Tanner Warren (Mohawk, NY/Central Valley Academy) and Kelsey Elliott (Attleboro, MA/) have been named the Pioneer Athletes of the Week for the week of January 26th, 2026. It is both athletes' first Pioneer honor of the academic year.

This past Saturday, Warren and the Pioneers traveled to Ithaca College to compete in its Six-Way Invitational. He continued his strong start to the season by helping Utica win two events. He began his outing by serving as the anchor in the 4x200m relay, helping propel Utica to a 1:30:39, which ranks second fastest in program history. Later on, he continued his success in the 400-meter dash, besting the 50-second mark and finishing after 49.63. Both finish times bested the AARTFC qualifying standard.

This weekend, Warren and the men's track and field team will head out to Boston to compete in the BU Terrier Invite. That meet gets underway on Saturday at 10:30 AM at the BU Track & Tennis Center. The women's team, meanwhile, will head to Gordon Field House to compete in the Harvard Invitational. That event is slated for a 10:00 AM start time over in Cambridge, MA.

Elliott capped off a weekend in which the Pioneers captured a big Saturday win over UCHC opponent Albertus Magnus, scoring the game-winning goal in what would be a 2-1 victory over the Falcons at the Wonderland of Ice down in Connecticut. The Pioneer captain would crash the net in the late second period, slamming home a puck on the back post to make the scoreline 2-1 in the visitors' favor. Some solid play in net over the final two periods by Alex Venning (Courtice, ON/) would help make Elliott's goal the game-winner, giving the Pioneers a very important conference victory. 

Elliott and the women's hockey team will take on Nazareth in this weekend's UCHC series, looking to upend the unbeaten Golden Flyers. Both games begin at 3:00 PM this Friday and Saturday, with the first matchup in Rochester and the second back home at the Utica University Nexus Center.