Student-Athletes of the Week (1-3)
MAAC Sports
Roman Ewald, Manhattan Men's Track
& Field
Sr. - Olching, Germany
Ewald has
qualified for the IC4A Indoor Championships in both the shot put and weight throw
for the first time. He achieved qualifying marks in both events at the
Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 1.
Ewald finished second in the shot put with a throw of 16.10 meters (52
feet, 10 inches), then won the weight throw competition by more than two
meters. His winning throw was 17.35 m (56'11¼).
Ewald bettered that mark at the Brother Jasper Invitational on Dec. 9,
throwing the weight 17.40 m (57'1). This
marks the third straight year in which Ewald has qualified for the IC4A Indoor
Championships, but the first time he's made it in both events. The Co-Most
Outstanding Performer for Field Events at last year's MAAC Outdoor
Championships, Ewald competed in three events (shot put, discus, hammer throw)
at the 2011 IC4A Outdoor Championships. He's also a four-time MAAC All-Academic
selection, and was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2010.
Cristina Centeno, Siena Women's
Basketball
Sr.,
Guard - Belleville, N.J.
Senior captain Cristina Centeno has led the Saints by example both
on and off the court this season. On the court, through Jan. 2 she ranks in the
top-10 in the MAAC in scoring, assists, steals, field goal percentage, assist
to turnover ratio and offensive rebounding, showing her well-rounded game. Last
season, Centeno was a MAAC Third Team selection and was a preseason Second Team
pick entering this year. Off the court, Centeno currently holds a 3.37 GPA as a
management major and last year was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.