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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Tray Mitchell

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/2/2015
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Dino Fanti and Tray Mitchell both from football have been named the Back To Health EIU student-athletes of the week after helping the Panthers improve to 5-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Fanti was a force on the defensive line that held one of the nation's leading passers in check for most of the 34-20 win over Murray State.  Fanti had six solo tackles with four tackles for loss and two sacks.  With the four tackles for loss the senior became the EIU career leader for tackles for loss with 46.  He added a forced fumble that resulted in one of three turnovers the Panthers gained in the win.

Mitchell helped EIU regain the early lead as he took the second kickoff of the game and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown giving EIU a 7-6 lead just 19 seconds into the contest.  The kickoff return for touchdown was the first for an EIU player since the 2011 season and the sixth longest in school history.  Mitchell added three pass receptions in the win. 


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4/24/2019 Dustin Hatfield Men's Track
4/24/2019 Rachel Papavasilopoulos Women's Tennis
4/17/2019 Avani Flanagan Women's Track
4/17/2019 Trey Sweeney Baseball
4/10/2019 Joe Smith Men's Track
4/10/2019 Freddie O'Brien Men's Tennis
4/3/2019 Spenser Dexter Baseball
4/3/2019 Pedra Hicks Women's Track
3/27/2019 Makenna Wilson Women's Track
3/27/2019 Daphne Chang Women's Golf
3/20/2019 Kendyl McKeough Softball
3/20/2019 Foster Anshutz Baseball
3/13/2019 Marcello Verdolin Men's Golf
3/13/2019 Mia Davis Softball
2/27/2019 Spenser Dexter Baseball
2/27/2019 Nick Harkins Men's Swimming
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