COUGAR ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ARCHIVES

  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending May 3 -- Viktoria Sarkanyova
    May 05, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending May 3 -- -- Viktoria Sarkanyova, Softball -- Viktoria Sarkanyova, a sophomore from Bratislava, Slovakia, had some big moments last week against North Platte and the biggest one came in the fourth game against North Platte, when the right fielder delivered the 2-out single that scored the walk-off winning run in a 6-5 win. For the four games Vik went 6-for-13 with two RBIs, two runs scored. She also had a clutch two game in a 7-2 win on Friday against the Knights. Vik is batting .298 this season with 14 RBIs and 18 runs scored.
  • Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending May 3 -- Harrison Hart
    May 05, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending May 3 -- -- Harrison Hart, Baseball -- Harrison Hart, a sophomore from Gretna, had a nice showing this weekend against NJC. Harrison went 6-of-15 from the plate and extended his game hitting streak to eight games. Harrison had two home runs in a 7-6 loss to NJC in the third game of the series while also getting three RBIs. He also had a 3-RBI day on Friday in a 6-4 loss. He is batting .373 for the year with 13 home runs and 58 RBIs.
  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending April 12 -- Tori Travers
    April 16, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending April 12 -- -- Tori Travers, Softball -- Tori Travers, a sophomore from Sammamish, Washington, was named Region IX's Player of the Week for the 4-game series that she had against Otero in helping the team to four wins. Tori had a great week at the plate, hitting .667, scoring nine runs while recording 13 RBIs. She had two doubles, a triple, and three home runs in the wins over Otero. Tori is currently hitting .420 on the season with eight home runs, 45 RBIs and 37 runs scored.
  • Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending April 12 -- Jude Russell
    April 16, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending April 12 -- -- Jude Russell, Baseball -- Jude Russell, a freshman from Ashten, Ontario, had a banner day on Saturday against Otero at home. The freshman second baseman had a career game 2 when he smacked three home runs, including a walk-off 3-run shot to give the Cougars a 15-5 win. Russell had eight RBIs in the game with four runs scored. Russell is hitting .307 with seven home runs on the season and 26 RBIs.
  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 29 -- Adi Duke
    April 03, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 29 -- -- Adi Duke, Softball -- Adi Duke, a sophomore from Santaquin, Utah, had a decent weekend in four games against No. 25 McCook. Duke had two hits in the games, including a run-scoring double in the fourth game of the series. She also made a diving play by the Cougar dugout for an out. Duke is hitting just .160 for the year, but has provided some big hits. She has eight RBIs and eight runs scored this season.
  • Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 29
    April 03, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 29 -- -- Will Harbison, Baseball -- Will Harbison, a sophomore from Parker, Colorado, had a nice week for the Cougars against Trinidad. Harbison went 11-of-21 from the plate with a home run, two doubles, eight RBIs, and five runs scored. Will is batting .347 on the year with 41 RBIs, 26 runs scored, and nine home runs. He leads the team in home runs, is tied in home runs, and is third on the team in runs scored.
  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 23
    March 25, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 23 -- -- Tina Horton, Softball -- Tina Horton, a sophomore from New South Wales, Australia, had a strong weekend with two walk-off hits while going 8-of-12 from the plate as the Cougars defeated Miles three of four games. In the 9-1 win on Saturday, Tina went 3-for-4 with a triple and home run and the triple was the walk-off hit that scoring the game-ending run. Then, on Sunday, in an 11-3 win, the Cougars led 7-3 and loaded the bases with two outs. Tina took the first pitch and sent it over the fence for a grand slam, ending the game on the 8-run rule. She was 3-for-4 in that game with four runs scored and four RBIs.
  • Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 23
    March 25, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 23 -- -- Harrison Hart, Baseball -- Harrison Hart, a sophomore from Gretna, had a strong weekend where the Cougars took three of four from Luna Community College. Hart went 7-of-16 in the four games where he had two home runs, two doubles, fuve runs scored and 12 RBIs in the four games. Hart had a 5-RBI game in the 10-6 win where he had a double and home run. Harrison is batting .380 on the year with four home runs, 22 RBIs, and 13 runs scored.
