NEWTOWN, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has announced its conference weekly award recipients for the week ending October 18, 2026. A total of 29 student-athletes were recognized for performances from Oct. 12, 2026 to Oct. 18, 2026.
CROSS COUNTRY (#MACxc)
MAC Men’s Runner of the Week
Rory Lieberman (Lebanon Valley / Sr. / Danville, Pa.) broke the school record with a time of 24:11.7 to place fifth out of 241 runners at the Connecticut College Invitational, averaging 4:52 per mile. He led Lebanon Valley to 11th place in a field that included 10 nationally ranked teams and beat his previous best of 24:19.2.
MAC Women’s Runner of the Week
Ellie Kozich (DeSales / Jr. / Mountain Top, Pa.) placed 53rd in the 6K championship race at the Connecticut College Invitational with a time of 21:58.9.
FIELD HOCKEY (#MACfh)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Karlee Howard (Eastern / Sr., F / Oley, Pa.) totaled two goals and an assist in a pair of conference wins for Eastern, adding a goal and an assist against Albright before scoring the overtime winner in a 3-2 comeback win over Neumann.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Vradenburgh (Stevenson / Sr., GK / Fairless Hills, Pa.) made seven saves in Stevenson's 1-0 overtime win over York and five more in a double-overtime loss to Messiah, in which the Mustangs played a player down. As of Oct. 15, she leads the nation in goals-against average and is tied for first in save percentage.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Abigail Antipas (DeSales /Jr., F / Allentown, Pa.) totaled three goals and an assist in a 2-0 week for DeSales, scoring twice and adding an assist in a 4-0 win over Delaware Valley, then netting the overtime game-winner at Misericordia.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Lily Trocki (DeSales / So., GK / Whitehall, Pa.) made 24 saves and allowed one goal in two wins for DeSales, stopping 11 shots in a shutout of Delaware Valley and 13 in an overtime win at Misericordia.
FOOTBALL (#MACfb)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Alston (Misericordia / Jr., WR / Easton, Pa.) caught seven passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-7 win over FDU-Florham, scoring on a 43-yard reception on the first play of the second quarter and a 52-yarder on the first play of the fourth to make it 28-0.
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Owen Norman (Misericordia / Jr., DE / Schwenksville, Pa.) set a school record with 6.5 sacks, the most in a single game in Division III this season, in a 28-7 win over FDU-Florham. He also had nine tackles and a forced fumble.
MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
John Dzielawa (Delaware Valley / Sr., TE / Abington, Pa.) blocked a punt late in the third quarter that Delaware Valley recovered and returned for a touchdown, giving the Aggies a 33-27 lead in a 40-30 win over Stevenson. He also scored Delaware Valley's first touchdown of the game.
MEN’S GOLF (#MACgolf)
MAC Freedom Golfer of the Week
Ridhit Beri (Stevens / Fy. / Livingston, N.J.) finished second with a four-over 74 at the Preakness Fall Classic, helping Stevens place second as a team. He birdied the par-three sixth and the par-four 16th and was two-over on both nines.
WOMEN’S GOLF (#MACgolf)
MAC Golfer of the Week
Ava Johnsen (York / Jr. / Mount Prospect, Ill.) finished fourth with a 36-hole total of 161 (+19) at the Sinking Valley Collegiate Classic, hosted by Penn State Altoona, as York placed second of nine teams. She shot a 78 and an 83 and closed the fall season with three top-five finishes.
MEN’S SOCCER (#MACsoc)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Markus Beugre (Neumann / So., F / Newark, Del.) scored the game-winner in Neumann's 3-0 win at Albright, the Knights' lone game of the week. He led the team with five shots, three on goal, and his cross led to an own goal that made it 2-0.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Jake Bono (York / Sr., GK / Marlboro, N.J.) had two big 1-0 wins against Hood and Stevenson this week. Bono was in the net for the Green and White, recording two shut outs and making a save.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Gavin Rapp (Lebanon Valley / So., F / Wernersville, Pa.) totaled three goals and an assist, a career-high seven points, in a 2-0 week for Lebanon Valley. He scored his first career hat trick in a 4-2 win at FDU-Florham, with goals in the fifth, 28th and 36th minutes and an assist in the 59th.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Isaac Yerger (Lebanon Valley / Fy., GK / Lititz, Pa.) made 11 saves in two road wins for Lebanon Valley, stopping four of 10 shots in a 2-1 win at King's and tying his season high with seven saves on 16 shots in a 4-2 win at FDU-Florham.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (#MACsoc)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Carly Vincent (York / Jr., F / Ellicott City, Md.) totaled two goals and an assist in a 2-0 week for York in conference play, scoring and adding an assist against Hood and scoring against Stevenson.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Carissa Baugus (York / Sr., Defense / Leesburg, Va.) scored the game-winning goal in York's 6-0 win over Hood as the Spartans went 2-0 in conference play. She also helped a defense that allowed just eight shots, only two on target, across the week.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Kaleigh Horos (Misericordia / So., M / Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) scored four goals in a 2-0 week for Misericordia, recording a hat trick in a 9-0 win at Delaware Valley and adding an unassisted goal in a 2-0 win over Marywood.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Catherine Crampton (DeSales / Sr., Defense / Breinigsville, Pa.) led a DeSales defense that pitched two shutouts in two wins, allowing just 17 shots and nine on goal. She also scored the game-winner in the win over King's.
