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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.

For the fall season, field hockey, football, soccer, and volleyball will be announced on Monday, followed by cross country, golf, swimming and diving, and tennis on Tuesday.

  • Offensive Athlete of the Week: Shana Goldsmith (Scranton)
    Shana Goldsmith led Scranton’s offense to a pair of victories over Moravian and Juniata. She recorded a career-high five points with two goals and three assists in the win over Moravian before adding two more goals in Saturday’s victory over Juniata.

    Defensive Athlete of the Week: Lily DeBlasio (Elizabethtown)
    Lily DeBlasio helped Elizabethtown secure a pair of home victories, making eight saves in a 3-2 shootout win over Catholic on Tuesday. She followed with another strong performance in Saturday's 5-0 Senior Day victory over Lycoming, recording her 100th save of the season.
     

  • Offensive Athlete of the Week: Lamar West (Catholic)
    Freshman running back Lamar West broke out in Catholic’s matchup against WestConn, rushing for a season-high 145 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown. West Jr. delivered the highlight of the day with a 67-yard touchdown run, the first of his collegiate career, and added two receptions for 13 yards. His 145 rushing yards marked the most by a Catholic running back this season and the program’s highest single-game total at the position since 2024 against Keystone.

    Defensive Athlete of the Week: Omari Cofield (Susquehanna)
    Omari Cofield dominated on the defensive line in Susquehanna’s 70-10 victory over Moravian on October 17, helping the River Hawks improve to 2-0 in Landmark Conference play. Cofield recorded two sacks for a combined loss of 19 yards, including an 11-yard sack on third down in the first quarter that forced Moravian to punt. He added another sack in the second half to continue disrupting the Greyhounds’ offense. Cofield helped anchor a defensive effort that totaled five sacks, forced an interception, and limited Moravian to just 166 yards of total offense, including 25 net rushing yards. 

    Specialist Athlete of the Week: Vasco Granitto (Lycoming)
    Vasco Granitto delivered a career-best performance in Lycoming’s 42-7 victory over Juniata, connecting on a career-high three field goals, including a Landmark Conference-record 46-yarder with 39 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Granitto also converted field goals from 20 and 31 yards and made all three extra-point attempts. On kickoffs, he averaged 40.6 net yards across nine attempts, helping limit Juniata to an average starting field position at its own 24-yard line. 

  • Offensive Athlete of the Week: Joseph Jackson (Wilkes)
    Joseph Jackson sparked the Wilkes’ offense with a goal and an assist in the Colonels’ 3-0 victory over Goucher. Joseph opened the scoring in the second minute with a goal off a corner kick before setting up Lorenzo in the 11th minute. 

    Defensive Athlete of the Week: Donovan Friedhoff (Drew)
    Friedhoff anchored Drew’s defense with back-to-back shutouts during a perfect 2-0 week, highlighted by a 1-0 upset over No. 10 ranked Catholic. He recorded a season-high seven saves against the Cardinals, including six in the second half and a crucial stop in the closing seconds to preserve the victory. The win marked Drew’s first win over Catholic since 2018 and first against a nationally ranked opponent since 2017. 

  • Offensive Athlete of the Week: Mikayla Long (Lycoming)
    Mikayla Long powered Lycoming’s offense with four goals, recording a hat trick in the Warriors’ 6-0 victory over Goucher before adding another goal against Elizabethtown. Long reached a pair of major career milestones against the Gophers, becoming just the fourth player in program history to record 30 career goals and later reaching 75 career points, joining an exclusive group of the program’s top offensive performers.

    Defensive Athlete of the Week: Emma Stiller (Juniata)
    Emma Stiller anchored Juniata’s defense with back-to-back shutouts in draws against Susquehanna and Scranton. Stiller recorded eight saves against Susquehanna and added six more against the Royals to preserve both results. The draw against Scranton marked just the second time in program history that the Eagles have earned a draw against the Royals.

  • Athlete of the Week: Lucy Stanek (Elizabethtown)
    Lucy Stanek helped the Blue Jays go 4-0 on the week to improve to 5-0 in Landmark Conference play for the first time in program history since joining the league. She led the team in kills in all four matches, totaling 60 kills with a .372 hitting percentage across the week. Stanek recorded a season-high .545 hitting percentage with 13 kills against Susquehanna and a week-high 20 kills against Wilkes. 

    Defensive Athlete of the Week: Kinsey Reuwer (Elizabethtown)
    Kinsey Reuwer helped Elizabethtown go 4-0 on the week to improve to 5-0 in Landmark Conference play for the first time in program history since joining the conference. Reuwer totaled 25 blocks across four matches, averaging 1.92 blocks per set. She recorded a career-high seven blocks against Susquehanna before setting a new career high with nine blocks against Wilkes. Reuwer now leads the Landmark Conference with 85 total blocks, including 75 block assists, establishing herself as a dominant presence at the net.