  • -- Tori Travers, Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 10 --
    March 13, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 10 -- -- Tori Travers, Softball -- Tori Travers, a sophomore from Sammanish, Washington, had an outstanding day in the Cougars two wins over Luna Community College on Monday. The infielder finished the two wins with 10 RBIs, while going 4-for-6 from the plate with a double and two home runs, including a grand slam. In the 17-4 win, she had six RBIs in the win. Tori is batting .418 on the year with four home runs, 19 RBIs, and 17 runs scored.
  • -- Allard Helms, Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 10 --
    March 13, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 10 -- -- Allard Helms, Baseball -- Allard Helms, a sophomore pitcher from The Netherlands, had a strong showing in helping the Cougars down No. 25 Central Arizona College on Tuesday 4-3. Helms went eight innings in scattering seven hits and allowing just three runs. Helms struck out four as he faced just 32 batters. That was his fifth appearance of the year and he has now tossed 22.2 innings and has 21 strikeouts on the season.
  • -- Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 1 --
    March 04, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 1 -- -- Mia Migliaccio, Softball -- Mia Migliaccio, a freshman from Malverne, New York, had a strong outing in the circle for the Cougar women against Dawson in a 7-1 win on Sunday, where the freshman had a complete game with seven innings while scattering eight hits and allowing just one unearned run. She struck out three and walked just one. It was her second win of the weekend, as she picked up the win in the 12-11 against Dawson on Saturday, tossing 4.2 innings in allowing just three hits and no runs. Mia has made 11 appearances in the circle and is 2-1 with 28.1 innings pitched and an ERA of 6.92.
  • -- Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending March 1 --
    March 04, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending March 1 -- -- Carter Reisig, Baseball -- Carter Reisig, a sophomore right-handed pitcher from Scottsbluff, had a strong outing in relief on Saturday against Dawson Community College to get the win against Dawson 9-5. Carter pitched six strong innings in allowing two runs, scattering seven hits, and striking out a season-high seven batters. It was his fourth appearance on the mound and his longest outing on the hill. He has 12 strikeouts so far this season, which is just three behind his last year's total of 15, where he has 12 appearances. Reisig has a 6.75 ERA so far this season.
  • -- Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending February 22 --
    February 27, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending February 22 -- -- Ruth Lively, Women's Basketball -- Ruth Lively, a freshman from Scottsbluff, was recognized along with sophomore Zo Sipolina on Wednesday against McCook as the two graduating players from this year's team. Ruth played just one year at WNCC and will graduate in May, and she said she is transferring to UNK. Ruth got the start in her last regular-season game at Cougar Palace. WNCC head coach Ryan Davis described Ruth as a dedicated player who earned the honor of team captain this season. Ruth saw action in 17 games this season and her high game was five points against Laramie County and five rebounds against Gillette College that also included hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
  • -- Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending February 22 --
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending February 22 -- -- Kellon Harris, Men's Basketball -- Kellon Harris, a red-shirt sophomore from Scottsbluff, wrapped up his home Cougar career last week when the sophomore came back with two big games against McCook (at home) and North Platte (on the road). Kellon, who didn't score in a win over Southeast on Feb. 14, responded last week with two 20-point games, 8 3-pointers, and going perfect from the charity stripe. In a win over McCook, Kellon had 243 points and four treys, and in a loss at North Platte, he had 22 points and four treys. He was also a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in both games. Kellon is averaging 13.3 points and making 83.3 percent from the free throw line this season.
  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending February 15
    February 20, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week of February 15 -- -- Ella Chesta-Carty, Women's Basketball -- Ella Chesta-Carty, a freshman from Antibes, France, hit the game-winning shot on Valentine's Day to give the Cougars the 83-80 road win over Southeast. Ella finished the game with 23 points to lead the team, and it was a big lift for Ella, who in the previous two games combined for just seven points. Ella made just one 3-pointer in the game and it was the one that mattered the most. Ella had scored in double figures in all the games this season except for the games on Feb. 5 and 11. Ella is averaging 15.5 points and 2.7 rebounds a game. She has made 37 3-pointers this season so far.
  • Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending February 15
    February 20, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week of February 15 -- -- Noah Jones, Men's Basketball -- Noah Jones, a redshirt sophomore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, had a nice game in an 89-84 win over Southeast on the road on Valentine's Day. Noah contributed 16 points with two 3-pointers in the win, but was also 6-for-8 from the free throw line with two 3-pointers. He also pulled down six rebounds in the win as the team had four in double figures to avenge an earlier season loss to Southeast at home. Noah is averaging 7.5 points a game this season and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 36.5 percent from the 3-point arc.
  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending February 7
    February 11, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week February 7 -- -- Aniaya Burton-Hernandez, Women's Basketball -- Aniaya Burton-Hernandez, a freshman from Harlem, New York, is one of those players that goes out and plays the game and does the little things and that is what she did the last four games, where she scored 15 points and pulled down 24 rebounds. Her big game was a 14-rebound and 8-point night in a win over Trinidad State. She also had a quiet five points in the win over Otero. For the season, she is averaging 4.0 points and pulling down 3.6 rebounds per contest.
  • Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending February 7
    February 11, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week February 7 -- -- Witold Czerenkiewicz, Men's Basketball -- Witold Czerenkiewicz, a sophomore from Poland, has had four good games where he had 12 points in four games. The big game was a 10-point performance against North Platte in a loss, where he buried two key 3-pointers. He also had four rebounds in that game. In the four games, he also pulled down 11 rebounds. He made five 3-pointers in those games and shot over 50 percent for the games. Witold is averaging 1.8 points a game and one rebound a game.
  • -- Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending January 25 --
    January 26, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending January 25 -- -- Zo Sipolina, Women's Basketball -- Zozefine Sipolina, a sophomore from Jurmala, Latvia, had a nice weekend where she scored 39 points in two games to help the Cougars stay unbeaten in the conference. Zo had a huge contest against Trinidad in a 71-64 win where she had 26 points and 10 rebounds. On top of that, she had another double-figure night in the game where she was perfect from the free throw line, going 10-of-10. The next night, Zo had another double-double where she had 13 points and 13 rebounds. She buried a total of seven 3-pointers in the two games. Zo has scored in double figures in the last five games.
  • -- Male Athlete of the Week for Week Ending January 25 --
    January 26, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending January 25 -- -- Xavier Kirkpatrick, Men's Basketball -- Xavier Kirkpatrick, a freshman from Ocala, Florida, had a huge game in helping to the Cougars to a win over Trinidad State College. Xavier finished with a game-high 20 points that included four 3-pointers in the win on the road. Xavier had scored double figures in four of the last five games for the Cougars. He added 10 points the next night against Otero College. Xavier is averaging 9.6 points a contest while making 31.4 percent of his 3-point shots.
  • Female Athlete of the Week -- Charisma Johnson
    January 16, 2026
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending January 11 -- -- Charisma Johnson, Women's Basketball -- Charisma Johnson, a freshman from Portland, Oregon, had two big games in the return to action in January against Gillette and Northeastern. The point guard scored a team-high 14 points against Gillette and then had a 10-point contest against NJC at Cougar Palace. In the NJC contest, Charisma shot 80 percent from the field. Charisma has a streak of three straight double-figure games, including a game the game on Jan. 14 when she scored 14 in a win over Lamar.
  • Male Athlete of the Week -- Kellon Harris
    January 16, 2026
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending January 11 -- -- Kellon Harris, Men's Basketball -- Kellon Harris, a red-shirt sophomore from Scottsbluff, had a big week last week when the Cougars opened January with three games. Harris, in three games, scored 73 points, including a 30-point contest against Casper College and then had 26 points against Gillette College. He also had 17 points against Northeastern JC. In the 30-point game against Casper, Kellon buried four 3-pointers and pulled down a team-leading nine rebounds. Harris is averaging 12.9 points per contest and has made 26 3-pointers this season.
