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Athlete Awards

Student-Athlete of the Week

Heather Verrill

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/28/2014
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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VerrillĀ dominated this past week both on the offensive and defensive end and as a result was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Verrill started the week against New Mexico Highlands posting 10 blocks, with two coming solo. She added eight kills and hit .667 for the game as WNMU rolled to the sweep. On the road against Adams State, she added five more blocks, with three coming solo. On offense, she recorded 10 kills and hit over .600 again with a .615. She was also an honorable mention for Offensive Player of the Week.Ā 

For the season, Verrill leads the team in blocking with 96, which includes 20 solo. She is second on the team in kills with 165. She has added four assists, and 23 digs. She is sixth in the RMAC in hitting percentage (.332), and fourth in blocks.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/29/2016 Latrell Spivey Men's Basketball
11/16/2016 Jordan Gutierrez Women's Basketball
11/15/2016 DeAndre Williams Football
11/15/2016 Heather Verrill Volleyball
11/9/2016 Rodney Lawson Football
11/9/2016 Shannon Rich Volleyball
11/1/2016 Ashley Mataele Volleyball
11/1/2016 Tyler Vargas Football
10/25/2016 Jose Rojas Men's Cross Country
10/25/2016 Guadalupe Cantoran Women's Cross Country
10/25/2016 Shannon Rich Volleyball
10/18/2016 Dominic Barry Football
10/18/2016 Heather Verrill Volleyball
10/11/2016 Melanie Hughes Volleyball
10/11/2016 Brenda Dominguez Women's Golf
10/4/2016 Guadalupe Cantoran Women's Cross Country
10/4/2016 Xavier Ayers Football
9/28/2016 Mazin Khalil Football
9/28/2016 Melanie Hughes Volleyball
9/21/2016 Shelby Turner Women's Golf
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