Athletes of the Week-October 7, 2019
Football (Offense)
Christiaan Williams
Ohio Northern
Junior
Running back
Sidney, Ohio/Anna
Williams ran 30 times for a season-high 183 yards and a touchdown to lead ONU to a 31-23 victory over Marietta.
Football (Defense)
Sekou Imani
Baldwin Wallace
Senior
Defensive End
Dover, Ohio/Dover
Imani recording five tackles, four quarterback hurries, a blocked field goal, a fumble recovery that he returned 65-yards for a touchdown and a safety in BW's 37-7 victory over Capital.
Football (Special Teams)
Tom Fleser
Ohio Northern
Senior
Kicker
Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut
Fleser averaged 61.1 yards on six kickoffs and a touchback in ONU’s 31-23 victory over Marietta.
Cross Country
Kelly Brennan
Baldwin Wallace
Senior
Akron, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
Brennan led BW at the Great Louisville Classic with a 5th place finish (21:42.2) in a field of 253 runners. BW finished 6th among 37 teams.
Cross Country
Chase Hampton
Otterbein
Senior
Hilliard, Ohio/Darby
Hampton took home fourth place in a field of 276 runners at the DIII Pre-National meet. Hampton covered the course in a new personal best time of 24:30.4 to lead the Cardinals to third place.
Soccer (Defense)
Zach Hlas
Mount Union
Senior
Goalkeeper
Medina, Ohio/Medina
Hlas had five saves and shutout Otterbein 1-0 for his fifth shutout of the season. This is the fourth time Hlas has won the award this season.
Soccer (Offense)
Joey Geither
Baldwin Wallace
Forward
Parma, Ohio/Normandy
Geither scored three goals on the week to lead BW to a 2-0 record. He scored two goals, including the game winner, in a 3-0 victory over Capital. On Saturday, Geither added another in a 7-0 route of Pitt-Greensburg.
Soccer (Offense)
Jenna Fuller
Ohio Northern
Junior
Forward
Countryside, Ill./Lyons Twp.
Fuller scored her first-career hat trick to lead the Polar Bears in a 5-0 victory over Marietta on Saturday.
Soccer (Defense)
Lauren Galloway
Wilmington
Freshman
Goalkeeper
Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek
Galloway faced 22 shots and made nine saves in a 1-0 overtime win at Heidelberg.
Volleyball (Offense)
Brooke Fatheree
Muskingum
Junior
Outside Hitter
New Concord, Ohio/John Glen
Fatheree guided the Muskies to a 3-0 record on the week, defeating Kenyon, John Carroll and 22nd-ranked Wittenberg. On the week, Fatheree recorded 40 kills, 29 digs and a .299 hitting percentage.
Volleyball (Defense)
Jessica Cottle
Muskingum
Junior
Libero
Lore City, Ohio/Meadowbrook
Cottle helped the Muskies to wins over 22nd-ranked Wittenberg, Kenyon and John Carroll. Cottle recorded a team-high 58 digs over 10 sets with only one reception error.
Golf
Kurt Fortman
Otterbein
Senior
Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
Fortman took home medalist honors at the OAC Fall Preview held at the River Greens Golf Course. Fortman shot a 77 in the first round and a 68 in the second round to finish with a 145, one shot ahead of the second place.
Golf
Sarah Beckwith
John Carroll
Junior
Lakeview, NY/Nardin Academy.
Beckwith lead JCU at the Eva Shorb Weiskopf Memorial held at Wooster Country Club with a third place finish. Beckwith carded a two-day total of 168 (90-78, +24).