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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

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Kayla Nesbitt

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    8/31/2015
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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Kayla Nesbitt from volleyball and Tyler Oliver from men's soccer have been named the Back To Health EIU student-athletes of the week.  Both athletes helped first year EIU head coaches pick up wins over the weekend with their respective sports.

Nesbitt was named the MVP of the IPFW Volleyball Tournament after leading the Panthers to the title for first year head coach Sam Wolinski.  Nesbitt hit .302 for the weekend with double figure kills in all three matches.  Nesbitt finished the weekend with 34 kills, eight digs and three blocks.

Oliver evened the game and provided the goal ahead assist on Sunday as the Panthers beat Lipscomb for first year coach Kiki Lara's first career win.  Oliver scored his goal just under four minutes into the second half.  Two minutes later he connected with his brother Justin Oliver for what proved to be the game winner.  


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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