McKeen of Ursinus men's track & field, and
Erika Ezumba of Johns Hopkins women's track & field. McKeen and Ezumba were both repeat award winners from last week in field events.
See below for the full list of honorees from the week of March 31-April 6, 2025.
BASEBALL
Player of the Week
Brandon Sullivan, So., LF, Ursinus
Middletown, Del. | St. Georges Tech
Sullivan helped lead the Bears to a 3-1 week, hitting .538 (7-of-13) and reaching base safely in 14 of his 20 plate appearances from the leadoff spot. The sophomore left fielder drew seven walks and stole three bases while scoring twice and knocking in two RBIs as the Bears split with Swarthmore and swept McDaniel on the road. Sullivan collected at least two hits in three of the contests, and currently holds a 30-game on base streak dating back to last season.
Pitcher of the Week
Noah Potholm, Jr., RHP, Swarthmore
Washington, D.C. | Gonzaga College
Potholm picked up his fifth win of the season with a strong outing in a 6-1 victory against Franklin & Marshall. The junior tossed 7.0 innings with one run, five hits and four strikeouts. The performance marked his third-straight outing with a victory.
2025 Baseball Weekly Awards
Players of the Week
Feb. 25 -
Marc Quarrie, Muhlenberg
March 4 -
Jack Burke, Gettysburg
March 11 -
Jack Pistner, Gettysburg
March 18 -
Harry Genth, Haverford
March 25 -
Harry Genth, Haverford
Apr. 1 -
Brendan Hughes, Muhlenberg
Apri. 8 -
Brandon Sullivan, Ursinus
Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 25 -
John Francesconi, Gettysburg
March 4 -
Bijan Anvar, Franklin & Marshall
March 11 -
Alex Wilkie-Viscio, Gettysburg
March 18 -
Sam Bliss, Dickinson
March 25 -
Colin Mackenzie, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 1 -
Drew Grumbles, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 8 -
Noah Potholm, Swarthmore
SOFTBALL
Player of the Week
Audrey Bergan, So., OF, Gettysburg
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. | La Jolla Country Day School
Bergan led the Bullets to a 4-0 week, hitting .692 on the week. She went 9-for-13 at the plate with a double and triple while driving in four runs and scoring five times. Bergan recorded at least two hits in all four games and at least one run scored and one RBI in three of the four games. She also drew three walks for a .750 on-base percentage while slugging .923 for a 1.673 OPS.
Pitcher of the Week
Paige Forry, Sr., LHP, Gettysburg
Reading, Pa. | Schuylkill Valley
Forry went 2-0 and notched a save in three appearances last week, allowing just one earned run in 16 innings of work. She struck out 22 batters, including fanning a career-high 12 in the first game against York on Tuesday. She walked just one and posted a 0.44 ERA on the week.
2025 Softball Weekly Awards
Players of the Week
March 4 -
Audrey Bergan, Gettysburg
March 11 -
Samantha Mallen, Ursinus
March 18 -
Avery McClure, Swarthmore
March 25 -
Kaya Mahy, Muhlenberg
Apr. 1 -
Renee Laczkowski, Gettysburg
Apr. 8 -
Audrey Bergan, Gettysburg
Pitchers of the Week
March 4 -
Paige Forry, Gettysburg
March 11 -
Lauren Lamme, Haverford
March 18 -
Paige Forry, Gettysburg
March 25 -
Lilly Goldberg, Swarthmore
Apr. 1 -
Lia Fong, Swarthmore
Apr. 8 -
Paige Forry, Gettysburg
MEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Player of the Week
Liam Ledwith, So., A, Muhlenberg
Rockville Centre, N.Y. | Chaminade
Ledwith scored a career-high five goals on only seven shots to lead a historic comeback win for the Mules. Ledwith scored four of his goals in a 10-0 run that helped turn a 5-0 deficit into a 14-8 defeat of Washington College. It was the first time Muhlenberg ever came back from a five-goal deficit to win in regulation. Ledwith netted three of his goals in the third quarter, including the one that gave the Mules the lead for good at 6-5 early in the quarter and two 62 seconds apart.
