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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Ta'Kenya Nixon

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/6/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Zye Boey from men's indoor track and Ta'Kenya Nixon from women's basketball have been selected the EIU student-athletes of the week.

Boey won the 200m sprint event at the Notre Dame Meyo marking his fourth win in that event this year.  He was second in the 60m in a competitive field finishing 0.02 seconds behind the winner.  His winning 200m time was 21.12.

Nixon helped the Panthers win all three games last week as the junior averaged 18 points and four assists per game.  Nixon had a high of 24 points during the week.  EIU has won 12 straight games heading into the week.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/6/2018 Scott House Men's Swimming
11/6/2018 Taylor Smith Volleyball
10/30/2018 Dustin Hatfield Men's Cross Country
10/30/2018 Itxaso Aguero Women's Soccer
10/23/2018 Bryce Dewberry Football
10/23/2018 Lindsey Carlson Women's Soccer
10/9/2018 Henar Urteaga Women's Soccer
10/9/2018 Christian Sosnowski Men's Soccer
10/2/2018 Jonathan Burke Men's Soccer
10/2/2018 Harry Woodbery Football
9/25/2018 Laurel Bailey Volleyball
9/25/2018 Kate Olson Women's Soccer
9/18/2018 Sara Teteak Women's Soccer
9/18/2018 Johnathan Brantley Football
9/11/2018 Daphne Chang Women's Golf
9/11/2018 Anne Hughes Volleyball
9/4/2018 Jaime Marcos Men's Cross Country
9/4/2018 Alexander Hollins Football
8/28/2018 Toby Andrews Men's Soccer
8/28/2018 Maggie Runge Volleyball
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