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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
11/15/2016 James Quinn Men's Soccer
11/15/2016 Maria Barrera Women's Swimming & Diving
11/9/2016 Guillermo Deal Men's Soccer
11/2/2016 Darryn Hlabangana Men's Soccer
11/2/2016 Brandon Grant Football
10/27/2016 Tamyra Mensah Women's Wrestling
10/27/2016 Yago Xavier Men's Soccer
10/17/2016 Taval Whittaker Men's Soccer
10/17/2016 Alden Mann Football
10/12/2016 Travis White Football
10/12/2016 Raul Almaraz Men's Cross Country
10/4/2016 João Souza Men's Soccer
10/4/2016 Katie Inman Volleyball
9/19/2016 Mitchell Parsley Football
9/19/2016 Natalia Ugalde Women's Golf
9/13/2016 Emmanuel Emmas Men's Soccer
8/22/2016 Rossanna Ramos Volleyball
8/22/2016 Mallorie Ellis Volleyball
6/2/2016 Rochene Smith Women's Track & Field
6/2/2016 Ian Ansett Men's Golf
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