LANCASTER, Pa. -- Centennial Conference weekly honors have been distributed for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2026. This marks the final cross country weekly awards of the season, with the CC championship meet less than two weeks away, set for Saturday, Oct. 31 at Haverford.
Charles Sharp of Haverford men's soccer was the lone honoree to receive weekly accolades for the second time this season.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Simon Lane, So., Haverford
Chicago, Ill. | University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Lane led Haverford to a sixth-place team finish in the Blue Race at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, placing seventh overall in a field of 241 runners at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. Lane covered the eight-kilometer course in 24:16.5, leading a Haverford contingent that placed three runners among the top 25. Behind Lane's top-10 performance, the Fords totaled 203 points to finish ahead of five nationally ranked programs: No. 19 WPI, No. 22 Colby, No. 24 Lebanon Valley, No. 25 Middlebury and No. 26 Lynchburg. Haverford finished just six points behind fifth-place Bates and seven behind fourth-place Tufts, averaging 24:53.3 across its scoring five in one of the strongest fields of the regular season.
2026 Men's Cross Country Weekly Awards
Sept. 9 -
Zach Houff, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 15 -
Nathan Caldwell, Dickinson
Sept. 22 -
Owen Bluman, Haverford
Oct. 20 -
Simon Lane, Haverford
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Carter Brotherton, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Leonardtown, Md. | Great Mills
Brotherton claimed the individual title in a field of 453 runners at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational at Gettysburg. The junior crossed the finish line of the 6k course in 20:48.2, finishing 17 seconds ahead of the runner-up to capture the crown.
2026 Women's Cross Country Weekly Awards
Sept. 9 -
Tara Silverman, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 15 -
Maren Blanks, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 22 -
Charlotte Martin, Swarthmore
Oct. 20 -
Carter Brotherton, Johns Hopkins
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Player of the Week
Erica Pardón, Sr., A, Haverford
Ocean Township, N.J. | Ocean Township
Pardón continued her torrid offensive stretch during Haverford’s 2-0 week, totaling four goals and eight points across a pair of Centennial Conference victories. The senior opened the week with a goal in Wednesday’s 3-0 shutout of Washington College before delivering another dominant performance in Saturday’s 4-1 road victory over Dickinson. The Ocean Township, N.J., native recorded her second hat trick in as many Saturdays against the Red Devils, helping the Fords secure their third consecutive conference victory. Pardón now has 13 goals on the season, the most by a Haverford player since Ravenel Davis ’22 finished the 2021 campaign with 17. The senior currently ranks second in the Centennial Conference with 27 points and second in the conference with 13 goals.
Defensive Player of the Week
Brenna Fitzpatrick, So., GK, Muhlenberg
Medford Lakes, N.J. | Shawnee
Fitzpatrick was tremendous in goal as the Mules split a couple of tough Centennial Conference road games. In a 2-0 loss at nationally-ranked Franklin & Marshall, she made 21 saves - the most by a CC goalie since 2019 and the most by a Mule goalie since 2010 - to help Muhlenberg stay in the game despite deficits of 44-5 in shots and 18-4 in penalty corners. At Gettysburg, she stopped 12 shots and did not allow a goal until late in the fourth quarter of a 2-1 win in which the Mules were outshot 19-6. For the week, Fitzpatrick recorded a .917 save percentage and 1.50 goals-against average.
2026 Field Hockey Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Caitlin Hoover, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 15 -
Marie Brainard, Ursinus
Sept. 22 -
Libby Castle, Swarthmore
Sept. 29 -
Sydney Yaw, Gettysburg
Oct. 6 -
Avery Bloom, Swarthmore
Oct. 13 -
Raegan Carty, Dickinson
Oct. 20 -
Erica Pardón, Haverford
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Elise Martin, Ursinus
Sept. 15 -
Charlotte Schurman, Washington College
Sept. 22 -
Josie Sarno, Swarthmore
Sept. 29 -
Meghan Dole, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 6 -
Meghan Dole, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 13 -
Josie Sarno, Swarthmore
Oct. 20 -
Brenna Fitzpatrick, Muhlenberg
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Charles Sharp, So., F, Haverford
Denver, Colo. | Regis Jesuit
Sharp helped lead Haverford to a 2-0 week, totaling two goals, one assist and five points across a pair of road victories. The sophomore opened the week with a goal and an assist in Tuesday’s 3-1 victory over Manhattanville, contributing to two of the Fords’ three goals. Sharp followed with another decisive performance in Saturday’s Centennial Conference matchup at McDaniel, scoring the game-winning goal late in regulation to lift Haverford to a 1-0 victory over the Green Terror. It marked his fourth game-winning goal of the season. The sophomore leads the Centennial Conference in goals (11), points (26), shots (54) and game-winning goals (four).
Defensive Player of the Week
Jaxson Marshall, Jr., D, Johns Hopkins
Chapel Hill, N.C. | C.E. Jordan
Marshall anchored a Johns Hopkins’ defense that allowed just two shots, including only one on goal, in a 1-0 win over Franklin & Marshall in the Blue Jays’ only game of the week.
