Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Ben Collins, Rider, Men’s Soccer
Sr. / Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington College
Collins has been a four-year member of the Broncs and has started a pair of matches in goal for Rider this season. He's also achieved in the classroom, posting a perfect 4.0 grade-point average as a political science major. He's a two-time MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Mikaella Martin, Manhattan, Cross Country
So. / Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Cite-des-Juenes
Mikaella Martin has burst onto the scene in her sophomore campaign in Riverdale, as she has paced the Jaspers Women's Cross Country team in both the NJIT Cross Country Opener to end the month of August. While recording a top-10 finish in the Jasper Fall XC Invitational. In Montgomery, Martin finished eighth in the 6000m with a time of 21:11.8, after capturing the Women's 5K Run at NJIT with a time of 18:32.9, and an average mile time of 5:58.2. In the classroom, the Quebec native has posted a cumulative GPA of 3.76.
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 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 University.
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