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Landmark Announces Athletes of the Week

TOWSON, Md. - The Landmark Conference has released the Athletes of the Week. The conference will recognize a student-athlete for each sport based on their contributions to their team throughout the season.

During the winter season, basketball will be announced on Monday, followed by swimming and indoor track and field on Tuesday.

For the spring season, baseball, softball, and lacrosse will be announced on Monday, followed by golf, tennis, and outdoor track and field on Tuesday.

  • Baseball Athlete: Mitchel Johnson (Catholic University)

    Mitchel Johnson powered Catholic’s offense with a stellar week at the plate, going 7-for-15 (.467) with three home runs and 13 RBI. He dominantly opened the week, blasting two homers and a double while driving in a season-high six runs in a 12-8 victory. Johnson stayed hot in the next game against Juniata, going 2-for-3 with another home run and three RBI. He capped off the series sweep with a three-RBI performance, adding a double against the Eagles. Johnson now leads the Landmark Conference in both home runs (7) and RBI (25).

    Baseball Pitcher: Brandon Kobryn (Drew University)

    Brandon Kobryn delivered a dominant performance on the mound, tossing a six-inning, three-hit complete game in Drew’s 13-1 win over Wilkes, which was shortened due to darkness. He retired seven straight batters from the third through the fifth innings and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the sixth by striking out back-to-back hitters to seal the victory. Kobryn’s clutch effort handed Wilkes its first conference loss of the season.

  • Men's Lacrosse Offensive: Tristan Coleman (Elizabethtown College)

    Tristan Coleman fueled Elizabethtown’s attack with 16 points across two victories last week. He posted a career-high 10 points in a 15-7 non-conference win over Widener, recording a hat trick and seven assists—tied for the second-most assists in a game in program history. His 10-point performance also tied for the third-most in team history. Coleman stayed hot in Saturday’s 17-6 Landmark Conference win at Goucher, notching his second straight hat trick and adding three assists. In just eight games, he has already set a new single-season career high with 40 points (16g, 24a).

    Men's Lacrosse Defensive: Brayden Franey (Elizabethtown College)

    Brayden Franey anchored Elizabethtown’s defense with two strong performances in goal, lowering his season GAA to 9.16. He allowed just three goals in nearly 50 minutes during Wednesday’s win over Widener, making eight saves. On Saturday, Franey played the full 60 minutes at Goucher, stopping 10 shots in a 17-6 victory as the Blue Jays improved to 2-0 in Landmark Conference play. He finished the week with 18 total saves across the two wins.

    Women's Lacrosse Offensive: Jackie Salvatore (Moravian University)

    Jackie Salvatore led Moravian to a 2-0 week with 21 points, tallying three goals and 18 assists while adding 19 draw controls and five ground balls. She opened with a 10-point performance in a 15-3 win over Misericordia, scoring twice and dishing out eight assists while surpassing 300 career points—becoming just the second player in program history and fifth in Landmark Conference history to reach the milestone.

    Salvatore followed with a record-setting performance in a 26-2 win over Wilkes, registering a school-record 10 assists, a career-high 13 draw controls, and a goal. She broke both the Moravian and Landmark Conference career assists records, now standing at 163. The Greyhounds also set program records for goals (26), assists (19), and draw controls (28), while establishing new Landmark Conference marks for assists (19) and points (45) in conference-only action. Salvatore’s 10-assist outing tied the conference single-game record.

    Women's Lacrosse Defensive: Madi Dippel (Moravian University)

    Madi Dippel played a key role on both ends of the field as Moravian allowed just five goals in a 2-0 week. She totaled eight ground balls, three caused turnovers, three goals, an assist, and two draw controls across the two victories.

    Dippel contributed a goal, an assist, two ground balls, and two draw controls in a 15-3 win over Misericordia. She followed with a dominant performance in the Greyhounds' 26-2 Landmark Conference-opening win over Wilkes, recording three goals, six ground balls, and three caused turnovers.

  • Softball Athlete: Hannah Keane (University of Scranton)

    Hannah Keane powered Scranton’s offense in a 5-2 week, going 8-for-19 with nine RBI and five runs scored. She capped off the week with a strong performance in Saturday’s sweep of Elizabethtown, finishing 3-for-7 with three RBI and two runs scored.

    Softball Pitcher: Emma Tirollo (University of Scranton)

    Emma Tirollo was dominant in the circle, tossing 14 scoreless innings while allowing just five hits across the week. She recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in a win over Keuka on Monday and finished the week with 17 total strikeouts.