Petrie and Tomsheck named RIT Athletes of the Week

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior Gwen Petrie (WS&D) and first 12 months Griffin Tomsheck (MS&D) had been named the RIT Athletes of the Week introduced on February 24, 2026.
 
Petrie gained each diving occasions on the 2026 Liberty League Championships, posting scores of 465.00 within the 1 Meter finals and 502.95 within the 3 Meter finals.
 
Tomsheck gained the 100 and 200 Breaststroke occasions on the Liberty League Championships with personal-best instances of 55.49 and a pair of:01.57, respectively. Tomsheck additionally took fifth place within the 200 IM (1:54.38) and second within the 400 Medley Relay with a leg time of 55.06.
 
Feb. 17 Cassie Barnes (WHKY) and Zach Wigle (MHKY)

Barnes scored the game-winning objective in additional time to steer RIT to a 3-2 win at No. 4 Penn State, Friday. Barnes gained 11-of-21 attracts in Friday’s win. Barnes had an help and gained 14-of-22 faceoffs in Friday’s loss at Penn State.

 

Wigle scored what proved to be the game-winning objective and added an help within the Tigers’ 2-1 victory over Niagara final Tuesday.

 

Feb. 10 Emily Greb (WTEN) and Yu Tanimoto (MTEN)  

 Greb recorded a 3-1 document to assist the Tigers to a 1-1 document. She teamed up with junior Kira Kronenberg to beat Lilli Caldwell and Katie Yang, 7-6 at first doubles in Saturday’s loss at Rochester. She and Kronenberg beat Oneonta’s Haley Peck and Dakota Jimenez 6-0 at first doubles and defeated Peck 6-1, 6-0 at first singles to steer the Tigers to a 6-1 win over Oneonta, Sunday. 

 

Tanimoto recorded a 4-0 document to assist RIT to a 1-1 document. He and sophomore Alexander Sinclair beat Ethan Samora and Tony Xu 6-2 at first doubles and beat Kavin Shukla 6-4, 6-1 at first singles within the Tigers 5-2 loss at Rochester, Saturday. Sunday, Tanimoto and Sinclair beat Chris Chippari and William Schmid 7-5 at first doubles and defeated Chippari 6-0, 6-1 at first singles within the Tigers 7-0 win over Oneonta.

 

Feb. 3 Maddy Ramsgard (WBB) and Christian Catalano (MHKY)

 

Ramsgard tallied 34 factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists, and three steals in a pair of wins for RIT final week. The junior guard scored 13 factors (6-of-10 FG) whereas shelling out 4 assists in RIT’s 86-67 win over William Smith, Friday. She scored a season-high 21 factors on 8-of-14 taking pictures whereas grabbing six rebounds in Saturday’s 80-55 win towards Ithaca. 

 

Catalano led the Tigers with 4 factors throughout two video games at Mercyhurst final week. He had the first help on Friday’s game-tying objective halfway by the third interval of the 2-2 tie that culminated in a 2-0 shootout win. Catalano then had a hand in all three of Saturday’s objectives, logging the first help on the primary two earlier than tacking on an empty netter to seal the 3-1 victory.

 

Jan. 27 – Rachel Kulp (WT&F) and Isaiah Shafer (WRES)

 Kulp gained the 60m at RIT’s dwelling meet on Friday with a time of seven.88 after profitable the prelims with a time of seven.85, practically eclipsing her private finest time of seven.84. The senior additionally positioned fourth within the lengthy leap with a private finest leap of 5.51m. 

 

Shafer gained the 141 lb. weight class and was named the Co-Outstanding Wrestler on the 2026 SUNYAC Championships, Saturday. Shafer, the No. 6 seed, beat Neil Paulerica (Cort.) 20-8 in his opening match at 141 lb. and picked up a 14-2 main choice victory over Ethan Christmas (St. John Fisher) in his subsequent bout. Shafer beat No. 3 Dom Vinci (Cort.) 14-9 within the quarterfinals and was a 4-2 winner over No. 2 Michael Santore (Oswego) 4-2 within the semifinals. He beat top-seeded Avery Leonard (Oneonta) 7-1 within the championship match.

