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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
2/28/2017 Jordan Gutierrez Women's Basketball
2/21/2017 Harry Wetton Men's Golf
2/21/2017 Jean-Laurent Pageault Men's Tennis
2/14/2017 Tiffany Newell Women's Tennis
2/14/2017 Linzy Granger Softball
2/7/2017 Jordan Gutierrez Women's Basketball
2/7/2017 Latrell Spivey Men's Basketball
1/31/2017 Willie McCray Men's Basketball
1/31/2017 Jordan Gutierrez Women's Basketball
1/24/2017 Keshaun Clark Women's Basketball
1/24/2017 Alex Gonzalez Alvarez Men's Basketball
1/18/2017 CJ Vanbeekum Men's Basketball
1/18/2017 Megan Looney Women's Basketball
1/10/2017 Eddie Giron Men's Basketball
1/10/2017 Megan Looney Women's Basketball
12/15/2016 Willie McCray Men's Basketball
12/15/2016 Jade Botelho Women's Basketball
12/6/2016 Emery Range Men's Basketball
12/6/2016 Jordan Gutierrez Women's Basketball
11/29/2016 Jeylynn Fields Women's Basketball
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