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Justin Banks

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/16/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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Justin Banks is the UMBC Athlete of the Week as heharged to a thrilling ninth-place finish out of 47 competitors, powering the UMBC men's cross country team at the  2026 Cantello Invitational, hosted Saturday at the U.S. Naval Academy. Banks blazed to a personal-best 24:53.4, shattering his previous mark from last season's race by well over a minute.


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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
3/12/2025 Katana Nelson Women's Lacrosse
3/12/2025 Xander Maxwell Men's Lacrosse
3/4/2025 Emily Knapp Women's Lacrosse
3/4/2025 Leewood Molessa Baseball
2/26/2025 Genelle Stephens Women's Track and Field
2/26/2025 Oliver Gassmann Men's Swimming and Diving
2/18/2025 Emily Knapp Women's Lacrosse
2/18/2025 Alpha Balde Men's Track and Field
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