Hammond, Koch Named Papa John's Athletes Of The Week
Mon, Oct, 18 | General, Ice Hockey, Women's Cross Country
Each week, the Bowling Green State University Athletic Department names the Papa John's Athletes of the Week, as selected by the athletic communications department based on their athletic performances from the previous week. This week's winners are hockey player Andrew Hammond and women's cross country runner Abby Koch.
Male Athlete of the Week
Andrew Hammond, a sophomore goalkeeper from Surry, British Columbia, earned his first collegiate win Saturday against Clarkson. With Hammond's perfect 31-save performance against the Golden Knights, the Falcons earned their first win of the season after defeating Clarkson 3-0 at Cheel Arena (Potsdam, N.Y.). Hammond shut down the opposition to achieve his first career shutout. He made seven saves while the Falcons were on the penalty kill, keeping the Knights unsuccessful in four power play attempts during the game.
Female Athlete of the Week
Abby Koch, a sophomore from Stow, Ohio, finished third overall and first among all NCAA Division I participants at the Falcon Invitational. She ran the eighth-best 6K in BGSU history with a time of 22:03.03 to set a personal best mark by nearly 20 seconds and helped her team place fourth overall and second out of eight Division I teams in BGSU's final home meet of the 2010 season.
Full list of Athletes Of The Week
Male Athlete of the Week
Andrew Hammond, a sophomore goalkeeper from Surry, British Columbia, earned his first collegiate win Saturday against Clarkson. With Hammond's perfect 31-save performance against the Golden Knights, the Falcons earned their first win of the season after defeating Clarkson 3-0 at Cheel Arena (Potsdam, N.Y.). Hammond shut down the opposition to achieve his first career shutout. He made seven saves while the Falcons were on the penalty kill, keeping the Knights unsuccessful in four power play attempts during the game.
Female Athlete of the Week
Abby Koch, a sophomore from Stow, Ohio, finished third overall and first among all NCAA Division I participants at the Falcon Invitational. She ran the eighth-best 6K in BGSU history with a time of 22:03.03 to set a personal best mark by nearly 20 seconds and helped her team place fourth overall and second out of eight Division I teams in BGSU's final home meet of the 2010 season.
Full list of Athletes Of The Week