Skiers Gabrielle Hodges and Elijah Linkowski share M-W 'Athlete of the Week' honors

CENTRAL VALLEY — Monroe-Woodbury Athletic Director Ron Montalto has announced that seniors Gabrielle Hodges and Elijah Linkowski are each "Athlete of the Week" for the period ending Feb. 5.

These two captains have each been four-year varsity members of their respective ski teams and both have qualified for Section IX competition in the past two seasons.

Both teams are coached by Raymond Hodges.

Although yet to commit, Gabrielle has been accepted at SUNY Plattsburgh in the five-year BS/MS Early Childhood and Special Education program.

Elijah is planning to study Agriculture/Economics and has applied to Cornell, Yale, Columbia, NYU and Brandeis, among others.

Gabrielle and Elijah will compete in their divisions for a final time on Thursday, Feb. 4, at Mt. Peter, as they look to conclude their high school ski racing careers and attempt to qualify for a third straight appearance in the Section IX Championships at Hunter Mountain on Feb. 9.

"Our teams wish both of our seniors the best of luck in their final competitions," Montalto said in his press release announcing the selections, "and all the best in their future endeavors."