LANCASTER, Pa. — The 2022 fall campaign is underway as Centennial Conference teams opened their seasons last week. Weekly awards are listed below in the sports of men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball.
This week’s awards were collected by Matthew Kleiman of Johns Hopkins men’s cross country, Alex Ross of Johns Hopkins women’s cross country, Abby Birk of Hopkins field hockey, Mikayla Smith of McDaniel field hockey, Jack Carroll of Gettysburg men’s soccer, Tyler Reid of McDaniel men’s soccer, Katie Vassilakos of Dickinson women’s soccer, Kaela Frenchman of Ursinus women’s soccer, Simone Adam of Hopkins volleyball and Taylor Jones of Haverford volleyball.
More details on each award winner are listed below.
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Matthew Kleiman, Sr., Johns Hopkins
Concord, Mass. | Concord Carlisle
Kleiman claimed the individual title and led Johns Hopkins to a first-place finish in the season-opening nine-team Baltimore Metro Invitational. Kleiman covered the 5K course in 15:22.6 to earn his first-place finish. It’s the second straight year that Kleiman has won the season-opening race for the Blue Jays.
Athlete of the Week
Alex Ross, Gr., Johns Hopkins
Glastonbury, Conn. | Glastonbury
Ross placed first individually and led Johns Hopkins to the team title at the season-opening Baltimore Metro Invitational. Ross clocked in at 18:01.1 to place first and edge Maryland’s Katie Altieri for top honors. Ross’s first-place showing helped Hopkins defeat the Division I Terrapins by eight points for the team crown.
Abby Birk, Gr., M, Johns Hopkins
Louisville, Ky. | Sacred Heart
Birk led Johns Hopkins to a pair of wins over top-10 opponents to open the season. She totaled four goals and one assist in the two games. Birk notched her first career hat trick, and had the game-winner, in Hopkins’ season-opening win over No. 10 Washington & Lee. She followed that with a goal and an assist (on the game-winner) as JHU shutout No. 8 Messiah on the road. Her goal against the Falcons pushed her over 100 career points. She is just the third player in program…
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