WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Five Lycoming College student-athletes earned selection to the 2022-23 Winter MAC All-Sportsmanship team, the conference office in Annville, Pa., announced on Thursday, March 16.
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The MAC All-Sportsmanship Team is comprised of an athlete from every conference school that exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship on and off the site of competition throughout the season. The athletes named to each team are chosen by their respective coaches and teammates.
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The representatives include:
Men's Basketball: Brendon Blackson, Jr., Laurel, Md./Laurel
A 26-game starter for the Warriors, Blackson finished sixth in scoring on the team, averaging 5.2 points per game. He posted a season-high 16 points in a 85-77 win over Marywood University on Dec. 4. Blackson shot added 56 rebounds and 32 assists during the season.
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Women's Basketball: Kenzie Reed, Sr., Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley
Reed saw action in 24 games and started 17 for the Warriors. The post player shot .455 from the field, averaging 5.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She led the team with 31 blocks and also finished third on the team in two other categories, notching 29 steals and 51 assists.
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Men's Swimming: Eliot Keith, Jr., New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain
Finishing the season with two top-25 finishes at the MAC Championships, Keith totaled seven individual event wins over the course of the season. A winning 1:03.22 time in the 100-yard freestyle against Penn State - Altoona earned him MAC Swimmer of the Week honors on Dec. 12. Keith swam a season-best 1:02.60 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the MACs for a 16
th-place finish.
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Women's Swimming: Cathryn Brought, Jr., Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area
Breaking the school record in the 100-yard freestyle twice in 10 hours on the final day of the MAC Championships, Brought highlighted the day with a fourth-place finish in 54.07. Her preliminary time (54.27) broke an 18-year-old mark. In a 100-yard individual medley time trial held at the MACs, Brought swam a 1:02.69 and broke Eileen Mackson's previous record of 1:03.59 set in 1983. Winning six individual events over the course of the season, Brought also finished third in the 100-yard freestyle at Diamond City, swimming a 56.07.
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Wrestling: Hunter O'Connor, Sr., Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area
A two-time member of the MAC All-Sportsmanship team, O'Connor was previously named to the team in 2021-22. O'Connor finished the season with a 22-13 record and he tallied 11 pins and four technical falls. O'Connor placed sixth at the MAC Championships at 157 and he was named MAC Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 5, after he won the 157 title at the Ohio Northern Invitational.
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