DANBURY, Conn. - After showcasing his talents at the 2022 Winter Cup this past weekend in Frisco, Texas, Isaiah Drake (Fr., Los Angeles, Calif.) was recognized late Tuesday as the ECAC Rookie of the Week.

Competing as one of the nation's 38-best individual gymnasts in the United States, Drake posted the 15th-highest all-around score on Friday night before tallying a trio of top-20 individual event results on the final day of action on Sunday. In addition to his strong all-around outing on Friday in which he scored 78.05 points, Drake's effort in Frisco was led by a standout two-day performance on the vault that ranked 10th in the field. His two-day total of 28.35 points on the vault left, just 0.1 points behind Penn State's Matt Cormier, who placed ninth. Drake's cumulative score of 26.15 on the parallel bars and 24.45 on the pommel horse helped him finish 18th and 20th respectively in the final standings.  

This is the sixth weekly honor of 2022 for Drake.

As a program, this are the tenth ECAC award that Navy gymnasts have garnered in 2022 ... 
    Jan. 19 - Josh Williams (Specialist of the Week) ... Isaiah Drake (Rookie of the Week)
    Jan. 26 - Ronan McQuillan (Specialist of the Week) ... Isaiah Drake (Rookie of the Week)
    Feb. 2 - Isaiah Drake (Gymnast of the Week)
    Feb. 9 - Isaiah Drake (Gymnast of the Week) ... Connor Van Loo (Specialist of the Week)
    Feb. 16 - Riley Rose (Specialist of the Week) ... Isaiah Drake (Rookie of the Week)
    March 1 - Isaiah Drake (Rookie of the Week)

The Mids will be back in ECAC league action next Saturday, March 12 at William & Mary. First touch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Kaplan Arena.