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SLIAC Players of the Week - February 14

SLIAC Players of the Week - February 14

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players of the Week for February 14, 2022.

     
Men's Basketball Player of the Week
   

Caden Clark, Fontbonne University

Garnering his third weekly award this season Caden Clark averaged 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in three wins for the Griffins last week. He shot 94-percent from the free-throw line on the week and added six steals. Clark's best outing was against second-place Eureka, finishing with 35 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Women's Basketball Player of the Week  
   

Rylee Stafford, Fontbonne University

Stafford receives her second award this season after averaging 23.7 points over three games last week, helping her team to a pair of wins. The senior put up at least 21 points in all three games including a high of 29 points against Webster. She shot 42-percent from three-point range on the week, knocking down 14 threes.

Men's Field Athlete of the Week
 

Nate Brown, Greenville University

His second award this season, Brown took 1st place in the weight throw with a distance of 56'3". He also finished 4th in the shot put with a mark of 46'2", a season-best. 

Men's Track Athlete of the Week
   

Carson Rantanen, Greenville University

Rantanen, a junior, notched a pair of top 5 showings at the NCCAA Championships. He finished 3rd in the 60 meters with a time of 6.96 and was 4th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.58. He had two personal best times on the weekend and helped Greenville to a 3rd place team finish.

Women's Field Athlete of the Week
   

Cayden Sharp, Greenville University

Sharp receives her second weekly honor this season after taking 1st in the Pentathlon at the NCCAA Championships. The junior totaled 3127 points in the event, winning every event except the 800-meters and besting the next closest competitor by 341 points. 

Women's Track Athlete of the Week
   

Emma Leonhard, Greenville University

Leonhard recorded a season-best time of 11:46 in the 3000 meters, cutting off nearly 30-seconds. She finished 9th overall in the race at the NCCAA Championships.

Other Notables

  • Addison Beussink, Webster University (Women's Basketball) Put up a double-double on the week, averaging 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds over two games.
  • ]Landon Harrison, Westminster College (Men's Basketball) Finished with 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists against Greenville.
  • Noah McClellan, Spalding University (Men's Track and Field) Took 1st in the one-mile run with a time of 4:37.05.
  • Karl Moore, Webster University (Men's Basketball) Averaged a double-double with 10.3 points and 10.0 rebounds over three games while totaling 8 blocks.
  • Kaelin Triggs, Webster University (Men's Track and Field) Set a new school record in the 800-meters with a time of 1:55.