MAAC Announces Weekly Award Winners
Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Award Winners Presented by BSN Sports
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Montel Johnson, Monmouth
Sr. Gibbstown, NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep
Johnson placed first in the men's hammer throw with a mark of 60.23m, which ranks first in the MAAC.
Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Louis Dilaurenzio, Monmouth
Jr., Hazlet, NJ/Raritan
DiLaurenzio placed first in the 800m with a time of 1:51.54, which is 7th all-time at Monmouth and 2nd in the MAAC.
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Lorretta Owoh, Saint Peter’s
R-So., Lawrence Township, NJ/Notre Dame High School
Owoh kept up her tremendous sophomore campaign this past week at the Jersey Relays. She again won both the long and triple jump. Her triple jump mark of 11.25 meters is a tie with her personal best. Her long jump mark of 5.48 meters is a new personal best and fifth-best in the MAAC.
Women’s Track Performer of the Week
Meaghan Scullin, Quinnipiac
Sr., Cumberland, RI/Cumberland
At Stony Brook on April 23, Meaghan Scullin placed second in the 400m dash with a time of 57.17, which is the new top time in the MAAC and a season-best for the graduate student.
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Defensive Player of the Week
Anna Mossakowski, Siena
Sr., Cumberland, RI/Cumberland
Mossakowski had a phenomenal week in between the pipes for the Saints, recording 44 saves and an 11.43 goals against average over four games, including a pair of double-digit save affairs against ranked opponents. The sophomore posted 15 saves against #22 Marist before recording a career hight 19 save performance in the Saints' 13-5 win over #25 Iona. Mossakowski held a .524 saves percentage and also had two assists.
Offensive Player of the Week
McKenna Imset, VMI
R-Jr., Whittier, CA
VMI red-shirt junior McKenna Imset scored 22 goals in five matches last week. She had seven goals twice, against LIU and Iona. Imset added four assists, four drawn exclusions, three steals and three blocks.
Rookie of the Week
Rachel Ahumada, VMI
Fr., Simi Valley, CA
VMI freshman Rachel Ahumada had a stellar week in five matches, she compiled four goals, 11 assists, 17 drawn exclusions, seven steals and four blocks.
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.