 

Jan. 20 Erin DiPaola WBB) and John Elliot (MT&F)

 

DiPaola helped the Tigers to a 2-1 document final week. DiPaola went 3-for-3 from the sphere and 2-of-2 on the free throw line to complete with eight factors in a decisive 62-43 win towards Vassar, Friday. The following day, the senior scored a game-high 14 factors on 6-of-6 taking pictures to steer RIT in a 59-43 win over RPI. DiPaola shot 2-of-3 from the sphere and scored 5 factors in Tuesday’s 64-57 loss at Union.

 

Elliot gained the 800m in a time of 1:56.43, which is the highest time within the Liberty League, fourth within the AARTFC, and nineteenth within the NCAA on the Brockport Invitational, Saturday. He additionally ran the lead-off leg of the profitable 4x400m relay with a regional qualifying time of three:24.66, which is presently ranked fifteenth within the NCAA.

 

 

Jan. 13. Faye Kaplinski (WBB) and Ben Roger (MHKY)

 

Kaplinski helped RIT win two out of three video games final week, averaging 9 factors and 10.3 rebounds. The junior scored 9 factors on 4-of-8 taking pictures and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to assist the Tigers to a 44-43 win at Ithaca, Friday. Kaplinski tallied 10 factors on 5-of-8 taking pictures and had 10 rebounds in a 68-39 win at William Smith, Saturday. Kaplinski is third on the staff averaging 9.3 factors per sport and leads the Tigers averaging 7.8 rebounds per sport.

 

Roger scored a career-high three factors on a objective and two assists in Friday’s 4-1 victory over visiting Robert Morris earlier than offering an help on the additional time game-winner in Saturday’s 3-2 victory to finish the sweep. He additionally totaled a team-high 5 blocked pictures throughout the weekend, together with three in Friday’s win. 

 

Dec. 9 Caroline Henderson (WBB) and Jackson Rush (WRES) 

 

Henderson averaged 15.3 factors over three video games as RIT went 2-1, together with a pair of Liberty League street wins final week. The sophomore shot 34.0 p.c (16-of-47) from the sphere and 35.0 p.c (14-of-40) from past the arc. In a 65-61 loss at Brockport earlier within the week, Henderson recorded a double-double with 16 factors and 13 rebounds. She then scored 12 and 16 factors, respectively, in wins at Skidmore and Bard over the weekend. Henderson presently leads the convention in scoring, averaging 15.5 factors per sport. 

 

Rush positioned first within the 133 lb. division on the 59th RIT Invitational, Saturday. Rush pinned Xander Burke (St. John Fisher) 1:30 into his opening bout at 133 lb. He pinned Ricky Holmes (John Carroll) at 2:46 of his second match and pinned Ariel Waldman (Oneonta) at 3:59 of his quarterfinal match. Rush took down Matthew Carrozza (Trinity) with a 15-2 main choice within the semifinals and defeated Derek Bernardino (St. John Fisher) within the championship match.

 

Dec. 2 Emma Pickering (WHKY) and Josiah Turner (MBB)

 Pickering had 5 factors on a objective and 4 assists and had 10 blocks in a pair of video games towards Robert Morris. She scored a objective and had 5 blocked pictures in Friday’s loss and handed out a career-high 4 assists and had 5 blocked pictures in a 6-3 win over the Colonials the next day.

 

Turner led RIT with a team-high 20 factors in a 65-58 win towards Keuka, Monday. The ahead went 8-of-13 (.615) from the sphere, together with 2-of-4 from past the arc and 2-of-3 on the foul line. Turner additionally grabbed six rebounds whereas recording two steals and one blocked shot. The graduate scholar is averaging 10.7 factors and eight.7 rebounds by three video games this season. 

 

Nov. 25 Maddy Ramsgard (WBB) and Logan Williamson (WRES)

Ramsgard scored a season-high 21 factors and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 64-63 loss at Geneseo, Saturday. It was her second straight double-double of the season. Ramsgard shot 10-of-19 from the ground and had three assists towards the Knights.

 

Williamson positioned second within the 165 lb. freshman/sophomore division on the New York State Collegiate Championships, Saturday. He pinned Abdullah Alroumi (NICC) 4:31 into his opening match. He pinned Chase Taylor (USMM) 6:09 into his spherical of 16 bout and superior to the semifinals with a pin towards Isaiah Harris (HUNTER) 3:34 into his quarterfinal match. Williamson beat Brandon DellaPia 8-4 within the semis earlier than a loss to Ryley Monica (ONEONTA) within the championship match.

