The Southern Connecticut State University senior claimed another player of the year award recently. This time the former St. Paul standout was named ECAC Division II Offensive Player of the Year.
Parks was also named Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Year, and he was chosen for the New England Writers College Division All-New England Team. Parks led the NE-10 in carries (246), rushing yards (1,240), rushing yards per game (124.0), rushing touchdowns (12), all-purpose yards (1,374), all-purpose yards per game (137.4) and total points (78).
Parks ranked 11th in NCAA Division II in rushing yards and his 12 rushing touchdowns ranked him 25th.
Maddie Mowad, Fairfield University swimming and diving
This former Holy Cross standout will return to the pool against Wagner on Jan. 4, 2019, in Staten Island, N.Y. It’s been a good first season for the Stags.
Mowad broke the Fairfield record in the 200-yard individual medley during a meet against Providence on Nov. 3. Her time of 2:27.14 broke the mark of 2:27.51 set by Margaret Omulski in 2010. Mowad finished in first place, something she also did on Oct. 13 against UMass. Mowad’s first place finish against UMass was also in the 200 IM, and it came in her first dual meet with Fairfield.
Mowad competed in the ECAC Winter Championship, which was held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in East Meadow, N.Y. She helped the 200 freestyle relay (Ore Cherebin, Kathleen Duong, Sarah Herbold) finish in a tie for fourth place. Individually, Mowad finished eighth in the 200 IM.
Chris Trelli, Springfield University wrestling
This former Bristol Central standout has fared well in his first season on the mat with the Pride. Trelli has a 10-5 record going into the winter break.
Trelli has earned seven pins and three decisions in his 10 victories. Two of those pins came at Springfield’s annual Doug Parker Invitational, where he finished fourth at 125 pounds. Two more pins happened during the City of Springfield Championship, a series of dual meets that the Pride won over American International College, Western New England University and the Springfield Technical Community College.
Springfield College will next wrestle at the Williams Open on Jan. 5 in Williamstown, Mass.
DeAndre Wallace, Arizona Western College football
This former Holy Cross multi-sport standout had a solid season in his first and what turned out to be his only year with the Matador football program. Arizona Western announced the shut the program down, according to a story on the team website on Dec. 5.
Wallace played in all 11 games and was first on the team in yards with 411. He averaged a team-best 37.4 yards per game, 15.8 yards per catch and tied for the lead in touchdowns with two. Wallace’s touchdown of 70 yards was the longest of the season for the Matadors. He was third in catches with 26.
Wallace was offered by Anna Maria College, which is led by former Holy Cross standout Dan Mulrooney.
Hannah Maghini, Western Connecticut State University basketball
This former Bristol Eastern standout has played in all nine games for the Colonials as a freshman. She had started five of those nine games.
Maghini is averaging 17.2 minutes and 7.4 points per game. She is shooting 70 percent from the foul line, and 12 of her 24 field goals made this season are 3-pointers.
Maghini scored 10 points in her last game out, an 83-76 loss to Umass-Boston on Dec. 8. It was the second-time Maghini scored in double digits this season. Maghini tallied a season-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a 98-87 win over Hunter College on Nov. 20. She made three of her seven three-point attempts in that game.
Statistics, headshot photos and information compiled from the team website of each athlete/coach.