  • -- Female Athlete of the Week for week ending December 16 --
    December 30, 2025
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending December 16 -- Juseana-Rae Delatori, Women's Basketball Juseana-Rae Delatori, a freshman from Lahaina, Hawaii, finished off the first semester with a big game in a 71-62 win over Gillette College on December 14 when the freshman tallied 18 points, including four 3-pointers. Juseana-Rae was 6-for-9 from the field and also had three rebounds in the game. Juseana-Rae has had double-figure scoring in three of her last four games and is averaging 6.8 points a game while shooting 36 percent from the 3-point arc.
  • -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending December 16 --
    December 30, 2025
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending December 16 -- Viktor Lukic-Gavric, Men's Basketball Viktor Lukic-Gavric, a freshman from Sweden, finished off the first semester with back-to-back 17-point games in losses to Snow College and Utah State Eastern back in December to wrap up the first semester. Against Snow, Viktor had 17 points to pace the Cougars. Against Utah State Eastern he tallied 17 points and nine rebounds. He has scored in double figures the last four games.
  • Female Athlete of the Week -- Veralyn Aviles (For the Week ending December 8)
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending December 8 -- Verlyn Aviles, a freshman from Brooklyn, New York, has scored in double digits the last five games. Veralyn, in those five games, has scored 66 points, including going 20-of-31 from the free throw line. She also had 22 total rebounds, 27 total assists, and 11 total steals in the last five games.
  • Male Athlete of the Week -- Isaiah St. Preux (Week Ending December 8)
    December 14, 2025
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending December 8 -- Isaiah St. Preux, a sophomore from Miramar, Florida, wrapped up November with four games where he totaled 52 points while making eight 3-pointers. He had a 20-point game against College of Southern Idaho and then had 15 points in a win over Eastern Wyoming on November 25.
  • Female Athlete of the Week for Week Ending Nov. 19 -- Ella Chesta-Carty, Women's Basketball
    November 22, 2025
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending November 19 -- Ella Chesta-Carty, a freshman from Antibes, France, had a solid week last week in games against WEC, Colorado State Club, and Casper. The freshman had 15 points and seven rebounds against EWC and then had 10 points and six rebounds against CSU Club. Against Casper, Ella had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a loss. Ella is averaging 13.3 points a game and 6.9 rebounds and has scored in double figures in all seven games this season.
  • Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending Nov. 19 -- Amare Jackson, Men's Basketball
    November 22, 2025
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending November 19 -- Amare Jackson, a freshman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had some good games last week. In a game against Eastern Arizona on the road, the guard tallied 18 points five rebounds and five steals. he also had 10 points in a game with CoChise College in Arizona. Amare is averaging 11.1 points a contest and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 49.3 percent from the field.
  • Female Athlete of the Week -- Zozefine Sipolina
    November 10, 2025
    -- Female Athlete of the Week For Week Ending November 10 -- Zozefine Sipolina, a sophomore from Jurmala, Latvia, has scored in double figures in all four games this season and last week in two games, the sophomore guard combined for 36 points in two games while connecting on five 3-pointers and going a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line. In a win on Sunday against LCCC, Zozefine had 21 points with five 3-pointers. Zozefine is averaging 15.8 points a game while shooting 31 percent from the 3-point line. In the win against LCCC, Zozefine registered her 100th made 3-pointer in her career. She now has 104 in her two years at WNCC.
  • Male Athlete of the Week -- Viktor Lukic-Gavric
    November 10, 2025
    -- Male Athlete of the Week For Week Ending November 10 -- Viktor Lukic-Gavric, Men's Basketball --Viktor Lukic-Gavric, a freshman from Sweden had 30 points with 11-of-12 shooting from the free throw line in a 114-95 loss to Butler on Saturday. Viktor, in the Crowley Classic, finished with 42 points, five triples made and went 13-of-16 from the charity stripe. The freshman also pulled down five rebounds. Viktor is averaging 20 points a game and shooting 35.5 percent from the 3-point line.
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