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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Shepard Little

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/10/2013
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Sabina Oroszova from women's basketball and Shepard Little from football have been named the EIU student-athletes of the week.

Oroszova tied a pair of EIU program records as she led EIU to a win over Bradley.  The junior forward scored 38 points and made 16 field goals to tie those two school game records.  During the game she moved into fifth place on the career blocks list.

Little helped EIU advance to the FCS playoff quarterfinal round for the first time since 1989.  He rushed for an EIU playoff record 184 yards and two touchdowns.  His 80 yard score in the fourth quarter as the seventh longest run in school history.


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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