2026 Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Nicholas Clarke, McDaniel
Sept. 15 -
Charlie Olson, McDaniel
Sept. 22 -
Charles Sharp, Haverford &
Nicholas Clarke, McDaniel
Sept. 29 -
Eliot Bowen, Ursinus
Oct. 6 -
Connor Wilkes, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 13 -
Saleem Diakite, Muhlenberg
Oct. 20 -
Charles Sharp, Haverford
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Connor Gustafson, Haverford
Sept. 15 -
Grayson Benson, Haverford
Sept. 22 -
Luke Blenis, Muhlenberg
Sept. 29 -
Calvin Field, Washington College
Oct. 6 -
Nico Famularo, Muhlenberg
Oct. 13 -
Mack Metcalf, Muhlenberg
Oct. 20 -
Jaxson Marshall, Johns Hopkins
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Fiona Sanders, So., M, Ursinus
Elverson, Pa. | Owen J. Roberts
Sanders led the Bears to a perfect 2-0 record in Centennial Conference victories over Bryn Mawr and Gettysburg. Against Bryn Mawr on Wednesday, she recorded an assist in a 2-0 victory over the Owls. She followed it up on Saturday by scoring two goals to lead Ursinus to a 2-0 shutout victory over Gettysburg.
Defensive Player of the Week
Pico Gray, So., GK, Dickinson
Brooklyn, N.Y. | Eleanor Roosevelt
Gray continued her scoreless run during the month of October by pitching a pair of conference shutouts against No. 14 Swarthmore and Bryn Mawr. On Wednesday in Carlisle she recorded five stops in each half as the Red Devils and Garnet played to a 0-0 draw. On Saturday, she added two more stops en route to Dickinson's 2-0 road victory over Bryn Mawr. The sophomore keeper now has her clean sheet streak at nearly 530 minutes as she has not allowed a goal since the ninth minute of the Red Devils' 4-2 road win at Washington College on September 26.
2026 Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Jaidyn Falcone, Muhlenberg
Sept. 15 -
Pia DiGregorio, Muhlenberg
Sept. 22 -
Emerson McDonald, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 29 -
Gwen Rauvola, Johns Hopkins &
Liesel Blau, Swarthmore
Oct. 6 -
Hariette Ngwatung, McDaniel
Oct. 13 -
Isabelle Bariso, Dickinson
Oct. 20 -
Fiona Sanders, Ursinus
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Anna Kavountzis, Gettysburg
Sept. 15 -
Ella Kruntchev, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 22 -
Sofie Aird, Swarthmore
Sept. 29 -
Maddie Burchfiel, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 6 -
Allie Billups, Haverford
Oct. 13 -
Sierra Ruehl, McDaniel
Oct. 20 -
Pico Gray, Dickinson
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of the Week
Ceci Connolly, Jr., OH, Franklin & Marshall
Wilmington, Del. | Archmere Academy
Connolly led the Diplomats' attack in a 2-0 week that included Franklin & Marshall's first victory over No. 25 Johns Hopkins since the 2018 season. Across 10 sets played, she totaled 41 kills (4.1 per set) with just seven errors on 88 attacks for a .386 attack percentage and .465 kill percentage, averaging 4.3 points per set while totaling four block assists and eight digs. In Wednesday's reverse sweep of Gettysburg, she posted a .476 hitting percentage on a career-best 22 kills alongside a block assist and five digs. In Saturday's five-set victory over No. 25 Johns Hopkins, she led F&M with 19 kills on a .304 hitting percentage plus three block assists and three digs. The win, the first since 2018 over the Blue Jays, marked the Diplomats' first win in the Goldfarb Gymnasium since 2014.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kira Chaney, Sr., DS/L, Haverford
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | ThunderRidge
Chaney anchored the Haverford back row during a perfect 2-0 week, totaling 38 digs across seven sets while averaging 5.43 digs per set in a pair of Centennial Conference victories. The junior opened the week with 17 digs in Wednesday’s 3-1 road victory over Ursinus, reaching the 1,000-career-dig milestone. Chaney followed with a match-high 21 digs in Saturday’s sweep of Gettysburg, helping Haverford secure its first sweep of the Bullets since 2016 and first victory over Gettysburg since 2021. Across the two contests, Chaney also contributed eight assists and a service ace as the Fords extended their winning streak to four matches. The junior now has 1,035 career digs, including 222 this season.
2025 Volleyball Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Elizabeth Cella, Haverford
Sept. 15 -
Elizabeth Cella, Haverford
Sept. 22 -
Izzy Diehl, Washington College
Sept. 29 -
Ivy Swafford, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 6 -
Mallie Thomas, Dickinson
Oct. 13 -
Ella Tsai, Swarthmore
Oct. 20 -
Ceci Connolly, Franklin & Marshall
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 -
Nala Shearer, Gettysburg
Sept. 15 -
Bethany Haughton, Washington College
Sept. 22 -
Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore
Sept. 29 -
Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore
Oct. 6 -
Chloe Wiedman, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 13 -
Isabel Adam, Swarthmore
Oct. 20 -
Kira Chaney, Haverford
