Red Lion Players of the Week Announced
The following CCC student-athletes have been recognized as Red Lion Players of the Week for their performances during the period Jan. 6-12, 2020.
Men’s Basketball – Player
Multnomah University’s Justin Martin was named the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this year.
The 5-foot-10 senior guard from Spokane, Wash., had an explosive weekend for the Lions. Martin scored 40 points Friday night to help MU beat Corban University 97-93, before breaking the MU, CCC and NAIA Division II scoring record with 74 points the next night. It helped the Lions beat Northwest Christian University 118-111 and put Martin’s points per game average at 57.0 on the week. He shot 31-for-66 (.470-percent), including 17-for-33 (.515-percent from the perimeter).
Women’s Basketball – Player
Northwest Christian University’s Morgan McKinney was named the Red Lion Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, her second honor of the year.
McKinney, a 5-foot-8 junior guard from Lake Oswego, Ore., was instrumental in both games as the Beacons moved into sole possession of first-place in the CCC standings. While her game goes far beyond just her offense (11 rebounds, 10 assists, six steals in two games) it was scoring that gave her a historic weekend. In the win against Multnomah University, McKinney crossed the 1,000-career point line, becoming the fourth Beacon in school history to do so, and the first to accomplish the feat as a junior. She finished the week with 43 points, averaging 21.5 points per game.
Honorable mention: Sam Van Loo, NU; Kendra Murphy, Corban
Men’s Wrestling – Wrestler
The University of Providence’s Shonn Roberts was named the Red Lion Men’s Wrestler of the Week.
The third-ranked 149-pound senior from Columbia Falls, Mont., went 5-0 over the weekend at the National Duals in Louisville, Kentucky, leading his team to a seventh-place finish overall.
Women’s Wrestling – Wrestler
Menlo College’s Tiana Jackson was named the Red Lion Women’s Wrestler of the Week.
The top-ranked 123-pound junior from Modesto, Calif., Jackson went a perfect 3-0 at the NWCA Multi-Division Duals in Louisville, Ky. to help No. 4-ranked Menlo knock off No. 9 Oklahoma City, No. 1 Life and No. 2 Campbellsville and win the tournament. Jackson defeated three ranked opponents, two by technical fall and one by 8-0 decision to lead the Oaks in their dominate weekend of action.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field - Athlete
Eastern Oregon University’s Jonah Coats was named the Red Lion Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
Coats, a junior heptathlete from Valdez, Alaska, took fourth at the Lauren McCluskey Multis out of 18 athletes. He crushed his personal record with a score of 4,435 points, which ranks him seventh all-time at EOU. Coats placed second individually in the pole vault and long jump events.
Women’s Indoor Track and Field - Athlete
Eastern Oregon University’s Paige Dodd was named the Red Lion Women’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
Dodd, a senior pentathlete from Burbank, Wash., placed second overall at the Lauren McCluskey Multis with 3,402 points in the pentathlon. The All-American finished only behind an athlete from NCAA Division I Portland State. She took second in the 60-meter hurdles (9.39 seconds), the high jump
(1.61 meters) and the long jump (5.39). Dodd finished 82 points off her school-record total that she set last season.