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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Ta'Kenya Nixon

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/10/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Ta'Kenya Nixon from women's basketball and Mick Viken from men's track were named the EIU student-athletes of the week.

Nixon helped power the women's squad to home wins over Evansville and Sacramento State.  Against Evansville she had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.  In the overtime win versus Sacramento State she added 13 points and 7 rebounds.

Viken opened the 2013 track season in much the same fashion in which he closed the 2012 campaign.  The junior easily won the pole vault by close to one and a half feet as he cleared 17'5" to break his own school record.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/28/2011 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
2/21/2011 Jeremy Granger Men's Basketball
2/21/2011 Kelli DiCanio Women's Swimming
2/14/2011 Mariah King Women's Basketball
2/14/2011 Tyler Carter Men's Indoor Track
2/7/2011 Megan Gingerich Women's Indoor Track
2/7/2011 Ta'Kenya Nixon Women's Basketball
1/31/2011 Janelle Prisner Women's Tennis
1/31/2011 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
1/24/2011 Mick Viken Men's Indoor Track
1/24/2011 Abigail Schmitz Women's Indoor Track
1/17/2011 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
1/17/2011 Megan Eshleman Women's Swimming
1/10/2011 Rich Waszak Men's Swimming
1/10/2011 Kelsey Wyss Women's Basketball
1/4/2011 Ta'Kenya Nixon Women's Basketball
1/4/2011 Jeremy Granger Men's Basketball
12/13/2010 Erika Ramos Women's Indoor Track
12/13/2010 Mick Viken Men's Indoor Track
12/7/2010 Shaun Pratl Men's Basketball
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