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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Ta'Kenya Nixon

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/1/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Ta'Kenya Nixon and Mariah King both from women's basketball have been named the EIU student-athletes of the week.

Nixon averaged 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game during the Panthers contests over the Christmas holiday.  She had 18 points and 8 rebounds in the recent win over Northern Illinois.

King averaged 12 points and 7.6 rebounds per game during the Panthers games over the Christmas break.  She had 18 points and six rebounds in the recent win over Northern Illinois.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/18/2017 Anita Saffa Women's Track
1/16/2017 Allison Van Dyke Women's Basketball
11/28/2016 Allison Van Dyke Women's Basketball
11/28/2016 Ray Crossland Men's Basketball
10/31/2016 Lauren Oostman Women's Swimming
10/31/2016 Mike Novotny Men's Soccer
10/17/2016 Ruth Garippo Women's Cross Country
10/17/2016 Brendan McDonough Men's Soccer
10/4/2016 Alvaro Hernandez Men's Golf
10/4/2016 Riley McInerney Men's Cross Country
9/20/2016 Tyree Stone-Davis Football
9/20/2016 Emma Scaro Women's Soccer
9/13/2016 Mitch Kimble Football
9/13/2016 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
9/6/2016 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
9/6/2016 Hannah Heinz Women's Soccer
8/29/2016 Maggie Runge Volleyball
8/29/2016 Davis Wegmann Men's Soccer
5/16/2016 Brendon Allen Baseball
5/16/2016 Haleigh Knapp Women's Track
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