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![]() Simon Fraser's Oliver Jorgensen finished second in a tight three-man race at the Sundodger Invitational. He clocked 24:12.15 for 8,000 meters. Monday, September 21, 2015 PORTLAND, Ore. – Blazing speed on the cross country course and a pair of solid season-opening performances on the links lead the list of week three honorees for the GNAC Players of the Week. Seattle Pacific’s Anna Patti was recognized for the second time as the GNAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week while Simon Fraser’s Oliver Jorgensen earned his first selection as Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week. Patti was an eight-second winner in the women’s open race at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle, covering the 6,000-meter course in 21:11.82. Jorgensen finished second in a three-man race in Sundodger’s men’s open race, covering the 8,000-meter course in 24:12.68. He was the top GNAC finisher in the race and led the Clan to a second place team finish. In the first week of honorees in the fall golf season, Simon Fraser’s Chris Crisologo and Montana State Billings’ Anna DeMars posted the week’s top performances. Crisologo, a sophomore, won the Saint Martin’s Invitational with a seven-under-par 206, the lowest three-round total ever shot in the tournament by a GNAC golfer. His third round of eight-under-par 63 was not only the lowest ever shot by a Simon Fraser golfer, but tied for the second lowest 18-hole round in GNAC history. This week’s honor roll includes a third straight Football Offensive Player of the Week selection for Humboldt State, a pair of soccer goalkeepers honored for shutout performances and a second consecutive selection for Western Washington’s Rachel Roeder as the Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. GNAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS – WEEK 3 Defensive: Errik Manning (Azusa Pacific, LB, 6-1, 240, Sr., Necedah, Wis. – Coll. Of the Desert): Manning led Azusa Pacific in their defensive-minded 16-10 win at Simon Fraser, finishing with 10 tackles (eight solo) with two tackles for loss and a forced fumble. The leading APU tackler, Manning is tied for eighth in the GNAC with 21 tackles. Also Nominated: Cameron Buell (Humboldt State), Cedrique Chaney (Central Washington). Special Teams: Jesse Zalk (Central Washington, WR/KR, 5-8, 160, Jr., Battle Ground, Wash. - Prairie): Zalk finished with 200 all-purpose yards in their 40-19 win over Western Oregon. He had 186 yards on seven returns (four kickoff, three punts), including a 79-yard punt return for a touchdown that put the Wildcats up 14-6 in the first quarter. Zalk leads the GNAC and is ranked 11th in Division II in punt returns (18.8 yards per return). Also Nominated: Nick Sharpe (Humboldt State). MEN’S SOCCER Defensive: Cody Lang (Seattle Pacific, GK, 6-4, 175, Jr., Spokane, Wash. – Lewis & Clark): Lang posted his fifth shutout of the season and extended his season scoreless streak to 453 minutes in a 1-0 GNAC victory at Saint Martin’s. His five saves was his most in a match this season and his diving stop in the 51st minute stopped the Saints’ best chance to preserve the shutout. Lang is tied for first in Division II in both save percentage and goals against average. Also Nominated: Cameron Lee (Montana State Billings), Abraham Placito (Northwest Nazarene), Tyler Visten (Western Washington). WOMEN’S SOCCER Defensive: Priya Sandhu (Simon Fraser, GK, 5-7, So., Surrey, B.C. - Tamanawis): Sandhu made nine saves and earned her third shutout of the season as the Clan battled No. 7 Seattle Pacific to a 0-0 tie. Her tally included a pair of saves on point-blank shots in regulation time. The sophomore has allowed just one goal in four matches and her 0.31 goals against average is 14th in Division II. Also Nominated: Chloe Hopps (Montana State Billings), Mabinty Kanu (Northwest Nazarene), Sierra Shugarts (Western Washington), Molly Stinson (Seattle Pacific). VOLLEYBALL Defensive: Katelynn Zanders (Alaska Anchorage, OH, 5-9, Sr., Anchorage, Alaska - South): Zanders led the No. 12 ranked Seawolves with 29 digs (4.14 digs per set) in two GNAC victories. She had a massive double-double of 17 digs and 22 kills in a four-set win over Western Oregon and added 12 kills and 10 digs in a three-set weep of Concordia. The senior leads the GNAC in kills (4.19 per set) and is 14th in digs. Also Nominated: Jenna Caywood (Northwest Nazarene), Liz Colon (Saint Martin’s), Jennica McPherson (Western Washington). CROSS COUNTRY Women: Anna Patti (Seattle Pacific, Sr., Renton, Wash. - Lindbergh): Patti won her third race of the season, taking top honors at the Sundodger Invitational with a time of 21:11.82 for 6,000 meters. She was the first GNAC individual winner at the Sundodger since 2010. She had an eight-second lead over the second place runner and averaged 5:41 per mile. Also Nominated: Taylor Guenther (Western Washington), Larissa Kolasinski (Saint Martin’s), Sierra Manzer (Northwest Nazarene). MEN’S GOLF WOMEN’S GOLF |
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