MEN’S SWIMMING (#MACswim)
MAC Swimmer of the Week
Ryan Kuffa (Lebanon Valley / So. / Boiling Springs, Pa.) won three events in the season opener at King's, taking the 200 free (1:55.22), 100 fly (1:01.09) and 500 free (5:48.21) in a loss to the Monarchs. His times in the 200 free and 100 fly qualified him for the MAC Championships.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING (#MACswim)
MAC Swimmer of the Week
Annie Custis (York / Jr. / Fairfax, Va.) won the 50 free by 1.11 seconds and the 100 free by four seconds and swam on the winning 200 medley relay in York's 104-101 win over Messiah. She ranks third in the MAC in the 50 free (25.15) and second in the 100 free (54.89).
MEN’S TENNIS (#MACtennis)
MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week
Owen Graver (York / Fy. / Phoenixville, Pa.) went 2-0 at No. 1 singles, beating Immaculata's Easton Ragno 6-0, 6-1 and Marymount's Rebhi Villasmil 6-2, 6-1, and 2-0 at No. 2 doubles as York closed the fall with a 7-0 win at Immaculata and a 6-1 win over Marymount. He finished the fall 4-1 in both singles and doubles.
MAC Freedom Player of the Week
Pratik Nayak (Stevens / Fy. / Nanuet, N.Y.) won in singles and doubles as Stevens opened MAC Freedom play with a 7-0 win over Misericordia, taking No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-0 and teaming with Christopher Cho for a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles.
WOMEN’S TENNIS (#MACtennis)
MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week
Maddi Haggerty (York / Sr. / Sykesville, Md.) led York to wins over Immaculata and Marymount as the Spartans finished the fall 5-0, with every win by a 7-0 score, for the first time since 2017. She won at No. 1 singles over Hailey Elwell (7-6, 6-4) and Alejandra Gallegos (6-1, 6-2) and won both No. 1 doubles matches 6-0, finishing 10-0 this fall.
MAC Freedom Player of the Week
Avianna Santarelli (Marywood / Jr. / Eynon, Pa.) won in singles and doubles in Marywood's 6-1 win over Mount St. Vincent, taking No. 1 singles over Zoe Fields 6-0, 4-6, 7-5 and teaming with Hanna Adonizio for a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (#MACvb)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Liz Kerin (York / Sr., MH / Elizabethtown, Pa.) averaged 3.5 kills per set and hit .418 through 14 sets in a 2-1 week for York, which included a tri-match sweep of McDaniel and King's. She had a career-best 20 kills in the win over McDaniel and added 11 blocks on the week.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Sami Baer (York / So., Libero / Reading, Pa.) totaled 79 digs (5.64 per set) over 14 sets in a 2-1 week for York, reaching 30 digs for the third time this season in the win over McDaniel. She averaged 5.89 digs per set over nine sets in the tri-match sweep of McDaniel and King's.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Alyssa O’Neal (Stevens / So., OH / Davenport, IA) totaled 57 kills, 33 digs, seven blocks and two aces in a 4-0 week for Stevens, averaging 4.38 kills and 4.85 points per set. She had a season-high 23 kills in a 3-2 win over nationally ranked Bridgewater and 11 kills and 12 digs in a sweep of DeSales.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Keira McCaffrey (Misericordia / Jr., MB / Mineola, N.Y.) had 19 blocks in a 2-1 week for Misericordia, including 10 in a sweep of FDU-Florham and five in a 3-1 win at Lasell. She added four blocks in a 3-0 loss at Brandeis.