ECAC Weekly Honors for FIve E8 Athletes
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the Corvias Players of the Week for the week of play ending Feb. 12 and five Empire 8 student-athletes have been recognized.
Men’s Basketball – North
Player of the Week
Brendan Wind – Nazareth College, So., G
Wind averaged 38.3 points and 7.3 assists as he eclipsed career-high point totals in all three games in a 2-1 week for Nazareth. He scored 29 in a 90-83 win over Houghton last Tuesday, then added 38 points in an 80-71 win over Elmira last Thursday. He topped it off with 48 points in a 103-93 double-overtime loss at St. John Fisher on Saturday. For the week, Wind shot 37-for-66 (.561) from the field and 41-for-50 (.820) from the free throw line.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field – North
Track Athlete of the Week
Peter Girardi – St. John Fisher College, Jr.
GIrardi earned Male Track Athlete of the Meet honors at the Empire 8 Championships last Saturday after winning and breaking the meet and facility record in both the 60-meter hurdles and the 400-meter dash. Girardi tied his personal record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.15 in the preliminary round, which is currently the fastest time of any competitor in Division III this season. The senior would finish first in the finals with a time of 8.26. Girardi recorded the best time in the nation in the 400-meter dash, crossing finish in 48.84. Girardi would also claim the runner up spot in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 22.51. He was part of the 4X400-meter relay team that sealed the runner up spot in the event, less than one second behind the medalists with a time of 3:25.02.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field – North
Field Athlete of the Week
Mark VanMarter – St. John Fisher College, Jr.
VanMarter was selected as the Field Athlete of the Meet in the Empire 8 Championships this weekend for the third year in a row after first-place finishes in the long jump, high jump and triple jump. He set a personal record in the triple jump with a distance of 13.93 meters. The junior finished the long jump at 6.91 meters and posted 1.93 meters in the high jump.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field – Metro
Track/Rookie Athlete of the Week
Gina Dello Russo – Stevens Institute of Technology, Fr.
Dello Russo was named the Women's Track Athlete of the Meet at the Empire 8 championships after first-place finishes in the 200- and 400-meter dashes. She broke the Stevens record and the facility record in both events. Her time of 26.03 ranks 29th in Division III this season, while her time in the 400 (57.81) is the 13th-fastest time this season.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field – North
Field Athlete of the Week
Katherine Pitman – Ithaca College, Sr.
Pitman highlighted the E8 championship, as she was named Field Athlete of the Meet, after another record-breaking performance in the pole vault. The senior, who just last week set the NCAA Division III record in the event, surpassed that mark last Saturday with a cleared height of 4.25 meters. She now holds the second-highest mark, indoor or outdoor, in Division III history, as 4.27 meters is the all-time record.