Edison, NJ (Apr. 26, 2023) – Canisius’ Jackson Strong and Manhattan’s Lauren Rende have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
Jackson Strong
Canisius
Baseball

Strong has emerged as a potent bat in the Golden Griffins lineup during his sophomore campaign, boasting a .337 batting average and .618 slugging percentage in 24 games played this season. He is tied for the team lead with six home runs while ranking second on the squad in both hits (29) and RBI (20). A native of West Seneca, Strong is a physical education major at Canisius.
 
Lauren Rende
Manhattan
Softball
 
Rende recently surpassed 100 career hits and leads the team in average (.305), runs scored (18), home runs (5), slugging (.549), and on-base (.389). The shortstop is a two-time, soon-to-be three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection and was a Second Team All-MAAC selection last season on the infield. Rende has also reached base in 16 straight games. The Ardsley, N.Y. native is a physical education major 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) 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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