Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Cashieve Blair, Saint Peter's
Sr., Irvington, NJ, Irvington
 
Cashieve Blair continued his dominant outdoor season at the Rutgers Relays, earning a pair of gold medals while breaking two Saint Peter’s school records. He paced both programs with the only individual gold medals of the weekend. Blair opened with a historic performance in the 400m, snapping a 45-year-old school record and becoming the first Peacock in program history to dip under 47 seconds with a time of 46.81, finishing more than a second ahead of the field. The mark ranks No. 97 on AthleticNET’s 2026 Division I Top 100 list. He followed with another record-breaking run in the 200m, clocking a program-record 20.74 to become the first Peacock to break the 21-second barrier. Blair finished nearly half a second ahead of the field, ranking No. 25 nationally on AthleticNET. Blair currently ranks first in the MAAC in both the 200m and 400m, first and second in the Metropolitan area, and among the top performers in the NCAA East Region, including No. 24 in the 200m and No. 47 on the NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying List (TFRRS).
 
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Brandon Falconer, Mount St. Mary's
So., Black River, Jamaica, Cornwall High School
 
Sophomore Brandon Falconer finished 21st in the East and leader in the MAAC for the javelin after a 66.67 meter throw at the JMU Invitational. With the throw, Falconer won the meet as well.
 
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Joshua Dean, Mount St. Mary's
Fr., Collingdale, PA, Academy Park High School
 
Joshua Dean clocked in at 10.62 seconds in the 100 meter dash at the JMU Invitational. Dean took first place in the race and earned the second best time in the MAAC this season. 
 
Women’s Track Performer of the Week
Maddie Dischert, Rider
Jr., Brigantine, NJ, Atlantic City High School
 
Dischert broke the Rider record in the 5000 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic, running 16:34.70. It was a 25-second personal best and the #2 time in the MAAC this season. 
 
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Lauren Fadairo, Quinnipiac
So., Mount Holly, NJ, Rancocas Valley High School
 
Fadairo smashed the Quinnipiac school record in the triple jump over the weekend, marking 12.55m at the Bison Outdoor Classic. The distance also leads the MAAC this season.
 
Women’s Rookie of the Week
Janell Mordi, Rider
Fr., Lower Merion, PA, Lower Merion
 
Mordi achieved three all-time top 100 performances for Rider at the Duke Invitational. She ran on the 4x100 relay that ran 46.52 which is the #2 time all-time at Rider (it is also the #2 time in the MAAC). She ran 24.94 in the 200 which is the #7 best all-time and she also ran 14.68 in the 100 hurdles which is the #9 all-time.
 
The 2026 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, 2026, at Morgan Track in Emmitsburg, MD, hosted by Mount St. Mary's University. For all information regarding the 2026 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships please visit maacsports.com/outdoortrack.
 
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 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 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 University.
 
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