TROY, N.Y. – First-years Izzy Blake from field hockey and Matt Janian from men's swimming & diving earned Liberty League Rookie of the Week accolades as announced on Monday. Five others from three different sports were recognized on the Honor Roll for the week ending Oct. 25.
 
Nathan Gritzmacher and Smith Flickinger represented men's soccer, Natalie Pedersen earned recognition from volleyball, and both Kelly Hsu and Linnea Krop were on the Honor Roll for women's swimming & Diving.
 
Izzy Blake (#11, Fr., F, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) – Liberty League Field Hockey Rookie of the Week
Blake scored twice on Saturday to help lead the Thoroughbreds to a 4-3 road victory at William Smith to complete league play. She scored the tying goal in the middle of the first quarter before putting Skidmore ahead in second. Her seven goals on the year are second among Liberty League rookies.
 
Matt Janian (Fr., Andover, Massachusetts) – Liberty League Men's Swimming & Diving Rookie of the Week
Janian made an immediate impact in his collegiate debut, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.81 Friday to help Skidmore defeat St. Lawrence 181-40. He followed Saturday by contributing to the victorious 200-meter freestyle relay (1:38.50) against Clarkson. Also against Clarkson, he was second in the 50-meter freestyle (24.69) and 100-meter freestyle (55.64).
 
Nathan Gritzmacher (#5, Fr., M, Simsbury, Connecticut) – Liberty League Men's Soccer Honor Roll
Gritzmacher's 15^th-minute goal, his first-career tally, gave Skidmore an early lead on the way to a 1-1 draw with Vassar on Saturday. Across a pair of ties with Clarkson and Vassar last week, Gritzmacher put in a full 90 minutes in both games finishing with three shots for the Thoroughbreds.
 
Smith Flickinger (#18, Jr., D, Winnetka, Illinois) – Liberty League Men's Soccer Honor Roll
Flickinger scored his second goal of the year in the 80^th minute on Tuesday to help lead Skidmore to a 1-1 draw with Clarkson at home. The junior defender started and played all 90 minutes in both games for the Thoroughbreds in an unbeaten week.
 
Natalie Pedersen (#7, Jr, OH, Rochester, New York) - Liberty League Volleyball Honor Roll
Pedersen totaled a team-high 23 kills (2.88/set), 11 service aces (1.38/set) and 35 points (4.38/set) across two Liberty League matches. She recorded 10 kills and five aces Friday against William Smith before leading Skidmore to a four-set victory over RIT Saturday with 13 kills on .348 hitting and six aces.
 
Kelly Hsu (Sr., New York, New York) – Liberty League Women's Swimming & Diving Honor Roll
Hsu opened her senior season with six first-place finishes, including three individual victories and three winning relays, over Skidmore's 2-0 weekend. She won the 100-yard freestyle (56.94) and contributed to two relay victories Friday at St. Lawrence before sweeping the 200-meter freestyle (2:17.20) and 100-meter butterfly (1:10.64) and adding another relay win Saturday at Clarkson.
 
Linnea Kropp (Fr., Denver, Colorado) – Liberty League Women's Swimming & Diving Honor Roll
Kropp began her collegiate career with three diving victories in Skidmore's season-opening sweep of St. Lawrence and Clarkson. She won the 3-meter event Friday at St. Lawrence with 211.88 points before sweeping both boards Saturday at Clarkson, scoring 216.25 on the 1-meter and 229.50 on the 3-meter.
 
Liberty League Performer of the Week selections – October 26
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Performer of the Week: Erin Foley, Rochester
Defensive Performer of the Week: Tess Parker, Union
Rookie of the Week: Izzy Blake, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Olivia Brovak, RPI; Ella Pasquarelli, RPI; Cassidy Romano, Rochester; Amy Vytopilova, Union; Sydney Yu, Vassar
 
FOOTBALL
Offensive Performer of the Week: Aidan Conrath, Hobart
Defensive Performer of the Week: Henry Takacs, Ithaca
Special Teams Performer of the Week: Caleb Wandell, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: MJ Wells, Hobart
Honor Roll: Jordan Black, Union; JC Dixon II, Buffalo State; Luke Lavello, RPI; Rory McGuire, St. Lawrence; Luke Sheehan, Union; Gage Swanger, RPI; Kayden White, RPI; Scotty Winchell, Hilbert; Noah Workman, Hilbert
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Inha Jun, NYU
Rookie of the Week: Elisa Xue, NYU
 
MEN'S ROWING
Boat of the Week: Union Varsity 8+
 
WOMEN'S ROWING
Boat of the Week: William Smith Varsity 8+
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Performer of the Week: Zach Ruthfield, Clarkson
Defensive Performer of the Week: Jake Sudit, Bard
Rookie of the Week: Bodie Smith, Clarkson
Honor Roll: Zach Amato, St. Lawrence; Smith Flickinger, Skidmore; Nathan Gritzmacher, Skidmore; Brady Leitner, Hobart; Jacob Raphan, Vassar; Matt Schlotterbeck, RPI
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Performer of the Week: Mia Medearis, Ithaca
Defensive Performer of the Week: Miranda Demura, William Smith
Rookie of the Week: Grace Sudbay, William Smith
Honor Roll: Kayla Coviello, Union; Maddy Kaminski, RPI; Maya Koster, Union; Valeria Luzio, RIT; Grace Metzler, William Smith; Reagan Murphy, St. Lawrence; Laura Shea, Vassar; Elena Valle, Vassar; Katrina Varnum, Ithaca
 
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimmer of the Week: Griffin Messenlehner, RIT
Diver of the Week: Luke Albanese, RIT
Rookie of the Week: Matt Janian, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Mason Cartier, Clarkson; Gavin Cibelli, Clarkson; Tyler Kim, RPI; Jack Powers, Vassar; Kyler Thomas, RPI; Christopher Woody, Hobart
 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimmer of the Week: Sydney Koehler, Ithaca
Diver of the Week: Gwen Petrie, RIT
Rookie of the Week: Riley Hauber, Ithaca
Honor Roll: Jessica Campise, RPI; Aurora Donta-Venman, William Smith; Abigail Ford, Vassar; Hannah Goddard, RPI; Kelly Hsu, Skidmore; Linnea Kropp, Skidmore; Kelly-Maren Parker, Vassar; Jessica Walsh, RIT
 
VOLLEYBALL
Performer of the Week: Addison Leadbetter, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Cassidy Breuer, William Smith
Honor Roll: Conley Burns, Clarkson; Riley Huang, Vassar; Holland Kaplan, Vassar; Vanessa Morgan, Union; Arielle Newsome, William Smith; Natalie Pedersen, Skidmore; Cassady Smith, St. Lawrence; Erin Stevens, Union; Anna Wasula, RIT