ERIE, Pa. – Water polo player Emma O'Gorman (Johannesburg, South Africa/St Stithians College) and wrestler Ethan Richner (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High) have been named the Gannon University Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of March 5. The Gannon Student-Athlete of the Week Award is sponsored by Chick-fil-A of Erie.

Emma O'Gorman (Johannesburg, South Africa/St Stithians College), a freshman 2-meter, had eight goals, three assists, and two steals in two victories at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational on Saturday as Gannon improved to 8-5. She helped the Golden Knights run their winning streak to six games.

O'Gorman had a goal and two steals as Gannon defeated Salem 9-8 in the opener. In the second match, a 19-11 win over W&J, she scored a season-high seven goals and had three assists.

Richner, a redshirt sophomore, earned his first trip to the NCAA Division II Championships by placing  second at 157 pounds in Super Regional 1 on Saturday at Kutztown.

He opened the tournament by pinning Fairmont State's Kolton Parsons in 1:19 in the first round. He followed with a second pin, in 4:44, this time against Millersville's Kolton Parsons in the quarterfinals.

Richner's biggest win of the tournament came in the semifinals as he claimed a 12-3 major decision over  nationally ranked Bailey Gimbor of Kutztown. With that win, Richner secured a berth in the NCAA Championships on March 15-16 in Park City, Kan.

Richner lost the title match 5-0 to Pitt-Johnstown's Cooper Warshel, but his three wins helped Gannon win the Super Regional 1 team title.


2023-24 Gannon University Chick-fil-A Athlete of the Week Recipients

Week 1 (9/5/2023)
Emma Steele (Women's Cross Country)
Ely Personius (Men's Cross Country)

Week 2 (9/12/2023)
Journey Blevins (Women's Volleyball)
James Pool (Men's Soccer)

Week 3 (9/19/2023)
Marta Roicka (Women's Volleyball)
Obi Ezeigbo (Football)

Week 4 (9/26/2023)
Gabby Boden (Women's Soccer)
Donell Mason (Football)

Week 5 (10/03/2023)
Madde Blake (Women's Volleyball)
Mattia Parrini (Men's Golf)

Week 6 (10/10/2023)
Grace Emanuel (Women's Soccer)
Tinashe Katsande (Men's Soccer)

Week 7 (10/17/2023)
Ditte Petersen (Women's Golf)
Alexandros Kotskar (Men's Water Polo)

Week 8 (10/24/2023)
Cait O'Rourke (Women's Cross Country)
Stephen McCallum (Men's Swimming and Diving)

Week 9 (10/31/2023)
Emma Hall (Women's Volleyball)
Eric Scarpino (Football)

Week 10 (11/07/2023)
Lili Ujfalvi (Women's Wrestling)
Malachi Boyle (Men's Swimming)

Week 11 (11/14/2023)
Hailey Koch (Women's Volleyball)
Josh Omojafo (Men's Basketball)

Week 12 (11/21/2023)
Logan Nicklas (Women's Soccer)
Aidar Sataev (Men's Swimming ])

Week 13 (12/5/23)
Annabelle Helm (Women's Wrestling)
Matt Long (Corry, Pa./Union City) (Men's Wrestling)

Week 14 (12/12/23)
Schyler Caringi (Women's Wrestling)
Jimmy Ryan (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) (Men's Wrestling)

Week 15 (1/9/24)
Bri Claxon (Women's Basketball)
Lyle Tipton (Men's Basketball)

Week 16 (1/16/24)
Andrea Maibach (Women's Basketball)
Kollin Schwab (Men's Diving)

Week 17 (1/23/24)
Kealonie Vega (Women's Wrestling)
Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (Men's Wrestling)

Week 18 (1/30/24)
Kyla Miller (Women's Diving)
Will Retsch (Men's Swimming)

Week 19 (2/06/24)
Cassandra Irwin (Game Day Cheer)
Derrick James (Men's Basketball)

Week 20 (2/13/24)
Ty Upton (Acrobatics and tumbling)
Jose Diaz (Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler) (Men's Wrestling)

Week 21 (2/20/24)
Emily Hedges (Women's swimming)
Nigel Haughton (Men's Basketball)

Week 22 (2/27/24)
Jenna Clontz (Softball)
Ernest Shelton (Men's Basketball)

Week 23 (3/5/ 24)
Emma O'Gorman (Johannesburg, South Africa/St Stithians College) (Women's Water Polo)
Ethan Richner (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High) (Men's Wrestling)