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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. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/17/2017 Lauren Oostman Women's Swimming
10/17/2017 Isaiah Johnson Football
10/10/2017 Sara Teteak Women's Soccer
10/10/2017 Allie Hueston Volleyball
10/3/2017 Scotty Gilkey Jr Football
10/3/2017 Nick Horne Football
9/26/2017 Scotty Gilkey Jr Football
9/26/2017 Mike Novotny Men's Soccer
9/19/2017 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
9/19/2017 Maggie Runge Volleyball
9/12/2017 Kate Olson Women's Soccer
9/12/2017 Anne Hughes Volleyball
9/5/2017 Mark Williams Football
9/5/2017 Dustin Hatfield Men's Cross Country
8/29/2017 Alex Castaneda Men's Soccer
8/29/2017 Allie Hueston Volleyball
2/6/2017 Kristen Paris Women's Track
2/6/2017 Kelly Iden Women's Tennis
1/23/2017 Riley McInerney Men's Track
1/23/2017 Erica Brown Women's Basketball
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