Marist’s Coueslant and Manhattan’s Gleba Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student Athletes of the Week
Marist’s Coueslant and Manhattan’s Gleba Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student Athletes of the Week
EDISON, N.J. (Oct. 14, 2020) – Marist College’s Murray Coueslant and Manhattan College’s Shannon Gleba have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student Athletes of the Week.
Murray Coueslant
Marist College
Men’s Swimming
The butterfly and freestyle specialist from Aberdeen, Scotland is Marist’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee President this year, and has been involved with SAAC as a representative for swimming & diving for the last three years.
The senior computer science major, has had a ton of success both in the pool as well as in the classroom. Coueslant worked hard on his studies, and has been named to the Marist College Dean’s List in all four of his previous semesters. He was also a member of the MAAC All-Academic Team each of the last two years.
One of the highest honors of his career was being selected to attend the NCAA Leadership Forum in 2019. The Leadership Forum, created in 1997, has been a life-changing experience for more than 5,000 student-athletes, many who have grown personally and professionally, gained a new network of peers and friends, as well as felt the rewards and importance of community service.
Coueslant was named a captain for the swimming & diving program for the 2020-21 season, which was rightfully earned after a very successful first three years with the program. He has had some very impressive performances in Buffalo at the MAAC Championships, including a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard fly in 2020, a fifth-place finish in the 1650-yard free in 2020, and second in the 200-yard fly in 2018. He was also a part of the 800-yard free relay team that won the silver medal in 2020. He also still holds a school record, clocking in at 1:49.08 in the 200-yard fly in 2018.
Shannon Gleba
Manhattan College
Women’s Rowing
Gleba has been a valuable performer to the women’s rowing team over her four years, having coxed the 1v8+, 2v8+ and 1v4+ during her time with the Jaspers. Out of the water, she was elected as the Manhattan College Student Body President for the 2020-21 Academic Year. A two-time MAAC All-Academic Honoree, she is majoring in allied health with a concentration in healthcare administration at Manhattan.
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) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.