Athlete of the Week: Quinn Donaldson-Football
The Hopkins football team traveled to Ursinus College this past Saturday and defeated the Bears 42-14 in heavy wind and rain. The Blue Jays put their foot to the pedal and never looked back, maintaining their perfect overall record of 8-0 and improving to 7-0 in the conference. The win also marked Head Coach Jim Margraff’s 175th career victory, thus passing the former record holder Eddie Hurt for the most collegiate wins in Maryland state history. Sophomore Quinn Donaldson accounted for two of the Hopkins touchdowns in the victory, both of which were receptions of over 50 yards. Although the Jays played well as an entire unit, Donaldson truly stood out, and he carried the momentum for the team throughout the game. As a result of his stellar play and astounding contribution to the victory over the Bears, Donaldson has earned this week’s Athlete of the Week honors. The News-Letter: What were the keys to victory against Ursinus? Quinn Donaldson: When we prepared for Ursinus and every other team we’ve played so far, the coaches put a lot of emphasis on starting fast and getting on top early. We’ve had a good amount of success with jumping out to early two-to-three score leads. Specifically against Ursinus we knew we would have a lot of opportunities to take shots down the field and make big plays through the air offensively, and we were able to do that successfully on Saturday.