Izzie Holt || Issue 7 || November 4, 2024
The Hudson Valley Community College Dept of Athletics recently announced the official duo recipients of the October Viking Student-Athletes of the month. October recipients are Drew Schroeder (men’s cross country) and Abbigail Newell (women’s volleyball).
Above: Abbigail Newell (women’s VB)
Photo credits: HVCC Athletics Dept.
Newell is from South Glens Falls, NY, standing as a two-year starter and a vital player on the women’s volleyball team. She has had a phenomenal season on the team, entering the NJCAA Region 3 championships with a total of 190 kills in 707 attempts. Newell is one of the team’s best defensive players with an accumulated 276 digs this year.
As a two-time All-Mountain Valley Conference member, she continues to lead the women’s program to new accomplishments as they secured the fifth seed in the 2024 NJCAA Region 3 Championships. This occurred after finishing the regular season with a 10-4 regional record, which is the best in over two decades of the Vikings women’s volleyball program.
Schroeder, from Ghent, NY, has been one of the team’s lead runners this season as he has accumulated several personal-best times in meets across the season. He set a personal-best time in an 8K race last weekend, a second place finish at the NJCAA Region 3 Championships. He finished with a time of 28:40.8.
He recorded three different top-10 finishes, including multiple second-place finishes at regionals and the Mountain Valley Conference meet (held on Oct. 19th). This gave him an All-Region and an All-Conference recognition. Also, In his very first run of the year, he placed 12th overall. This was at the SUNY Oneonta Airfield Invitational 6K meet, finishing with a personal-best time of 21:16.1.
Above: Drew Schroeder (Men’s XC)
Photo credits: HVCC Athletics Dept.
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