Athletes of the Week-October 14, 2019

Athletes of the Week-October 14, 2019

Football (Offense)
Montavious Yearby
Heidelberg
Freshman
Running back
Port St. Lucie, Fla./Port St. Lucie  

Yearby rushed for 165 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns in a 58-32 win at Marietta. Yearby’s rushing efforts helped Heidelberg post over 600 yards of total offense.

Football (Defense)
Parker Smith  
Heidelberg  
Sophomore
Linebacker/Punter
West Salem, Ohio/Northwestern

Smith made six tackles, including one for a loss and had a critical interception in the end zone in the Berg’s 58-32 win at Marietta. He also averaged 40.8 yards on four punts.

Football (Special Teams)
Anthony Lupo
John Carroll
Sophomore
Kicker
Erie,Pa./Cathedral Prep

Lupo made two field goals (29 and 28 yards) and was a perfect 10-of-10 in PATs to account for 16 points in the Blue Streaks victory at Capital


Cross Country 
Sydney Yontz
Wilmington
Freshman
Springfield, Ohio/Springfield Catholic Central  

Yontz finished in 27th place at the Wilmington JennaStrong Fall Classic. Yontz covered the in 5K course in 19:25.9 to help the Quakers finish in 13th place among 33 teams.    

Cross Country 
Simon Heys
Wilmington
Freshman
Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington   
Heys took home 20th place at the Wilmington JennaStrong Fall Classic.  Heys covered the 8K course in 26:03.7 to help the Quakers to 5th place among 36 teams.


Soccer (Defense)
Zach Hlas
Mount Union
Senior
Goalkeeper
Medina, Ohio/Medina

Hlas faced 31 shots and made nine saves in the Purple Raiders ties against No. 12 John Carroll (0-0, 2OT) and Wilmington (0-0). This is the second straight week, fifth time this season Hlas has garnered this award.

Soccer (Offense)
Seth Gundlach
Ohio Northern
Sophomore
Midfield
Indianapolis, Ind./North Cental

Gundlach scored twice and added an assist in the Polar Bear’s 8-0 win over Muskingum on Saturday.  

Soccer (Offense)
Bella Shivley
Otterbein
Middlefield
New Albany, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales

Shivley tallied seven points (2G, 3A) last week to become Otterbein’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing 100 goals for her career. The Cardinals finished the week with a 2-0 record.

Soccer (Defense)
Danielle DelGuidice
John Carroll 
Sophomore
Goalkeeper
Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake  

DelGuidice faced 37 shots and made 15 saves in two shutout victories over  Mount Union (1-0) and Capital (1-0) last week.


Volleyball (Offense)
Emily Shuk
Otterbein  
Junior
Middle Hitter
Harrison Twp., Mich./Tippecanoe 

Shuk finished the week with an .500 hitting percent and 3.6 kills per set to help the Cardinals to a 2-0 record on the week. Her standout performance was a hitting line of 17-1-23 in a road win over Baldwin Wallace.

Volleyball (Defense)
McKenna Hostetler
Ohio Northern
Senior
Libero
Plain City, Ohio/Alder

Hostetler posted 116 digs (6.44 dps) and six aces on the week to help the Polar to a 4-1 record. Hostetler was named to the Trinity (Tex.) Invitational All-Tournament Team for her efforts.