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Athlete Awards

Student-Athlete of the Week

Nalani Hernandez

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/16/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Hernandez led the way in several categories over the weekend as she was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Against Adams State she scored a team-high 12 points, connecting on 6-of-9 and also had six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and three steals. She added a double-double in the win over Fort Lewis with 11 points and 11 rebounds. In that same game she added three steals, three blocks and a steal. She again shot well from the field making 5-of-9. For the week she led the team in minutes played (67), field goals made (11), field goal percentage (61.1), rebounds (17), blocks (5) and steals (6). The win over Fort Lewis was the first for WNMU in their last 16 tries. Hernandez has three double-doubles this season and averages 7.9 points and 8 rebounds per contest.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
5/6/2023 Andi Uemura Softball
4/24/2023 Kaylee Hickman Softball
4/24/2023 Joey Geary Men's Golf
4/17/2023 Bryana Munoz Softball
4/10/2023 Aaron Perez Men's Track and Field
4/10/2023 Selma Carrasco Women's Track and Field
4/3/2023 Cecy Jurado Softball
3/20/2023 Gracey Lovato Women's Track and Field
3/13/2023 Alexandria Klemke Women's Golf
3/6/2023 Adlai Alvidrez Softball
3/6/2023 Arnav Arkanath Men's Golf
2/27/2023 Caini Wang Women's Tennis
2/27/2023 Joshuwan Johnson Men's Basketball
2/20/2023 Kajsa Gedlitschka Women's Tennis
2/20/2023 Tony Avalos Men's Basketball
2/6/2023 Tony Avalos Men's Basketball
1/31/2023 Isaiah Lewis Men's Basketball
1/31/2023 Sydney Wright Women's Basketball
1/23/2023 DJ Heath Men's Basketball
1/23/2023 Brooke Rodgers Women's Basketball
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