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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Anita Saffa

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/28/2016
  • Sport
    Women's Track
  • Bio
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Riley McInerney from men's track and Anita Saffa from women's track have been named the Back To Health EIU student-athletes of the week.

McInerney won the steeplechase as the Panthers opened the outdoor season at the SIU Bill Cornell Classic.  McInerney had a time of 9:07.66 as he won the event by more than 11 seconds.   McInerney's time is the best in the OVC this season and ranks 11th in the NCAA West Region.

Saffa had a big day as the Panthers opened the outdoor season.  She was part of three second places finishes with her two individual efforts both landing in the EIU career top ten.  Saffa was second in the 100m and 200m while running the opening leg on the second place 4x100m relay squad.  Her 100m and 200m times are both 8th in school history.   


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/14/2015 Molly Hawkins Women's Soccer
9/14/2015 Riley McInerney Men's Cross Country
9/7/2015 Seth McDonald Football
9/7/2015 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
8/31/2015 Tyler Oliver Men's Soccer
8/31/2015 Kayla Nesbitt Volleyball
6/20/2015 Sabina Oroszova Women's Basketball
6/20/2015 Collin Seibert Football
6/12/2015 Terrell Lewis Men's Basketball
6/12/2015 Maria Baldwin Women's Track
5/18/2015 Norvel Mohammed Men's Track
5/18/2015 Ephraim Dorsey Men's Track
5/11/2015 April Markowski Softball
5/11/2015 Kristen Paris Women's Track
5/4/2015 Kylie Bennett Softball
5/4/2015 Norvel Mohammed Men's Track
4/27/2015 Demetre Taylor Baseball
4/27/2015 Annemarie Reid Women's Track
4/20/2015 Ephraim Dorsey Men's Track
4/20/2015 Bobby Wenthe Baseball
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