Three More Crusaders Honored as
Landmark Conference Athletes of the Week
MADISON, N.J. — Three Susquehanna University student-athletes were honored as Landmark Conference Athletes of the Week on Oct. 20.
Junior Paul Thistle (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) was the Landmark's men's cross country Athlete of the Week after winning his second straight race, this time at the Gettysburg Invitational on Oct. 18. Thistle (left) ran the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25 minutes, 33.06 seconds to finish first out of 270 runners and lead Susquehanna to an eighth-place finish out of 19 teams at the meet. His time is the fastest 8,000-meter mark in the conference this season.

Sophomore Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) was the women's cross country Athlete of the Week after finishing second out of 233 runners with a time of 22:24.66 on a 6,000-meter course at the Gettysburg Invitational on Oct. 18. Woodruff (right) led Susquehanna to a third-place finish out of 21 teams at the meet and posted the fastest 6,000-meter mark in the conference this season.

Junior forward Andrea Fiori (West Trenton, N.J./Lawrenceville School) (left) was the field hockey Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals, including the eventual game-winner, in Susquehanna's 4–0 Landmark win over Moravian College on Oct. 18. SU is tied for first place in the conference with a perfect record and clinched its first-ever berth in the Landmark field hockey championships with the win.
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