LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East conference has announced its Athletes of the Week for March 24, 2026. Today will include Athletes of the Week from men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track & field and men's golf.
This week’s selections included contests through Sunday, March 22. A total of seven student-athletes from four different institutions were recognized for their performances.
Men’s Tennis
Athlete of the Week
Mark Tymchenko / SR / Penn State Abington / Trevose, Pa. / Bensalem
Senior Mark Tymchenko helped lead the Penn State Abington to a 2-0 week, including a victory in the team's United East Conference (UEC) opener against Lancaster Bible College. Tymchenko went 2-0 in his matches in the 5-2 victory against Alvernia University to start the week. He teamed up with Daniel Trott at first doubles and came away with a 6-4 victory. In this third singles match, he went the distance against the Red Wolves' Tory O'Malley. Tymchenko won the first set, 7-5, and then won the 10-point tie-break in the third set to win the match. He capped the week on Senior Day with another first doubles victory with Trott as the duo won 6-1 against the Chargers. Tymchenko won his third singles match against Cameron Tripp with a straight sets victory of 6-1, 6-2.
This is Tymchenko's first United East weekly accolade of his career.
Women’s Tennis
Athlete of the Week
Lily Ganjbaksh / FY / St. Mary's College of Maryland / Potomac, Md. / Winston Churchill
Lily Ganjbaksh posted a 4-1 record during the Seahawks' five-match Spring Break trip all at No. 1 singles. Ganjbaksh also went 4-1 at No. 1 doubles. Ganjbaksh notched a 6-3, 6-3 win over Wooster's Elizabeth Meiners, a 6-2, 6-2 win over Schreiner's Mikinley Jamison, and a pair of 6-0, 6-0 victories over Ripon's Jessi Griepentrog and Cedar Crest's Cam Beverage. Her only loss was a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 9-11 setback to Saint Mary (Neb.) Callista Uchil.
She went 3-0 with Addyson Harden, posting a 7-6 (6) win over Wooster's Meiners and Sasha Riley, a 6-3 win over Ripon's Catherine Skoglund and Allison Pavlovec, and a 6-0 win over Cedar Crest's Megan Perrine and Gracelynn Pauley. Ganjbaksh added a 6-4 win with Sarah Levit over Schreiner's Katherine Bergeron and Mackenzie Griffin. Her only doubles loss was with Stella Manns, a 6-2 setback to Saint Mary (Neb.) Uchil and Noel Moreno.
The team notched a 2-3 record with a 4-3 win over Schreiner and a 7-0 win at Cedar Crest. SMCM lost 6-1 to Wooster and Saint Mary (Neb.) while falling 4-3 to Ripon.
This is Ganjbanksh's third United East weekly accolade of the season (03/10/25, 09/23/25)
Men’s Golf
Golfer of the Week
Gunner Redmond / SR / Penn College / Lock Haven, Pa. / Central Mountain
Redmond placed second of 59 at The Ruckus hosted by Drew at the par-72, 6,953-yard Jamestown Course on Saturday. Redmond carded a 73 in round one and 68 in round two to finish at 3-under 141. He racked up nine birdies and finished just one shot behind of medalist honors in the Wildcats' spring opening event.
This is Redmond's third United East weekly accolade of the season (10/07/25, 10/28/25)
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week
Abby Ames / JR / Lancaster Bible College / Lancaster, Pa. / Penn Manor
Ames had a solid outing in the first Outdoor meet for the Chargers of the season, competing in the 1500m race. The junior took home 3rd in a field of 23 runners with a time of 5:19.40, just two seconds off of her personal best. Her time is also the top in the conference and the 24th fastest in the region.
This is Ames' first United East weekly accolade of her career in the outdoor season.
Field Athlete of the Week
Mona Koko / FR / University of Valley Forge / Anchorage, Alaska / Anchorage HS
In her first collegiate meet, Koko took the throws by storm for the Patriots. The first year thrower tossed a discus 39.45m to earn first out of 43 competitors including a number of Division II throwers. She then collected a fourth-place finish (out of 36) in the shot put as she hurled the shot 10.51m. Her mark in the discus is good enough for fifth in the Mid-Atlantic Region and 17th in all of Division III while her shot put mark is ranked 12th in the region.
This is Koko's first United East weekly accolade of her career.
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week
Nick Haylock / SR / St. Mary's College of Maryland / Odenton, Md. / Meade
Nicholas Haylock ran a 58.88 (third in Mid-Atlantic, first in United East) in the 400m hurdles to finish 12th at Richmond's Fred Hardy Invitational. Haylock also anchored the seventh-place 4x100m relay (43.93).
This is Haylock's first United East weekly accolade of the season and his second overall (04/22/25)
Field Athlete of the Week
Kyle Durkin / SO / Lancaster Bible College / Adelphia, N.J. / Calvary Christian
Durkin wasted no time making his mark this season as he performed well in the javelin at the Lebanon Valley Meet this Saturday. The sophomore tossed the jav 55.90m which set a new United East and Lancaster Bible record and set as ranked 24th in all of Division III.
This is Durkin's first United East weekly accolade of the season and his third overall (04/29/25, 04/15/25)
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