SALISBURY, Md. – Three Salisbury University student-athletes hauled in Jersey Mike's A Sub Above Players of the Week honors this past week, with awards coming courtesy of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) and New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC).
Field hockey's
Layla Kent claimed yet another SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week, while swimming's
Mackenzie Gula and
Levi Grim were tabbed NJAC Women's Swimmer and Men's Rookie of the Week, respectively.
Layla Kent | SUNYAC Field Hockey Offensive Athlete of the Week | Third Career (Third This Season)
Kent (Fr. – Millington, Md.) scored three goals for her second hat trick of the month, including the 42nd-minute game-winner, in the 10th-ranked Sea Gulls' 4-3 road win at 11th-ranked Rowan on Wednesday. Then on Saturday against TCNJ, she assisted on all three third-quarter tallies in a 4-2 victory to close the regular season at 13-3. Kent's nine points on the week boosted her season total to 40, good for second in the SUNYAC. Kent currently ranks sixth in Division III in assists per game (0.88), 21st in points per game (2.50), and 48th in goals per game (0.81).
Mackenzie Gula | NJAC Women's Swimmer of the Week | First Career
Gula (Jr. – Bloomingburg, N.Y.) led the Sea Gulls to a road rout of Rowan on Saturday with four medals, winning gold in the 100-yard freestyle (54.07) and 100 breaststroke (1:06.36), taking silver in the 100 butterfly (58.63), and leading off the winning 200 free relay with a personal-best 24.52 split. Gula, who adds a first career Swimmer of the Week nod to three NJAC Rookie of the Week honors from two years ago, currently ranks fourth in the NJAC with 609.20 Swimcloud points and in the top 70 nationally.
Levi Grim | NJAC Men's Rookie of the Week | Second Career (Second This Season)
Grim (Fr. – Marvin, N.C.) secured the 1,000 free in a personal-best 9:54.75, then added a runner-up finish in the 400 individual medley (4:14.56) to help the Sea Gulls coast past Rowan on the road Saturday. He currently slots eighth in the NJAC with 604.70 Swimcloud points.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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