Rabkin, Franco, Linder Named Golden Bear Athletes of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 2, 2026) – Western New England women’s wrestling Samantha Rabkin , men’s cross country’s Lucas Franco , and men’s wrestling’s James Linder have been named this week’s Golden Bear Athletes of the Week after outstanding individual performances that led to team success this weekend. Rabkin led WNE women’s wrestling with a second-place finish at the East Stroudsburg Open this past weekend, defeating a national qualifier in the process. Rabkin opened the round of 16 with a fall victory in just 1:36 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 207 lb. weight class in a win over…