Athletes of the Week 3/1/16

Janelle Lucas

Janelle Lucas — Swim and Dive

Freshman Janelle Lucas led the Idaho swim and dive team this weekend in the WAC Championships. Her performance earned a first place title on the diving platform, as the freshman blew her closest competitor out of the water by 32 points. Lucas had the strongest individual performance for the Vandals as the team finished fifth overall.

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Maria Tavares — Women’s Tennis

The Idaho women’s tennis team competed against Weber State Saturday, sweeping the Wildcats 6-1. Freshman Maria Tavares stood out for the Vandals by taking down her opponent 6-1, 6-1 in singles play. Tavares worked with teammate Rita Bermudez to defeat their Weber State opponents 6-0 in doubles play.

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Ben Ayesu-Attah — Men’s Track and Field

At the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships this weekend, senior sprinter Ben Ayesu-Attah brought home a first place title in the 400m dash with a time of 48.3 seconds. The finish earned the senior All-Big Sky honors. Ayesu-Attah earned a fourth place finish in the 200m dash with a time of 22.17 seconds.

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Kinsey Gomez — Women’s Track and Field

Idaho senior Kinsey Gomez secured Idaho’s first win at the Big Sky Conference Indoor  Championships with a 17:02.64 victory in 5000m run. Gomez also earned a second place finish in the mile run with a time of 4:55.38. The senior earned two All-Big Sky honors during competition.

Victor Sanders

Victor Sanders — Men’s Basketball

Sophomore guard Victor Sanders proved to be Idaho’s leading scorer in the team’s game against Eastern Washington Saturday. Sanders scored 16 points and collected three  rebounds, and his key free throws in the final minutes gave the Vandals the push they needed to keep a lead over the Eagles until the final buzzer. The Vandals defeated the Eagles 66-62.

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Mikayla Ferenz — Women’s Basketball

In the absence of leading scorer Christina Salvatore, freshman guard Mikayla Ferenz stepped up to the plate for the Idaho women’s basketball team, posting a career-high 26 points against Eastern Washington. Despite the career performance, the Vandals fell against the Eagles 84-70 in Cheney.

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Kristin Strankman — Women’s Golf

In one of the opening tournaments of the spring season, senior Kristin Strankman displayed the improvement the program had championed during the offseason. At The Gold Rush tournament Feb. 22-23 in Long Beach, Strankman’s performance earned her the Big Sky Golfer of the Week award. She finished the tournament tied for 23rd overall with a 10-over-par 226.

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