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Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Nick Shuhet, Rider, Baseball
Jr. / Mountain Lakes, NJ, Mountain Lakes
Shuhet is off to a strong start to his junior season, recording a hit in each of the first nine games of the year. On the season, he is hitting .318 with three home runs and 13 RBIs. He has also maintained a 3.57 GPA in the classroom.
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Michayla Rodriguez, Manhattan, Softball
So. / West Caldwell, NJ, James Caldwell
Rodriguez has displayed excellence both and on off the field during her time in Riverdale, holding a 3.91 cumulative grade-point-average through the Fall 2025 semester during her sophomore season as an Accounting major. In 2026, she has appeared in five games on the diamond for the Green and White, tallying a hit in the season’s first weekend against Prairie View A&M.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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