Pierce, Pettenger Named Leopards of the Week
Track and field student-athlete Jared Pierce and softball student-athlete Kaitlin Pettenger earn this week's honors
BOSTON, Mass. – Senior Jared Pierce (Biddeford, Maine) of track and field and classmate Kaitlin Pettenger (Budd Lake, N.J.) of softball have been named Leopards of the Week for the week of March 6-12.
Pierce's outstanding indoor season came to a close with an eighth-place finish in the shot put at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama on March 11. The senior's program-best 16.10M launch marked a new personal best and earned him eighth-place in the event, earning himself All-American honors. Pierce is the second Leopard in program history to be named an All-American, and the first since 2016.
Playing a major role in softball's 8-2 week over spring break, Pettenger went 17-32 at the plate, recording 7 RBI in the process while also notching a double against Dominican (Ill.) on March 11 and five stolen bases across the week. The senior cracked her 100th career hit against the Stars, becoming just the tenth player in program history to do so.
2022-23 Leopards of the Week:
Week #01: Ryan Ballard, Men's Cross Country & Madelyn Seder, Women's Soccer
Week #02: Louis Quintero, Men's Soccer & Annie King, Women's Cross Country
Week #04: Raphael Ribeiro, Men's Soccer & Riley Waggoner, Women's Volleyball
Week #05: Pranav Marwaha, Men's Tennis & Diana Bruggeman, Women's Soccer
Week #06: Nico Alonso, Men's Golf & Annabel Chu, Women's Cross Country
Week #07: Jenny Montville, Women's Soccer & Ashley Cao, Women's Volleyball
Week #08: Tyler Stewart, Men's Basketball & Maddy Foster, Women's Basketball
Week #09: Jack Connell, Men's Basketball & Will Oliver, Ice Hockey
Week #10: Nolan Lowe, Ice Hockey & Gabby Amoddio, Women's Basketball
Week #11: Russell Dolabany, Men's Basketball & Abriana Busbey, Women's Basketball
Week #12: Jacob Shankar, Ice Hockey & Brianna Carroll, Women's Basketball
Week #13: Fabrice Fouron, Track & Field & Eleni Christopoulos, Track & Field
Week #14: Hunter Oshman, Men's Volleyball & Laci Santos, Track & Field
Week #15: Jack Schaake, Men's Basketball & Colleen Sullivan, Track & Field
Week #16: Jared Pierce, Track and Field & Maddy Foster, Women's Basketball
Week #17: Conor Rubenskas, Men's Basketball & Ian Worthley, Ice Hockey
Week #18: Jack McGovern, Ice Hockey & Dionne Ang, Track & Field
Week #19: Eli Sleasman, Track & Field & Liam Carroll, Men's Lacrosse
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