Edison, NJ (Feb. 15, 2023) –Fairfield's Alexey Belfer and Siena's Delia McDade Clay have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
Alexey Belfer
Fairfield
Men's Swimming & Diving
Alexey Belfer set two individual school records and was part of three relay school records during the 2023 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships in Buffalo this past week. He placed second in the 50 freestyle with a school record time of 20.17. He also took second in the 100 free by completing the distance in a Fairfield record time of 44.43. Belfer was also part of three relay Fairfield relay records during the MAAC Championships, helping set the standard in the 200-medley relay, the 400-medley relay, and the 400 free relay. The junior is studying Accounting at Fairfield University.
Delia McDade Clay
Siena
Women's XC/Track
A native of Rochester, New York, McDade Clay has put together a heralded running career at Siena, which included one of the best women's cross-country campaigns to-date. A two-time All-MAAC finisher in cross country, she placed fourth this season and helped the Saints to their third straight second place finish. She also earned All-East honors with an 11th place finish at the ECAC Cross Country Championships and was an All-East Region selection after placing 22nd at the NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships. She currently ranks inside the program's top-5 in five individual track events and was part of school record 4x800 and distance medley relay teams.
Set to graduate with a degree in psychology, McDade Clay holds a 3.76 cumulative GPA, and has been a MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll member. She was selected as an NCAA Division I Cross Country All-Academic selection following her regional finish, and currently serves as the chair of both the Siena and MAAC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committees.
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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