TOWSON, Md.  – Senior guard CJ Ruoff was recognized by the conference for his superb season on the court, being named as the Landmark Conference Player of the Year, the third consecutive Catholic player to earn the award, it was announced today. Ruoff also earned himself All-Landmark First team honors and he was joined on that list by fellow senior Brian Herbert.

Ruoff has been one of the most prolific scorers in the conference this season, ranking third in the Landmark in points per game with 19.7, which is also currently the eighth highest single-season total in program history. He has had 12 games with 20 or more points this season, including a stretch of back-to-back games where he averaged 35 points against Elizabethtown and Lycoming. Ruoff is also the team leader and fourth in the conference in assists with 115 on the season and is third in the conference in three pointers made, leading the Cardinals with 62. It is Ruoff's first career All-Landmark selection and he becomes the sixth player in program history to earn Landmark Conference Player of the Year, joining two of his former teammates from the past two seasons, Sean Neylon (2025) and Jesse Hafemeister (2024).

Herbert earned the second All-Landmark nod of his career after earning a spot on the Second Team last season. He continues to be a steady presence on the floor for Catholic, averaging 16.7 points per game which ranks 10th in the conference. He also is averaging a career-high in assists per game with 2.6 and is always reliable at the foul line, shooting 86 percent on the season, the fifth-best mark in the conference this season. Herbert also reached the 1,000 point plateau earlier this season, becoming the 50th player in program history to reach that mark. He currently sits at 24th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,185 career points. It is now the seventh time in program history that Catholic has had multiple players on the First Team All-Landmark squad.

In addition to the players who were recognized, Aaron Kelly and his staff were named the Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year after posting a 15-3 record in conference play and earning the top seed in the Landmark tournament. It is the second time that Kelly's staff has earned the award and the third time in program history the staff has received the honor.

The Cardinals open up their NCAA Tournament campaign on Friday, March 6 against Western Connecticut at 3:30 pm in Medford, Mass..