MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville athletics department has announced its weekly award winners for action ending October 19, naming cross country's
Laura Powers (Chittenango, N.Y.) and
Elijah Evelyn (Syracuse, N.Y.), along with field hockey's
Paige Jennings (Nineveh, N.Y.) the Mustangs of the Week.
Powers led Morrisville's women's cross-country team to a fourth-place finish, posting a season best time of 25:26 in Saturday's Warner-Fleury Invitational hosted by William Smith.
The junior placed eighth overall among the field of 62 competitors.
Evelyn assisted the men's cross-country team to a third-place team finish, as he placed 10
th overall in the field of 67.
Evelyn registered a personal best time in the 8K race, earning his first top 10 finish in his career while scoring second for the Mustangs in team competition.
Jennings led the Mustangs field hockey team to a 6-2 win over Kings College Saturday, netting four goals, one of which was the game winner.
The freshman posted the first tally of the afternoon before netting three straight across the second and third quarters, including the eventual game winner in the third. She was also named the SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Week.
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. The college is positioning itself to offer expanded graduate offerings, workforce programming and microcredentials. Future development of industry and educational partnerships will increase student success and response to student demand and market. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit
www.morrisville.edu.
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