Defensive Player of the Week
Teddy Scarborough, So., GK, Franklin & Marshall
Owings Mills, Md. | McDonough School
Scarborough earned weekly honors for the second straight week and third time in the past month after surrendering just three goals in F&M's 7-3 victory over McDaniel. Scarborough stopped 10 of the 13 shots on the goal that he faced for a 76.9% save percentage. Scarborough made five saves during both the first and second halves, allowing just one goal during each of the final three quarters.
2025 Men's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Offensive Players of the Week
Feb. 18 -
Jackson Hearn, Gettysburg
Feb. 25 -
Clay Almgren, Swarthmore
March 4 -
Charlie Johnson, Gettysburg
March 11 -
Clay Almgren, Swarthmore
March 18 -
Chase Kusko, Muhlenberg
March 25 -
Charlie Johnson, Gettysburg
Apr. 1 -
Landen Hyatt, Dickinson
Apr. 8 -
Liam Ledwith, Muhlenberg
Defensive Players of the Week
Feb. 18 -
Braden Shipp, Franklin & Marshall
Feb. 25 -
Drew Tyson, Swarthmore
March 4 -
Murphy Hoey, Gettysburg
March 11 -
Drew Tyson, Swarthmore
March 18 -
Teddy Scarborough, Franklin & Marshall
March 25 -
Ronan West, Haverford
Apr. 1 -
Teddy Scarborough, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 8 -
Teddy Scarborough, Franklin & Marshall
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Player of the Week
Lydia Cassilly, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
Havre de Grace, Md. | C. Milton Wright
Cassilly was stellar in both of F&M's wins over nationally-ranked Centennial opponents last week. In the Diplomats' 11-10 win over No. 3 Gettysburg, Cassilly scored three times and added an assist, becoming just the sixth player in program history to reach 300-career points with that effort. In the 13-10 victory over No. 23 Haverford, Cassilly scored a game-high four goals to reach 200 for her career. The senior also added three assists for seven total points in the win.
Defensive Player of the Week
Belle Dintino, Jr., D, Franklin & Marshall
Westminster, Md. | Westminster
Dintino was a force on the defensive side of the ball, helping F&M to a 2-0 week with wins over nationally-ranked CC opponents Gettysburg and Haverford. Dintino began the week with four ground balls and forced four turnovers in the win over No. 3 Gettysburg. The junior then claimed four ground balls and caused two turnovers in the victory over No. 23 Haverford. Dintino also recorded two draw controls in the win over the Fords.
2025 Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Offensive Players of the Week
Feb. 18 -
Lydia Cassilly, Franklin & Marshall
Feb. 25 -
Brooke Epstein, Haverford
March 4 -
Emma Youngling, Muhlenberg
March 11 -
Grace Battle, Gettysburg
March 18 -
Julia Daly, Gettysburg
March 25 -
Lauren Pittman, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 1 -
Piper Evans, Washington College
Apr. 8 -
Lydia Cassilly, Franklin & Marshall
Defensive Players of the Week
Feb. 18 -
Kat Thayer, McDaniel
Feb. 25 -
Emma Norton, Dickinson
March 4 -
Lily Macatee, Gettysburg
March 11 -
Sara Digiovanni, Franklin & Marshall
March 18 -
Annie Bravacos, Haverford
March 25 -
Sara DiGiovanni, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 1 -
Emma Hickey, Swarthmore
Apr. 8 -
Belle Dintino, Franklin & Marshall
MEN'S TENNIS
Player of the Week
Kai Chen, Fr., Swarthmore
Edina, Minn. | The Blake School
Chen went 3-1 over a pair of matches against nationally-ranked competition. The rookie went 2-0 versus No. 17 Mary Washington to help the No. 16 Garnet to a 6-1 victory. He teamed with Andres Fente for a 6-2 win at second doubles before winning straight sets, 7-6, 6-4, at fifth singles. Chen split his two matches versus No. 10 Emory in a narrow 4-3 loss. Chen and Fente battled against the nation's 11th-ranked doubles pair but fell 1-6 at the second spot. He then came back to claim a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 win at fifth singles. The rookie holds a four-match win streak in singles play.
