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Another strong week of competition saw Dillon Walker<\/a> (Mason, Ohio\/Mason) and Jordan Popyk<\/a> (Novi, Mich.\/Novi) earn Gannon Athletes of the Week honors, highlighted by a momentum-shifting performance in a nationally ranked wrestling dual and key bench production in PSAC play. Walker delivered a decisive fall in a No. 7 Gannon vs. No. 20 Lake Erie matchup, while Popyk provided a spark off the bench as the No. 5 Golden Knights continued their unbeaten run in conference action.<\/p>\n The 174-pound grappler from Mason, Ohio played a pivotal role in Gannon’s 29\u201312 road dual victory over No. 20 Lake Erie on Saturday afternoon in Painesville, Ohio. With the Golden Knights trailing 12\u201310 in the team score, Walker delivered a momentum-shifting pin to give Gannon the lead, sparking three straight wins as the Golden Knights never trailed again the remainder of the meet<\/p>\n . The fall marked Walker’s second consecutive pin and helped lift the Golden Knights, ranked No. 7 nationally in the Open Mat dual team rankings entering the weekend, to a 5\u20131 record in dual action this season.<\/p>\n Popyk, the Novi, Michigan native provided a key spark off the bench for No. 5 Gannon during a perfect 2\u20130 PSAC road weekend, helping the Golden Knights produce a total of 50 bench points in wins at Edinboro and California (Pa.). The 6-2 sophomore averaged 9.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting an efficient 65.6 percent from the field over the two contests. Her contributions helped Gannon remain perfect in PSAC action (8\u20130), extend its win streak to 15 games, and improve to 16\u20131 overall on the season.<\/p>\n 2025-26 Gannon University Athlete of the Week Previous Recipients<\/p>\n Week 1 (9\/8\/2025)\u00a0<\/a> Week 2 (9\/15\/2025) Week 3 (9\/22\/2025) Week 4 (9\/29\/2025)\u00a0 Week 15\u00a0(12\/15\/2025)\u00a0 Week 16 (1\/5\/2026) Week 17 (1\/12\/2026)
\nAlexis Abbett (Women’s Cross Country)
\nVictor Volant (Men’s Water Polo)<\/p>\n
\nAbbey Williams<\/a>\u00a0(Chicago, Ill.\/Mother Mcauley Liberal Arts)\u00a0(Volleyball)
\nJack Kenyon (Men’s Soccer)<\/p>\n
\nEmily Bowers (Women’s Cross Country)
\nAlexandros Kotskar (Men’s Water Polo)<\/p>\n
\nNehir Yazicioglu<\/a>\u00a0(Ankara, Turkey)\u00a0(Volleyball)
\nNikiforos Liantziris (Men’s Water Polo)
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\nWeek 5 (10\/6\/2025)\u00a0
\nBrooklyn Respecki (Women’s Soccer)
\nDamario Moore (Football)
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\nWeek 6 (10\/13\/2025)\u00a0
\nCloe Mateo (Women’s Golf)
\nTy Hurst (Football)
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\nWeek 7 (10\/20\/2025)\u00a0
\nSydney Wake<\/a>\u00a0(Massillon, Ohio\/Jackson)\u00a0(Volleyball)
\nFrederik Paulsen (Men’s Soccer)
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\nWeek 8 (10\/27\/2025)\u00a0
\nKasey Smith<\/a>\u00a0(Meadville, Pa.\/Villa Maria)\u00a0(Volleyball)
\nSverre Orten (Men’s Soccer)
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\nWeek 9 (11\/3\/2025)\u00a0
\nBengisu Arslan<\/a>\u00a0(Ankara, Turkey\/Private \u00c7ankaya Doga Anatolian)\u00a0(Volleyball)
\nRafa Hyde (Men’s Soccer)
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\nWeek 10 (11\/10\/2025)\u00a0
\nMariia Melnyk (Women’s Swimming)
\nPatrick Jackson<\/a> (Harpers Ferry, WV\/Spring Mills High) (Men’s Wrestling)
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\nWeek 11 (11\/17\/2025)\u00a0
\nKate Ratliff<\/a>\u00a0(Canal Winchester, Ohio\/Canal Winchester)\u00a0(Women’s Basketball)
\nKasper Alfei Saebo (Men’s Soccer)
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\nWeek 12 (11\/24\/2025)\u00a0
\nMariia Melnyk (Women’s Swimming)
\nBator Mohacsi (Men’s Water Polo)
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\nWeek 13 (12\/1\/2025)\u00a0
\nMaddy Wheatley<\/a>\u00a0(Canberra, Australia\/UCSSC Lake Ginninderra)\u00a0(Women’s Basketball)
\nEnzo Rekka (Men’s Soccer)
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\nWeek 14 (12\/8\/2025)\u00a0
\nLauren Atwell<\/a>\u00a0(Mars, Pa.\/Mars Area)\u00a0(Volleyball)
\nLucas Morgan<\/a>\u00a0(Sydney, Australia\/Marist Catholic College North Shore)\u00a0(Men’s Basketball)<\/p>\n
\nJerry Echevarria<\/a> (Long Beach, N.Y.\/Long Beach) (Men’s Wrestling)
\nJaylene Martinez (Women’s Wrestling)<\/p>\n
\nMia Slater<\/a> (Canberra, Australia\/Canberra Grammar School) (Women’s Basketball)
\nLucas Sekasi (Men’s Basketball)<\/p>\n
\nJordan Popyk<\/a> (Novi, Mich.\/Novi) (Women’s Basketball)
\nDillon Walker<\/a> (Mason, Ohio\/Mason) (Men’s Wrestling)
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