Alpha Balde (5/6/2025) - Athlete Awards - University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Athletes of the Week

Alpha Balde

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

5/6/2025
Sport

Men's Track and Field
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Sophomore Alpha Balde is the UMBC Athlete of the Week after he set a new meet record in the 200-meter dash, junior losif Papa won the discus, and the Retrievers' 4 x 800 relay also took first. Balde, who also grabbed the silver medal in the 100-meter dash at 10:53, turned in the second-fastest time in program history (David Bobb, 20.63) with a time of 20.81 to take the 200-meter dash.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
12/7/2022	Caitlyn Bobb	Women's Track and Field
12/7/2022	Oliver Gassmann	Men's Swimming and Diving
11/22/2022	Mila Ilieva	Women's Volleyball
11/22/2022	Matteo Picarelli	Men's Basketball
11/2/2022	Emmy Beyer	Women's Cross Country
11/2/2022	Cameron Hindle	Men's Cross Country
10/26/2022	Nyah Stahl	Women's Swimming and Diving
10/26/2022	Bode Neale	Men's Swimming and Diving
10/19/2022	Alicia Buteau	Women's Swimming and Diving
10/19/2022	Tiago Asakawa	Men's Swimming and Diving
10/12/2022	Mila Ilieva	Women's Volleyball
10/12/2022	Ryan Becher	Men's Soccer
10/5/2022	Mia Bilusic	Women's Volleyball
10/5/2022	Jafar Hussen	Men's Cross Country
9/21/2022	Jafar Hussen	Men's Cross Country
9/21/2022	Morgan McGruder	Women's Soccer
9/14/2022	Kamani Conteh	Women's Volleyball
9/14/2022	Ryan Becher	Men's Soccer
9/7/2022	Meghan McKye	Women's Soccer
9/7/2022	Cameron Hindle	Men's Cross Country