Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Daniel Velek, Quinnipiac, Men’s Tennis
Gr. / Sezimovo Usti, Czech Republic, Gymnazium Jaroslava Heyrovskeho
 
Daniel Velek has helped lead the Bobcats to a 4-0 MAAC start at the No. 1 singles spot and has teamed up with James Lorenzetti at No. 2 doubles. In MAAC play, he has a 2-2 record at No. 1 singles while holding a 2-1 record in doubles.
 
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Rachel Dean, Marist, Women’s Water Polo
Sr. / Auckland, New Zealand
 
Rachel Dean leads the Red Foxes water polo team in and out of the Pool. Dean, at Marist, is a double major in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics. Dean has been a part of the MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll every year she has been eligible, earning a 3.9 GPA. Dean has been a tutor at Marist in various subjects, as well as being a Dean’s List member for all seven semesters. Dean also won the Early Career Undergraduate Research Award from the Marist Math Department in Fall of 2024. In the pool, Dean has had a dominant season. In the past two weeks, Dean has tallied 14 goals for the Red Foxes. In that stretch, the Red Foxes went 8-1 and held an eight-match winning streak. Dean also recorded 15 assists in the nine matches for the Red Foxes.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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