Red Lion Players of the Week Announced

1/21/2013 10:59:20 AM

LA GRANDE, Ore.-The following CCC student-athletes have been recognized as Red Lion Players of the Week for their performances during the period of January 14- 20.
 
 
  Women’s Basketball
 
Corban’s Tara Vanweerdhuizen has been chosen the Red Lion Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Jan 14-20.
 
Vanweerdhuizen, a sophomore from Spokane, WA., averaged a double-double as Corban earned its first weekend sweep of the season over Northwest and Evergreen.. The 6-foot-2 center registered a combined 32 points, 30 rebounds, 12 blocked shots, three assists, and two steals.
 
Honorable mention: Chelsey Christensen, WPC,
Gabi Beyer, CU, Kelsea Hurliman, EOU
 
Men’s Basketball
 
Northwest’s Michael Greene has been chosen the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 14-20.
 
Greene, a junior from Bellingham, WA., led  NU to their 18th and 19th wins of the season over Corban and Northwest Christian. His 17 rebounds against Corban was a career high and he leads the Eagles in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. Green also has 11 double-doubles for the season.
 
Honorable mention: Anthony Brown, EOU

 
Men’s Indoor- Field
 
The College of Idaho’s Austin Basterrechea has been chosen the Red Lion Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 14-20.
 
Basterrechea, a junior from Gooding, Idaho, competed in both the pole vault and the high jump at the Boise State Bronco Invite. In the high jump Basterrechea placed 4^th while placing 3^rd in the pole vault with a cleared height of 13-5 ¼. The pole vault mark is a new school record.
 
Honorable Mention: None

 
Men’s Indoor-Track
 
Eastern Oregon’s Doug Benson has been chosen the Red Lion Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for Jan. 14-20.
 
Benson, a senior from Auburn, WA., was crowned the champion of the mile race at the Boise State Bronco Invite. Benson bested 29 other runners with a school record 4:10:99. The time is also the fastest thus far in the mile across the NAIA.
 
Honorable mention: None
 
 
Women’s Indoor-Field
 
The College of Idaho’s Hailey Bull has been chosen the Red Lion Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 14-20.
 
Bull, a senior from Caldwell, Idaho, competed in the Long Jump at the Boise State Bronco Invite finishing 9^th out of 14 entries. Bull leaped to a personal best 16-5 ¼. The Bronco Invite attracted competitors from all divisions.
 
 
Honorable mention: None

 
Women’s Indoor- Track
 
The College of Idaho’s Jasmine Sibert has been chosen the Red Lion Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for Jan. 14-20
 
Sibert, a senior from Boise, Idaho reached the finals in the 60 meter hurdles, placing 5^th at the Boise State Bronco Invite. Her time of 9.27 is a COI school record and earned Sibert an NAIA “B” qualifying mark for the indoor national championships.
 
Honorable mention: None