Saint Peter’s Nestor and Rider’s Rodrigues Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Saint Peter’s Nestor and Rider’s Rodrigues Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
EDISON, N.J. (Nov. 4, 2020) – Saint Peter’s Clardo Nestor and Rider’s Makenzie Rodrigues have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
Clardo Nestor
Saint Peter’s University
Men’s Cross Country/Track
Redshirt sophomore Clardo Nestor was a regular in the cross country/distance circuits in 2019-20. Last fall, he was the top finisher in three of the four events the team competed in highlighted by a top-30 finish at the NJIT Highlander Invite (26:49.2). He went on to post a sub-30-minute 8K time at the MAAC Championships before moving to the indoor track & field season where he starred in mid-distance and sprint relay events. Nestor was the runner-up in the 1000-meter race at the Great Dane Classic and placed in the top-five of the same event at the Yale Opener before helping the Saint Peter's 4x400-meter relay team finish as the runner-up at the MAAC Indoor Championships. That same relay team placed in the top-three at the Millrose Games and qualified for the IC4A/ECAC Championships in Boston.
Makenzie Rodrigues
Rider University
Women’s Soccer
Rodrigues was a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection in her freshman year of 2019. She was second on the team with four goals scored and third with 10 points, starting 17 of 18 games played. A year-end MAAC Academic Honor Roll recipient, Rodrigues posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in her freshman year.
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.