Eight Student-Athletes Chosen As Players of the Week
MADISON, N.J. - The first week with the entire slate of six Landmark winter sports earned eight student-athletes Landmark Player of the Week recognition. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
Men's Basketball:
Junior Jason Banzhaf produced a pair of strong all-around games
for Catholic this past week. He made history with a double-double
in a Landmark win over Goucher as his 28 points moved him past the
1,000-point mark for his career, making him the first men’s
basketball player with 1,000 points playing solely as a member of
the Landmark. He also had 13 rebounds in the win over Goucher,
while also adding a steal. Earlier in the week he scored 19 points
and grabbed five boards in a loss to Washington & Lee. He
averaged 23.5 points and nine rebounds per game for the week and
shot 50-percent from the field.
Women's Basketball:
Moravian senior Jessica Foran was a big contributor as the
Greyhounds opened their Landmark schedule with a road win over
fourth-ranked Scranton. She scored a team-high 16 points whiling
67-percent from the field in the contest. She also grabbed six
rebounds, passed out three assists and added a steal as Moravian
earned the win.
Men's Field:
Senior Mike Blenk of Moravian got his indoor season off to
a strong start with several good performances at the Lehigh Season
Opener. He placed third with an ECAC qualifying mark of 6.71 meters
in the long jump, and added a fifth-place finish in the high jump
with a best leap of 1.80 meters. He also competed in a pair of
track events, finishing second and 10th in the 60-meter hurdles and
60-meter dash respectively.
Women's Field:
Micah Leonard enjoyed a solid start to the indoor track
season with several good results at the Lehigh Season Opener. The
freshman won the triple jump with a leap of 11.16 meters and posted
a best jump of 5.00 meters to finish eighth in the long jump. Her
triple jump distance was an ECAC qualifying mark. She also competed
in the 60-meter dash, where she placed 11th.
Men's Swimming & Diving:
USMMA diver Nicholas Halbach excelled for the Mariners at
the ECAC Division III Championships this past weekend. The junior
was named the Diver of the Meet as he won both the 3-meter and
1-meter events, besting 16 and 15 other divers in the two events
respectively. He broke the existing ECAC record with a score of
507.70 to win the 3-meter dive, and then scored 435.00 to place
first in the 1-meter event.
Women's Swimming & Diving:
Susquehanna’s Christie Savard earns the Player of
the Week honor for the third time after a strong showing at the
Franklin & Marshall Invitational. The junior broke school
records in each of her three individual events at the meet. She won
the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:06.04 setting a new meet record,
swam 2:11.65 to place third in the 200 IM and set a new Susquehanna
record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.02 which was good
for second place. She also was a part of four Susquehanna relays
that established new school records at the meet.
Men's Track:
Moravian freshman Chidibere Ezemma got his collegiate
career off to a strong start as he won a pair of events at the
Lehigh Season Opener. He crossed the line first in the 200-meter
dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 22.94 and then added a win in
the 400-meter by running 52.25 seconds. He added a runner-up finish
with a time of 7.15 in the 60-meter dash.
Women's Track:
Symonne Scott was strong for Moravian in its first meet of
the season this past weekend. At the Lehigh Season Opener she
earned a pair of runner-up finishes on the track, placing second in
the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.14 and second in the 200-meter in
a time of 27.47. She also added a second-place finish in the long
jump in field competition.
