Landmark Picks Athletes of the Week
MADISON, N.J. - With the winter sports season winding down the
Landmark Conference has selected six Athletes of the Week following
another strong week of competition. The Athlete of the Week
selections are made by the conference office.
Men's Basketball:
Senior Josh Robinson helped Susquehanna lock up a Landmark
postseason berth with a pair of solid performances. He scored 27
points in both of the Crusader's Landmark games to help the team
earn two wins. He had 27 and three rebounds against Goucher, and
followed with 27 and six boards against Catholic. He shot
50-percent from the field and 94-percent from the foul line over
the two games. Robinson also contributed three steals and an
assist.
Women's Basketball:
Senior Kathleen Daly produced two strong performances in her final
regular season home games for Scranton. On senior day, Daly poured
in a career-high 23 points with eight rebounds as the Royals
outlasted USMMA. She opened the weekend with nine points and six
rebounds in 18 minutes in a win over Drew. She added four assists
and four steals on the week while shooting 39-percent from the
field and 86-percent from the foul line. Daly averaged 16 points
and seven rebounds over the two wins, which helped Scranton clinch
a conference postseason berth for the 33rd-straight
season.
Men's Field:
Blair Maginnis of Moravian placed fifth in both the shot put at
the weight throw at the non-scored Cornell Open. He qualified for
the ECAC Championships with a toss of 14.42 meters in the shot put,
and then produced a best toss of 14.44 meters in the weight throw.
Women's Field:
Susquehanna's Beth Lawrence earned a victory in her only event at
the Susquehanna Indoor Open. She earned a first-place finish in the
long jump with a personal-best leap of 1.57 meters. That height
ranks as the second-highest total in the Landmark Conference this
season.
Men's Track:
Susquehanna sprinter Josh Simpson posted two impressive individual
efforts at the Susquehanna Indoor Invitational. Simpson won both of
his individual events, crossing the line first in both the 55-meter
dash and the 200-meter dash. His time of 6.59 in the 55 is the
second fastest in the conference this season, while he ran a mark
of 23.37 in the 200. He also ran a leg in the 4x200 relay which
placed second at the meet.
Women's Track:
Sydni Wisniewski of Moravian produced a pair of strong finishes on
the track at the non-scored Cornell Open. She broke a school
record, and earned an ECAC qualifying mark with her time of 59.36
in the 400, which was good for a sixth-place finish. She was also
sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.16. She added two
top-15 finishes in two field events at the meet.