EDISON, NJ (Oct. 19, 2022) – Manhattan’s Kaya Simpson and Fairfield’s Addy Douglas have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
Kaya Simpson
Manhattan
Men’s Track & Field
 
Simpson serves as Manhattan’s SAAC President and has been a driving force behind student-athletes getting more involved in the community. In conjunction with the rest of SAAC, Simpson, organized student-athlete participation in Tunnel To Towers and the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk. On the track, Simpson, is a sprinter who last year was a part of the Jaspers 4x100 team that took bronze at the MAAC Championships. They also won the same event at the Metropolitan Championships.
 
Addy Douglas
Fairfield
Women’s Golf
 
Senior, Addy Douglas, has earned a pair of top finishes to help lead the Stags' women's golf team this fall, including a runner-up finish Monday at the SHU Fall Invitational. The Newport, R.I. native boasts a 3.60 GPA as a Finance major in the Dolan School of Business, continuing to help lead the program on the course and in the classroom.

 
 
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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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