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Athletes of the Week

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  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    6/16/2014
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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The Pioneer volleyball team experienced their best season in program history in 2013, making it to the NAIA Tournament for the first time where they advanced all the way to the semi-finals. The Pioneers finished the season ranked fourth after reaching a school-record 36 wins.

Shahala Hawkins was named NAIA 1st-Team All-American, while Grecia Rivera was named to the third team. Head coach Jim Giacomazzi was named Tachikara National Championship Coach of the Year, and the Pioneers were the Champions of Character team at the National Tournament.

After finishing second in conference, Hawkins was named Sooner Athletic Conference Hitter of the Year and Ashlyn Westerman was named SAC Newcomer of the Year. Rivera and Chelsey Driskill joined Hawkins on the first team, while Westerman and Jacobsma were named to the second team, and Natasha Giacomazzi and Mercedes Torres were named to the honorable mention team.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
5/16/2018 Ja'Ianna Williams Women's Track & Field
5/16/2018 Daniel Hurn Men's Track & Field
5/7/2018 Elizabeth Williams Women's Track & Field
5/7/2018 Matt Flores Baseball
4/30/2018 Yaniel Vargas Baseball
4/30/2018 Paul Zwanzig Men's Golf
4/23/2018 Chris Lacher Baseball
4/23/2018 Donte Irving Men's Track & Field
4/16/2018 Demetrius Turner Men's Track & Field
4/16/2018 Tanner Solomon Baseball
4/9/2018 Austin Moya Baseball
4/9/2018 Brendon Foust Baseball
4/2/2018 Elizabeth Williams Women's Track & Field
4/2/2018 Matt Flores Baseball
3/27/2018 Leon Boyd Men's Track & Field
3/27/2018 Andrew Williamson Men's Golf
3/14/2018 Marina Gallegos Women's Golf
3/14/2018 Gregg Veneklasen Baseball
3/5/2018 Devin Johnson Women's Track & Field
3/5/2018 Quintaveon Poole Men's Track & Field
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