 

Nov. 18 Therese Georgia (WXC) and Jackson Burger (MXC) 

 

Georgia certified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship with a 14th place end on the NCAA Division III Niagara Region Cross Country Championship, Saturday. The junior completed in a time of twenty-two:19.7 to qualify for her first nationwide championship.

 

Burger certified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship with a twentieth place end on the NCAA Division III Niagara Region Cross Country Championship, Saturday. The junior completed in a time of 25:48.4 to qualify for his first nationwide championship.

 

Nov. 11 Madisen Pavoris (WS&D) and Josh Harkless (WRES)

 Pavoris posted the quickest instances within the Liberty League of the season within the 200 Back (2:08.08) and the 100 Back (59.32) on the D3 Shootout in Chicago over the weekend. 

 

Harkless gained his a hundredth profession match on Friday to steer RIT to a 21-20 win over Brockport. He pinned Mike Welsh to grow to be the tenth wrestler in program historical past to succeed in the 100-win mark. Harkless positioned second within the Open Division on the Bob Del Rosa Ohio Open, Sunday. He pinned Gino Guerrisi (Mercyhurst) 21 seconds into his opening match. Harkless, the highest seed, beat Angelo Camargo (Baldwin Wallace) with a fall 2:26 into his quarterfinal match. He beat Jake Powell (Tiffen), 5-1 within the semifinal earlier than a 7-1 loss to Dorian Crosby within the finals.

 

Nov. 4 Addie Alvarez (WHKY) and Nick Smith (WRES)

 

Alvarez recorded her first profession hat trick to steer RIT to a 7-1 win over Lindenwood, Saturday. She scored early within the first interval to offer RIT a 1-0 lead. Alvarez scored at 7:27 of the second interval to offer RIT a 5-1 lead, and an influence play objective at 15:21 of the second interval to increase the Tiger’s result in 6-1.

 

Smith gained the 184 lb. division on the Ned McGinley Invitational, Saturday. Smith, the No. 5 seed, beat Kristian Koroveshi (Stevens), 7-2 in his opening match. He pinned Cole Chase (Roger Williams) 2:29 into their spherical of 16 match. Smith beat No. 4 Dmitry Derbedyenyev (NYU), 2-1 within the quarterfinals. He pinned Porter Gresko (Merchant Marine) 5:24 into their semifinal match and beat No. 7 Vitali Daniels (W&J) 6-2 within the title match.

 

Oct. 28 Anna Wasula (WVB) and Tyler Mahan (MHKY)

 

Wasula averaged 5.38 kills/set and a pair of.75 digs per set in a pair of four-set victories on Saturday. She began the day with a career-high 25 kills on .353 attacking to associate with 12 digs and 4 service aces throughout a 3-1 win over Brooklyn College, earlier than including 18 kills, 10 digs and two service aces in a 3-1 win over host Rutgers-Newark.

 

Mahan scored three objectives throughout a two-game sweep of visiting Air Force final weekend, beginning with two objectives in Friday’s 5-1 victory earlier than including one other in Saturday’s 7-3 victory.

 

Oct. 21 Brac Kelley (WHKY) and Simon Isabelle (MHKY)

 Kelley scored a career-high two objectives and added an help to steer RIT to a 4-1 win over No. 14 St. Lawrence, Friday. She tallied an influence play objective at 7:11 of the third interval to offer the Tigers a 3-1 lead. Kelley added an empty-net objective at 19:08 of the third to offer RIT a 4-1 lead.

 

Isabelle scored a career-high three factors on a objective and two assists within the Tigers’ 6-2 Brick City Homecoming victory over RV/RV Clarkson, Saturday. Scoring all three factors throughout the Tigers’ decisive four-goal second interval, he additionally blocked two pictures and gained 9-of-15 faceoffs throughout the sport. 

 

Oct. 14 – Mia Gerber (WVB) and Kristian Dobbek (MSOC)

 

Gerber led the Tigers throughout a 1-1 Liberty League break up over the weekend. She began with 10 kills on .400 hitting in a three-set loss at Union on Friday earlier than totaling eight kills on .385 hitting in Saturday’s 3-0 sweep at Bard.

 

Dobbek recorded a 0-0-2 document, a 0.50 goals-against common and a .800 save proportion in two video games for RIT. The sophomore goalie made two saves within the Tigers 1-1 tie at Rochester, Wednesday. He made two saves within the Tigers 0-0 draw at Union, Saturday.

