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Fairfield’s Jessett and Siena’s Amedio Named Bob McCloskey Insurance MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week

 Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Calum Jessett, Fairfield, Men’s Tennis
Jr. / Keinton Mandeville, England, Millfield School
 
Calum Jessett went 2-0 to start the spring season, earning wins in singles and doubles on Saturday at Boston University. he teamed with Alex Aguiar to win at #2 doubles and headed the #3 flight in singles, where he picked up a straight-set triumph. Jessett and Aguiar also manned the #2 doubles spot on Friday at Dartmouth, but their match went unfinished at 5-4 when the doubles point was clinched by Big Green.
Jessett is a Dean's List student as an Economics major in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.
 
 
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Mea Amedio, Siena, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Jr. / Colonie, NY, The Albany Academics
 
Amedio finished the fall 2025 semester as a member of the 4.0 GPA club and currently has a 3.98 cumulative GPA as a business major with a pre-law track at Siena. The All-MAAC Academic Team selection and two-time All-MAAC Honor Roll selection was also a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection last school year and an Eastern Athletic Communications Association (EAST-COMM) Academic Honor Roll selection. Amedio has starred in the pool as well, finishing with the Siena Swim Center's pool record in the 100-yard individual medley on January 17 against Stonehill with a winning time of 59.96, nearly one full second faster than the previous fastest time. During the last meet at Vermont on January 24, Amedio finished second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:13.63.
 
 

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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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