LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Men’s Track and Field weekly award winners on Tuesday, as Immaculata’s Dylan Crews and Gwynedd Mercy’s Victor Cruz won Field Athlete and Track Athlete of the Week honors respectively.
Field Athlete of the Week:
Name: Dylan Crews
School: Immaculata University
Class: Junior
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
High School: Cristo Rey Academy
Brief Outlook of Week: Dylan Crews finished second in the high jump with a height of 1.68 M and finished third in the long jump with a distance of 5.97 M in the DeSales Invitational.
Track Athlete of the Week:
Name: Victor Cruz
School: Gwynedd Mercy University
Class: Senior
Hometown: New Castle, Del.
High School: Odyssey Charter School
Brief Outlook of Week: At the Messiah Invitational, the Griffins scored six points in the 400-Meter with a third-place finish (3rd, 49.75) from senior Victor Cruz
Weekly Honor Roll:
Joseph Cardillo (Jr., Marywood): Cardillo ran an Atlantic East-best 10,000-meter time at the Bucknell Open. He finished with a 31:58.42 for 29th place overall. Cardillo's run ranks No. 2 all-time in Marywood program history.
Andrew Weiss (Jr., Pratt): Andrew Weiss scored a top-10 finish at the DeSales Invite in the 800 meters, clocking 2:40.80.
Tyson Scheitrum (Fr., Gwynedd Mercy): At the Messiah Invitational, freshman Tyson Scheitrum established a Red and Gold record in the Discus with his 39.18-meter throw that placed him eighth.
Kelechi Nwokedi (Sr., Marywood): KC Nwokedi moved to the top of the Atlantic East performance list in the shot put. He hit a distance of 39 feet, 10 ¾ inches (12.16m) against primarily Division I and II competition.
Previous Weekly Winners:
(3/25) - Track Athlete of the Week: Jack Baronski, Marywood University;
Field Athlete of the Week: Will Kalinich, Marywood University
(4/1) - Track Athlete of the Week: Victor Cruz, Gwynedd Mercy University;
Field Athlete of the Week: Samuel Struggs, Marymount University
(4/8) - Track Athlete of the Week: Brandon Reed, Marywood University;
Field Athlete of the Week: Wil Canney, Marywood University