SALISBURY, Md. – Two Salisbury University student-athletes garnered Jersey Mike's A Sub Above Players of the Week laurels following weekly honors from the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC) and Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C).
Men's lacrosse's
Connor Herraiz earned the Sea Gulls their first CLC Offensive Player of the Week nod for the season, while
Kai Smith set a blistering pace on the way to his second straight C2C Track Athlete of the Week prize.
Connor Herraiz | CLC Offensive Player of the Week | First Career
Herraiz (Sr. – Succasunna, N.J.) tallied 13 points over Salisbury's first two wins of the season against Eastern and Grove City. In Monday's opener at Eastern, he netted two goals and dished out two assists. Then on Saturday in a neutral bout with Grove City, he racked up a career-high nine points with two goals and seven helpers. Herraiz's prowess helped SU win both matchups by a combined score of 43-15.
Kai Smith | C2C Men's Track Athlete of the Week | Ninth Career (Second This Season)
Smith (Sr. – Upper Marlboro, Md.) posted a pair of national top-five marks at Saturday's Big Apple Invitational on Staten Island, winning the 60-meter dash in 6.74 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 21.18 seconds. Both times broke Sea Gull and C2C records in the events, and Smith wrapped the day ranked second in Division III in the 200 meters and fifth in the 60 meters.
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, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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