Hartford, Conn. - The seventh and final Bantams of the Week of 2020-21 fall season has been selected. With the postponement of intercollegiate competition for Trinity's fall teams, we are honoring our fall senior student-athletes as Bantams of the Week. These athletes have been denied the opportunity to compete in their final traditional season by the COVID-19 outbreak, but are working hard and safely at practice to prepare for a final chance to compete as Bantams this spring. This week's honorees are women's cross country senior tri-captains Will Estony (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Stephen Tyler (Weston, Conn.), and senior Erkin Verbeek (Bethesda, Md.).
Trinity Athletics created the Bantams of the Week award to spotlight three outstanding student-athletes who have performed at an extremely high level while representing the Bantams in varsity sporting competition.
Estony, a two-year starter, posted a season-best, 14th-place finish in the Trinity Invitational last fall. He added a 77th-place finish at the 2019 NESCAC Championships and a 114th-place finish in the 2019 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships. Estony is a five-time NESCAC All-Academic honoree in cross country and track and field for the Bantams. A graduate of Trinity Pawling School, Estony is majoring in computer science at Trinity. He is the son of Kathleen and Frank Estony.
Tyler, a three-year starter, posted season-best, third-place finishes in both the Tri-State Invitatioal in Rhode Island and the James Earley Invitational at Westfield State last fall. He added a 58th-place finish at the 2019 NESCAC Championships and a 104th-place finish in the 2019 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships. Tyler has earned multiple All-New England honors in track and field for the Bantams and graced the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Track Team in 2018-19 A graduate of Weston School, Tyler is majoring in biology and environmental science at Trinity. He is the son of Gisele Workman Tyler and Terence Tyler.
Verbeek posted a season-best, 26th-place finish in the Trinity Invitational last fall. He is a six-time NESCAC All-Academic honoree in cross country and track and field, and has earned All-New England honors in track for the Bantams. A graduate of Georgetown Day School, Verbeek is majoring in engineering at Trinity. He is the son of Vildan Verbeek-Demiraydin and Jos Verbeek.
2020-21 Bantams of the Week
11/4 ~ Julia Burdulis (Women's Cross Country) and Emma Sternberg (Women's Cross Country)
10/28 ~ Kendall Brown (Field Hockey), Caroline Munn (Field Hockey), Ellie Tate (Field Hockey)
10/21 ~ Nine Football Seniors
10/14 ~ Cami Beath (Women's Soccer)
10/7 ~ Ten Men's Soccer Seniors
9/30 ~ Brianna Brown (Volleyball), Rebecca Chu (Volleyball), Jessica Yang (Volleyball)
