General | 2/16/2026 11:59:00 AM
ERIE, PA - Gannon standouts
Isabella Veltre (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) (women's lacrosse) and
Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (men's wrestling) have been named the Gannon Student-Athletes of the week for the week of February 16th.
Veltre scored five goals in her collegiate debut to lead Gannon in the season opener. The freshman used the successful start to her career to propel the Golden Knights to a 15-11 win over Wheeling.
The Golden Knights improved to 1–0 on the season for the first time since 2020, when Gannon opened the year with a 17–14 road victory at Notre Dame (Ohio).
Meanwhile, MacKay was instrumental in Gannon's PSAC Championship clinching win over UPJ on Saturday night. The New Castle, PA native secured a 4-0 decision at 165 pounds, one of two Gannon shutouts on the night.
GU would claim the PSAC championship with an 18-12 win. MacKay improved to 26-2 on the season and finished the year 11-1 in dual meets.
2025-26 Gannon University Athlete of the Week Previous Recipients
Week 1 (9/8/2025)
Alexis Abbett (Women's Cross Country)
Victor Volant (Men's Water Polo)
Week 2 (9/15/2025)
Abbey Williams (Chicago, Ill./Mother Mcauley Liberal Arts) (Volleyball)
Jack Kenyon (Men's Soccer)
Week 3 (9/22/2025)
Emily Bowers (Women's Cross Country)
Alexandros Kotskar (Men's Water Polo)
Week 4 (9/29/2025)
Nehir Yazicioglu (Ankara, Turkey) (Volleyball)
Nikiforos Liantziris (Men's Water Polo)
Week 5 (10/6/2025)
Brooklyn Respecki (Women's Soccer)
Damario Moore (Football)
Week 6 (10/13/2025)
Cloe Mateo (Women's Golf)
Ty Hurst (Football)
Week 7 (10/20/2025)
Sydney Wake (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) (Volleyball)
Frederik Paulsen (Men's Soccer)
Week 8 (10/27/2025)
Kasey Smith (Meadville, Pa./Villa Maria) (Volleyball)
Sverre Orten (Men's Soccer)
Week 9 (11/3/2025)
Bengisu Arslan (Ankara, Turkey/Private Çankaya Doga Anatolian) (Volleyball)
Rafa Hyde (Men's Soccer)
Week 10 (11/10/2025)
Mariia Melnyk (Kyiv, Ukraine/Education Center Optima) (Women's Swimming)
Patrick Jackson (Harpers Ferry, WV/Spring Mills High) (Men's Wrestling)
Week 11 (11/17/2025)
Kate Ratliff (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester) (Women's Basketball)
Kasper Alfei Saebo (Men's Soccer)
Week 12 (11/24/2025)
Mariia Melnyk (Kyiv, Ukraine/Education Center Optima) (Women's Swimming)
Bator Mohacsi (Men's Water Polo)
Week 13 (12/1/2025)
Maddy Wheatley (Canberra, Australia/UCSSC Lake Ginninderra) (Women's Basketball)
Enzo Rekka (Men's Soccer)
Week 14 (12/8/2025)
Lauren Atwell (Mars, Pa./Mars Area) (Volleyball)
Lucas Morgan (Sydney, Australia/Marist Catholic College North Shore) (Men's Basketball)
Week 15 (12/15/2025)
Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (Men's Wrestling)
Jaylene Martinez (Whittier, Cal./Whittier) (Women's Wrestling)
Week 16 (1/5/2026)
Mia Slater (Canberra, Australia/Canberra Grammar School) (Women's Basketball)
Lucas Sekasi (Men's Basketball)
Week 17 (1/12/2026)
Jordan Popyk (Novi, Mich./Novi) (Women's Basketball)
Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) (Men's Wrestling)
Week 18 (1/19/2026)
Elisa Moliner (Zaragoza, Spain/IES Francisco de Goya) (Women's Swimming)
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) (Men's Swimming)
Week 19 (1/26/26)
Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (Men's Wrestling)
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Women's Wrestling)
Week 20 (2/2/26)
Claire Eaton (Conneaut, Ohio/Conneaut) (Competitive Cheer & Dance)
Dayne Jackson (Wernersville, Pa./Wernersville) (Competitive Cheer & Dance)
Week 21 (2/9/26)
Carissa Dunham (Women's Basketball)
MacKenzie Morgan (Men's Basketball)
Week 22 (2/16/26)
Isabella Veltre (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) (Women's Lacrosse)
Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (Men's Wrestling)
