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October 27th Athletes of the Week

Week 9: October 27th

Male Athletes of the Week

Jordyn Bellitto

Sport:  Ice Hockey

College:  Erie Community College

Hometown:  Orchard Park, NY

Jordyn helped defending national champion Erie Community College extend its hockey winning streak to 16 games. The sophomore took charge in the third period of a tie game with Ithaca College by scoring a pair of his team’s 5 third-period goals en route to a 7-2 road win. Jordyn currently leads the nation in points, goals and power-play goals this season.

 

Norman Clayton

Sport:  Cross Country

College:  Herkimer College

Hometown:  Bronx, NY

This past weekend at the Region III Championships Norman improved his time of 31:06.3, a pace of 6:14, his time of 31:33.8, a 6:21 pace, at the Bruce Bridgeman Invitational in early September.   His finished placed him 9th overall at the Championships earning him a spot on the All Region team.

 

Chris Davis

Sport:  Football

College:  Erie Community College

Hometown:  Youngstown, OH

Chris averaged 16.5 yards-per-play on 10 plays in with 165 total offensive yards in helping Erie Community College (3-4) football team break a 4-game skid with a 44-3 win over Milford Academy. Chris also scored his fifth touchdown of the season that puts him 4th in Region III overall and 2nd amongst non-kickers with 30 points. Chris accounted for 118 rushing yards on 8 carries, while hauling in 2 passes for an additional 47 yards.

Female Athletes of the Week

Angelena Maio

Sport:  Volleyball

College:  Corning Community College

Hometown:  Corning, NY

Angelena was named Mid-State Athletic Conference Tournament MVP on Saturday with wins over Onondaga CC in the semifinals and Jefferson CC in the championship. She compiled 15 kills, 6 service aces, and 11 digs on the day. Angelena was a huge component in the Red Barons quest to win the MSAC title.

 

Yu Shimizu

Sport:  Volleyball

College:  Genesee Community College

Hometown:  Shizuoka, Japan

Yu Shimizu was named to the All Western New York Athletic Conference (WNYAC) Tournament team over the weekend after strong play in leading the Cougars to a runner-up finish. Shimizu finished with 41 assists, 19 digs and 15 kills in GCC's three matches in the tournament and also added two aces.

 

Alex Zentz

Sport:  Soccer

College:  Erie Community College

Hometown:  Fredonia, NY

Alex recorded her 5th shutout of the season and first of the post season with a 4-save performance in a 4-0 quarterfinal region win over Jamestown CC. Alex now ranks second in save percentage, sixth in goals-against average and shutouts and 7th in saves in Region III.