BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. - Glenville State’s Delaney Warnick has been recognized by the Mountain East Conference as the 2025-26 MEC Play of the Year recipient, the league announced Tuesday.

Warnick, a junior from Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, made the play in the Pioneers’ 4-3 win over Charleston on May 9 during the MEC Championship. The win propelled Glenville State to capture the program’s first-ever conference title. 

The play generated over 24,000 views across the conference's social media platforms, with 14,409 views on Facebook and 9,830 on Instagram.

In the top of the seventh inning, Warnick smashed a home run to right field while driving in teammate Shelby McDaniels, giving the Pioneers a 4-3 lead. Warnick was named the MEC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player, blasting six home runs and collecting 18 RBIs in seven games.

Warnick and the Pioneers experienced continued success throughout the postseason, as the program earned its first NCAA Atlantic Super Regional title and made its first-ever trip to the NCAA DII Softball Championship. 

Frostburg State football player Carter Mazalewski finished as the runner-up with his pick-six play against Shepherd back on August 30. The redshirt sophomore linebacker from Mount Airy, Maryland, returned the interception for 65 yards, aiding in the Bobcats 41-27 victory. 

Other top contenders included Point Park’s soccer player Gregorio Capponi's with his PK save against West Liberty and Davis & Elkins women’s lacrosse player Talia Berardo, who scored  the game winning goal, 14-13 in overtime against Point Park.

MEC Play of the Year Winners, All-Time

2014-15: Fabian Guerra (Fairmont State) one-handed catch

2015-16: Rob Reed (Concord) buzzer-beater at MEC Tournament

2016-17: Michael Anderson (W.Va. Wesleyan) 11-yard TD run

2017-18: Quincy Redmon (Fairmont State) 96-yard fumble return

2018-19: Shemar Hooks (Urbana) one-handed TD catch

2019-20: Zach Pate (W.Va. State) somersault two-point conversion

2020-21: Carlos Almeida (Notre Dame) bicycle volley

2021-22: Devanaire Conliffe (Notre Dame) one-handed catch in coverage

2022-23: Nakaila Gray (Concord) late three to force overtime at MEC Tournament

2023-24: Andre Nicholson (Concord) overtime goal in MEC quarterfinals

2024-25: Dawson Gragg (Concord) catch and collision with the outfield fence

2025-26: Delaney Warnick (Glenville State) go-ahead home run