Pavicic and Peters Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Peri Pavicic
Women’s Track & Field
Rider University
Junior Peri Pavicic of the Rider University women's track and field team ended her junior season in style last weekend for the Broncs. At the 2019 ECAC Outdoor Championships, she earned All-East honors thanks to finishing sixth in the 3,000m steeple with a time of 10:30.48. Pavicic earned a silver medal in the event at the MAAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Pavicic landed on the MAAC All-Academic Team for the second year in a row as well.
Jeffrey Peters
Men’s Golf
Saint Peter’s University
Jeffrey Peters closed out his sophomore campaign in the NCAA Austin Regional this week. Peters won the 2019 MAAC Men’s Golf Individual Championship, becoming just the third player in program history to win the title. He finished the MAAC tournament with a final card of 69-74-72=215 (-1) en route to the 2019 individual crown and McLeod Trophy for the Most Outstanding Golfer (MVP). Peters was also the only golfer in the field to finish the three-round tournament under par. Peters’ combined two-round total of 143 was the fifth-best total in Peacock history at MAACs and his final card of 215 was the second-best ever final card for a Peacock at the championship, just three strokes behind the all-time low of 212. Additionally, he earned All-MAAC honors and helped guide Saint Peter’s to a runner-up finish at the championship.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.