Iosif Papa (3/25/2026) - Athlete Awards - University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Athletes of the Week

Iosif Papa

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

3/25/2026
Sport

Men's Track and Field
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Iosif Papa is the UMBC Athlete of the Week after he named the conference's Field Athlete of the Week Papa, a senior from Nicosia, Cyprus, had a historic opening weekend for the Retrievers, winning the discus throw with a 59.86-meter toss. Papa broke his own program record and took over the top spot in Division I in the event to this point in the season. Papa's 59.86m mark bested LSU's Chad Hendricks (59.58m) for the Division I lead in the early portion of the season.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/8/2025	Andres Javitt	Men's Soccer
9/8/2025	Kalli Williams	Women's Soccer
9/2/2025	Brady Geho	Men's Soccer
9/2/2025	Lexi Tepper	Women's Cross Country
5/6/2025	Marie Abongwa	Women's Track and Field
5/6/2025	Alpha Balde	Men's Track and Field
4/29/2025	Genelle Stephens	Women's Track and Field
4/29/2025	Jesiah Carpenter	Baseball
4/23/2025	Haley Luginbill	Softball
4/23/2025	Jordan Galloway	Men's Lacrosse
4/16/2025	Grace Bruce	Women's Lacrosse
4/16/2025	Ethan Hart	Men's Track and Field
4/9/2025	Marie Abongwa	Women's Track and Field
4/9/2025	Leewood Molessa	Baseball
4/2/2025	Mikaela Staranko	Women's Lacrosse
4/2/2025	Iosif Papa	Men's Track and Field
3/26/2025	Kya Matter	Softball
3/26/2025	Tyler Barnett	Men's Lacrosse
3/18/2025	Isabella Fontana	Women's Lacrosse
3/18/2025	Nick Remy	Baseball