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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Chris Olivier

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/23/2015
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Sabina Oroszova from women's basketball and Chris Olivier from men's basketball were named the Back To Health EIU student-athletes of the week.

Oroszova had a pair of dominant performances as the Panthers locked up a spot in the upcoming OVC Tournament in Nashville.  Oroszova had 25 points, 15, rebounds, five assists and six blocks in a win over Murray State.  Later in the week she had 22 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks in a win over Southeast Missouri.  She shot 51.3 percent from the field for the week.

Olivier returned to the EIU line-up and turned in a pair of back-to-back 20 points performances as EIU clinched its second winning season since the 2001 season.  Olivier had a career high 25 points against UT Martin while tying the school record with six blocked shots.  He had 20 points on Sunday in a win over Southeast Missouri.  Olivier shot 57.1 percent for the week.


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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