Beach and Motschmann Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Megan Beach
Women’s Lacrosse
Fairfield University
A 2019 Fairfield University graduate, Megan Beach was recently named to the All-ECAC Second Team for the second consecutive season and earned an invitation to the prestigious IWLCA Senior All-Star Game. Beach was previously recognized this spring as the 2019 MAAC Defender of the Year and earned her second straight All-MAAC First Team selection. She was also a MAAC All-Championship Team pick for the second consecutive campaign after guiding the Stags to back-to-back MAAC Championships.
Johannes Motschmann
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Iona College
Johannes Motschmann will be continuing a stellar outdoor track & field season at the NCAA Championships in Austin, TX after qualifying for the season’s culminating event in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a seventh place finish at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, FL at Hodges Stadium.
Motschmann ran a personal best time of 8:41.04 and earned an automatic qualifying slot with a second place finish in his heat and seventh place overall. He beat his previous career-best time which was 8:44.34 at the 2019 Bryan Clay Invitational.
At the 2019 MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Motschmann won the 5,000-meter and 3,000m steeplechase to earn Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Championship.
His honor ensured The Iona men's cross country and track & field programs have completed a MVP sweep in the its three championship events this season. Liam Dee was named the MAAC Most Outstanding Performer at the 2018 Cross Country Championships; Jordan Brannan was voted the Most Outstanding Track Performer at the 2019 Indoor Track & Field Championships and Motchmann completes the trifecta at the Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Joining Motschmann in Austin will be Jessica Scheriff who qualified for the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. For both, it is their first NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
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.