CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women's basketball sophomore Elena Rodriguez and men's track and field senior Samuel Bennett have earned Harvard Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week presented by The Harvard COOP for the week of Jan. 23-29, Harvard announced on Wednesday. 

Elena Rodriguez, Women's Basketball, Psychology

Elena Rodriguez posted her third double-double in a row with a new career high in points with 28, while pulling down 11 rebounds. She led the Crimson to an 84-60 victory over Penn, adding three assists, two steals, and a block. Rodriguez shot 11-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-4 from 3-point distance. 

Samuel Bennett, Men's Track and Field, Economics

In his first race of the 2023 season, Samuel Bennett broke the school record in the men's 60m hurdles to set the new time at 7.84. He started from behind out of the blocks and blew past the competition in the final hurdles to win the event at the HYP meet.