 

Oct. 7 Sophia Bellina WHKY and Yu Tanimoto (MTEN)

 

Bellina recorded a 2.53 goals-against common and a .927 save proportion in a pair of video games at No. 14 Northeastern. Friday, Bellina made 35 saves in a 3-2 loss. Her 35 saves had been the fifth-most in her profession. She made 29 saves in Saturday’s loss to the Huskies.

 

Tanimoto recorded a 3-1 document in singles and a 3-1 document in doubles competitors final week. Wednesday, Tanimoto beat Daemen’s Alex Lumanog at No. 1 singles and teamed up with Alexander Sinclair for a beat Lumanog and Lasse Mergens, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles to assist lead RIT to a 7-0 win. Tanimoto went 2-1 in singles, shedding to Mustafa Ege Topbass within the spherical of 16 on the ITA Northeast Regional Championships. He and Sinclair went 2-1, advancing to the quarterfinals at ITA’s.

 

Sept. 30 Elena Onodera (WSOC) and Roman Mironenko (MSOC)

 

Onodera scored two objectives to steer the ladies’s soccer staff to 3-2 win over No. 17 William Smith. She scored within the forty seventh minute to offer the Tigers a 2-1 lead. Her penalty kick within the 51st minute elevated RIT’s result in 3-1.  Wednesday’s win was the primary over William Smith in program historical past.

 

Mironenko tallied two objectives to assist RIT to a 0-0-2 document. The sophomore ahead gave RIT a 1-0 lead on his objective within the 71st minute at Hobart, Wednesday. Mironenko’s objective within the 88th minute gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead towards RPI, Saturday. 

 

Sept. 23 Jillian Antol (WSOC) and Derick Koen (MSC)

 Antol transformed a penalty kick within the 51st minute to assist RIT to a 2-0 win at Clarkson, Saturday to stay undefeated. It was the senior defender’s second profession objective and first for the reason that 2022 season. Antol performed the complete 90 minutes for the Tigers and helped protect their third shutout of the season. 

 

Koen led the Tigers to second place out of 24 groups at Rochester’s Yellowjacket Invitational at Genesee Valley Park on Saturday. Koen completed second general out of 312 runners with a time of 27:17.2. 

Sept. 16 Kira Kronenberg and Gabriel Escobar 

 

Kronenberg superior to the championship match within the “B” Flight on the Mary Hosking Invitational. She defeated Sarah Odland in her opening match, and beat Anushka Jaiswal, 8-1 within the quarterfinal earlier than an 8-6 win over Kaaviya Kannan within the semifinal. Kronenberg teamed up with sophomore Maya McDaniel to win the “A” Double Flight.

 

Escobar gained the “D” Flight Singles title on the St. Lawrence Fall Classic. He defeated Joshua Chu, 8-7 in Saturday’s opening match, and went on to beat Hamilton’s Neal Gupta, 8-1. Sunday, Escobar took down Preston McCarthy, 8-5 within the semifinals earlier than an 8-4 win over Alejandro Fernandez within the title match. He teamed up with junior Luke Weber to win the “B” Doubles Flight.

 

Sept. 9 Kathryn Arbegast and Moobin Kim

Arbegast completed second out of 104 runners to steer RIT to a second-place end at Brockport’s Tom Balon Alumni Classic, Saturday. The junior runner accomplished the 5k course in a time of 18:38.9.

 

Kim scored two objectives to steer RIT to a 2-1 win at Geneva College, Saturday. Kim scored his first collegiate objective within the 61st minute to offer the Tigers a 1-0 lead. He tallied his second objective within the ninetieth minute to extend RIT’s result in 2-0. 

 

Sept. 3 – Sara Wild (WVB) and Amerie Mills (WSOC)

Wild set the Tigers to a 3-1 document to start out the season on the Bearcat Invitational. Averaging 8.59 assists/set, her weekend included a 37 help/13 dig efficiency in a 3-2 win over host Saint Vincent in addition to a career-high 44 help/seven dig/4 block exhibiting towards Westminster.

Mills helped RIT to a 1-0-1 document to start out the season. The sophomore ahead scored the game-tying objective within the Tigers 2-2 draw towards Grove City and recorded an help in a 2-1 win over Endicott.