WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference recognized Saint Joseph’s senior Benjamin Henry and George Mason senior Walt Bannerman as its Men’s Track and Field Performers of the Week, respectively. Rhode Island rookie Carson Dean received Men’s Rookie of the Week.  

Saint Joseph’s senior Tess Crossan earned Women’s Track Performer of the Week, while George Mason graduate student Kennedy Drish collected Women’s Field Performer of the Week. Richmond freshman Sydney Phillips was tabbed as Women’s Rookie of the Week. The awards, which were announced on Tuesday, are for competitions from Feb. 16-22. The awards are the final weekly honors of the season ahead of the A-10 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, February 27. 

Henry, a Bethlehem, PA native, competed in the 60M and 4x400M relay at the Philadelphia Metro Meet. He sprinted to a time of 6.88 in the 60M, which ranks fifth in the conference. Henry also won gold on the Hawks 4x400M relay team that turned in the fastest time in the Atlantic 10 this season, running a 3:11.38. 

Bannerman recorded a season-high mark in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge. He posted a mark of 5.34M, which ranks at the top of the A-10. The Durham, NC native ranks 41st for the pole vault in the NCAA.  

Dean captured gold in the pole vault for Rhode Island at the Brown Invitational. He was one of three Rams that swept the event. Dean cleared 4.75M, which ranks sixth in the conference.  

Crossan, a Collegeville, PA native, led off the 4x400m relay at the Philadelphia Metro Meet on Friday with a 55.991 split, the fastest on the team. The Hawks turned in a school record time of 3:45.93, the fastest time in the conference this season. 

Drish competed in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge, capturing second place with a mark of 4.34M. The Fisher, IN native, set a personal best for the third time this season. Drish also sits atop the conference and is 25th nationally in the pole vault.  

At the ASICS Last Chance Invite, Phillips won the triple jump in a personal best 11.62 meters. She also placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.48 meters. The Alexandria, VA triple jump ranks 11th in the conference. 

2025-26 Under Armour Indoor Track and Field Performers of the Week 

DATE	MEN’S TRACK	MEN’S FIELD	MEN’S ROOKIE	WOMEN’S TRACK	WOMEN’S FIELD	WOMEN’S ROOKIE
12/9/25	James Lawrence, LUC	Ryan Tona, URI	Josia Katroli, URI	Roisin Treacy, LUC	Molly Wise, UR	Simone Bessong, UD
12/16/25	Chase Pitre, SLU	Tristan Boatman, SLU	JD Haines, SLU	Katie Kocan, SLU	Libby Williams, SLU	Meredith Drylie, SLU
1/13/26	Benjamin Henry, SJU	Troy McWilliam, VCU	Destiny Ese, VCU	Tess Crossan, SJU	Rebekah Conrad, UD	Simone Bessong, UD
1/20/26	Sam Lamaze, SLU	Joachim Ennoo, URI	Carson Dean, URI	Karin Dobiasch, SJU	Desi Akaolisa, VCU	Simone Bessong, UD
1/27/26	Davian Burke, GM	Joachim Ennoo, URI	Lucas Andrade, URI	Lily Saul, URI	Kennedy Drish, GM	Reagan Garibaldi, URI
2/3/26	Jayden Smith, GM	Walt Bannerman, GM	Kellen La Roche, GM  Ryan Stankiewicz, LAS	Roisin Treacy, LUC  Lily Saul, URI	Rose Kuchera, DUQ	Isabella Costa, DUQ
2/10/26	Sam Lamaze, SLU	Matt Santy, URI	Miles Lipka, URI	Jadyn Haywood, UD	Kennedy Drish, GM	Aubree Harris, VCU
2/17/26.	Nick Martin, URI	Joachim Ennoo , URI	Presten Augustin, VCU	Lily Saul, URI	Sydney Carr, VCU  Molly Wise, UR	Kymara Fernandez, GM
2/24/26	Benjamin Henry, SJU	Walt Bannerman, GM	Carson Dean, URI	Tess Crossan, SJU	Kennedy Drish, GM	Sydney Phillips, UR