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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 winter season, men's and women's basketball will be announced on Monday, followed by men's and women's swimming and diving and men's and women's indoor track and field on Tuesday.
 

  • Offensive: Lamar West Jr. (Catholic University)
    West Jr. capped his regular season with a career performance against Juniata on Saturday, rushing for a season-high 188 yards on 19 carries with three touchdowns. He also contributed in the passing game with three catches for 50 yards and a touchdown. West Jr. became the first Catholic running back in 14 years to score three rushing touchdowns in a game. His second-to-last touchdown brought the Cardinals within three points, while his final score put Catholic ahead, 35-31.

    Defensive: Tucker Lowery (Juniata College)
    Lowery delivered a game-changing performance in the secondary for the Eagles, recording two interceptions, including a 100-yard pick-six just before halftime. The return is the longest in program history and gave the Eagles a 24-14 lead heading into the break.

    Specialist: Peter Zarafonitis (Wilkes University)
    Zarafonitis made an impact in all three phases of the special teams effort for the Colonels, averaging 50.7 yards per punt on three attempts, including two punts of more than 50 yards. He also converted four of five extra-point attempts.

  • Men’s Basketball: Janye Stanley (Elizabethtown College)
    Stanley had an electric debut weekend for the Blue Jays at the Hood Tip-Off Tournament, averaging 31.5 points and 9.5 rebounds through his first two collegiate games. He opened with a 32-point, 13-rebound double-double against McDaniel on Friday, shooting 9-for-17 from the floor and 12-for-13 at the free throw line. Stanley followed with another impressive performance in Saturday's championship game against No. 3 Hood, pouring in 31 points on nine made field goals and 7-for-9 shooting at the charity stripe.

    Women’s Basketball: Jocelyn McCracken (Lycoming College)
    McCracken averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists during a 1-1 week for the Warriors. She posted a career-high 24 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists in a come-from-behind 73-55 victory over Keuka, scoring a key fourth-quarter performance to help the Warriors pull away. McCracken added 15 points, three rebounds and two steals against Franklin & Marshall.

  • Athlete: Lucy Stanek (Elizabethtown College)
    Stanek led the team in kills in both matches during the week, totaling 31 kills with just five errors on 70 swings for a .371 hitting percentage. She recorded 14 kills on 36 attempts (.306) against Rutgers-Newark before turning in an even more efficient performance against St. Joseph's (LI), finishing with 17 kills and just two errors for a .441 hitting percentage. She also tied a career high with four service aces against St. Joseph's and recorded her 1,000th career dig against Rutgers-Newark. Her efforts helped the team close the regular season with 22 wins, its most since 2019.

    Defensive: Emma Rizzutto (Elizabethtown College)
    Emma Rizzutto anchored the defensive effort during the team's two-match week, totaling 32 digs for an average of 5.33 per set. She recorded 17 digs against Rutgers-Newark and added 15 against St. Joseph's (LI), while also reaching the 1,000-dig milestone for her career against St. Joseph's. Her contributions helped the team finish the regular season with 22 victories, its highest win total since recording 24 in 2019.