2025 Men's Tennis Weekly Awards
Feb. 18 -
Aaradith Ravichandran, Washington College
Feb. 25 -
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
March 4 -
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
March 11 -
Soren Rudin-Aulenbach, Franklin & Marshall
March 18 -
Marko Arboleda, Haverford
March 25 -
Kai Chen, Swarthmore
Apr. 1 -
Max Lindstrom, Swarthmore
Apr. 8 -
Kai Chen, Swarthmore
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Player of the Week
Ella Strickler, So., Swarthmore
Chapel Hill, N.C. | Carrboro
Strickler won all four of her matches in a 1-1 week for the Garnet. The sophomore went 2-0 against Haverford, teaming with Riya Rao for a 7-5 win at third doubles before earning a 6-1, 7-5 victory at fifth singles in a 7-0 Swarthmore triumph. Strickler was the only Garnet player to win two matches in a narrow 4-3 loss at No. 9 Carnegie Mellon. Strickler and Rao won 7-5 at third doubles then Strickler had another straight-sets victory at fifth singles, 6-1, 6-3. The sophomore is currently riding a team-high seven-match win streak in singles play and has also won seven straight doubles bouts.
2025 Women's Tennis Weekly Awards
Feb. 18 -
Isabella Sorhegui, Washington College
Feb. 25 -
Isabella Sorhegui, Washington College
March 4 -
Ella Strickler, Swarthmore
March 11 -
Sophie Fenster, Bryn Mawr
March 18 -
Sophia Rhazali, Franklin & Marshall
March 25 -
Katie Yu, Ursinus
Apr. 1 -
Nathalie Williams, Swarthmore
Apr. 8 -
Ella Strickler, Swarthmore
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track Athlete of the Week
Reza Eshghi, Sr., Haverford
Lincoln, Mass. | Concord Academy
Eshghi had another memorable night to begin his senior outdoor track season at the Sam Sam Howell Distance Carnival on Friday evening as he notched the fourth-best 5000 meter time in Centennial history and the first-best time in Division III. Competing with 11 different Division I runners, the Lincoln, Mass product placed fourth in the 5000 meters with a personal-best time of 14:08.96, shaving more than 25 seconds off his previous record. His time ranks fifth all-time in Haverford program history.
Field Athlete of the Week
Jayden McKeen, So., Ursinus
Coal Twp, Pa. | Shamokin Area
McKeen repeated as Field Athlete of the Week with the second-best javelin throw in Centennial history and the second-best mark in Division III so far this season. McKeen topped his previous best mark that he set a week ago, winning the event with a throw of 68.31 meters on Saturday at the Ursinus Track & Field Festival.
2025 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Track Athlete of the Week
March 25 -
Trevor Richwine, Dickinson
Apr. 1 -
Atticus Hempel, Swarthmore
Apr. 8 -
Reza Eshghi, Haverford
Field Athlete of the Week
March 25 -
Jack Regentin, Gettysburg
Apr. 1 -
Jayden McKeen, Ursinus
Apr. 8 -
Jayden McKeen, Ursinus
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track Athlete of the Week
Gabrielle Thiry, Fr., Gettysburg
Lancaster, Pa. | Lancaster Country Day School
Thiry led the Bullets to a fourth-place finish at the 42nd annual Millersville Metrics on Friday and Saturday. She won the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:24.49, which ranks third in program history. It is the fastest 10K time in the conference so far this season and 27th in Division III.
Field Athlete of the Week
Erika Ezumba, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Owings Mills, Md. | Notre Dame Preparatory
Ezumba repeated as Field Athlete of the Week after delivering two top-10 performances in Centennial and JHU program history in the shot put and discus at the Dalton Ebanks Invite. In the shot put, the junior set a personal best with a 13.26m throw, securing the second-farthest mark in program history, the sixth-farthest mark in CC history and a fifth-place finish. She also set a personal best in the discus with a 41.46m throw, placing fourth and recording the third-farthest mark in program history and the eighth-farthest mark in CC history.
2025 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Track Athlete of the Week
March 25 -
Lauren Dunnigan, Franklin & Marshall
Apr. 1 -
Annie Huang, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 8 -
Gabrielle Thiry, Gettysburg
Field Athlete of the Week
March 25 -
Annie Leder, Dickinson
Apr. 1 -
Erika Ezumba, Johns Hopkins
Apr. 8 -
Erika Ezumba, Johns Hopkins
