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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Riley McInerney

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/28/2016
  • Sport
    Men'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.   


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5/1/2019 McKenna Coffman Softball
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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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