General | 1/12/2026 1:52:00 PM
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Six St. John Fisher University student-athletes have earned weekly honors from the Empire 8 Conference, the league office announced on Monday.
Mekhi Gidney – Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week
Gidney averaged 17.7 points while shooting 21-of-40 (52.5%) overall, 7-of-15 (46.6%) from three and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line as the Cardinals went 2-1 over three conference games last week. He also had 17 rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Gidney posted a season-high 21 points while shooting 9-of-12, including 3-of-4 from long range, to lead the Cardinals to a 67-49 win over Alfred on Tuesday. He scored 17 points and pulled down a season-best nine rebounds in a road win over Brockport on Friday night.
Corinthian Reed – Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Reed set St. John Fisher's indoor record in the 300-meter run with a time of 34.66, good for first place, at the Southern Tier Invitational, hosted by Cornell University on Saturday.
Hayden Penna – Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Penna placed first and set the program's indoor pole vault record with a mark of 4.90 meters (16'0.75") at the Cornell Southern Tier Open on Saturday. His vault is currently third best in all of Division III to date this season.
Caitlin Voloshen – Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Voloshen won the 800 meters on Saturday at the Cornell Southern Tier Open on Saturday by just over two seconds in a time of 2:22.89. Her performance is the 24th best in Division III to date this season.
Makenna Keough – Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Keough placed fourth and recorded the third-best mark (10.66 meters) in program history in the triple jump at the Southern Tier Invitational, hosted by Cornell University on Saturday. She also recorded a time of 9.77 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles.
Lichter defeated Elmira's Kaiden Ellis by fall in just 39 seconds in St. John Fisher's dominant 57-0 dual victory on Saturday. It was one of four Fisher falls in the dual match.
