Men's Cross Country

Conference Carolinas Monday Weekly Award Winners

  • Player of the Week
    Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke

    A senior outside hitter from Belgrade, Serbia, Vanja Przulj of UNC Pembroke averaged 5.17 points, 4.78 kills and 1.67 digs per set in two matches last week. She hit an impressive .330 in the two matches and also had three aces. 

    Przulj started her efforts last week by setting a school record with 32 kills in a five-set match against Lenoir-Rhyne on Sept. 14. The performance tied the single-match high for kills in NCAA Division II this season. In Chowan’s conference-opening win over Chowan, Przulj finished with 11 kills and seven digs. 

    Przulj presently leads Conference Carolinas in points (4.61), kills (3.85) and aces (0.64) per set. This is her second Conference Carolinas weekly award of the 2023 season. 

    Specialist of the Week 
    Lena Mykins, Erskine

    A freshman setter from Harmony, North Carolina, Lena Mykins of Erskine finished Erskine’s two matches last week with 10.88 assists and 2.88 digs per set. 

    In Erskine’s four-set conference win over Southern Wesleyan, Mykins finished with 50 assists and eight digs. She followed that up with a double-double with 32 assists and 15 digs in Erskine’s four-set match with King. Mykins is currently in the top-10 in Conference Carolinas in assists per set at 5.94. 

    2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards
     
    Week 3 (Sept. 18, 2023)

    Player of the Week: Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke
    Specialist of the Week: Lena Mykins, Erskine

    Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

  • Runner of the Week
    Jackline Kosgei, UNC Pembroke

    A junior from Eldoret, Kenya, Jackline Kosgei of UNC Pembroke finished in seventh place at the UNG Invitational in Dahlonega, Georgia. She finished with a 5K time of 18:25.3. 

    Kosgei’s time was the seventh-fastest 5K time in UNC Pembroke women’s cross country program history. 

    2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Cross Country Weekly Awards

    Week 3 (Sept. 18, 2023)

    Runner of the Week: Jackline Kosgei, UNC Pembroke

    Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

  • Runner of the Week
    Max Geckler, Lees-McRae

    A junior from Wake Forest, North Carolina, Max Geckler of Lees-McRae captured the sixth-fastest 8K time in Lees-McRae men’s cross country history at the Covered Bridge Run hosted by Appalachian State

    Geckler finished with an impressive mark of 25:34.21 and placed 33rd out of 129 total runners at the Division I event. Geckler now holds five of the top 10 times at Lees-McRae in the 8K distance.

    2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Weekly Awards

    Week 3 (Sept. 18, 2023)

    Runner of the Week: Max Geckler, Lees-McRae

    Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.