CORVALLIS, Ore. –
The following six CCC student-athletes have been recognized as the WVT Laboratory Players of the Week for their performances during competition from May 9-15, 2022.
Baseball – Pitcher
No. 5-ranked Lewis-Clark State College’s Trent Sellers was named the WVT Laboratory Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this year.
Sellers, a junior right-handed pitcher from Kennewick, Wash., helped LC State to a second consecutive CCC tournament title after earning his 11th victory of the season. He tossed six innings of one-run baseball against Corban and struck out nine.
Baseball – Player
UBC’s Brandon Hupe was named the WVT Laboratory Baseball Player of the Week.
Hupe, a sophomore outfielder from Vancouver, B.C., Canada, helped the Thunderbirds qualify for the NAIA Baseball Opening Round by finishing as the runner-up in the CCC Baseball Championship Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank. He finished the weekend batting .400 with six hits, including three doubles, and had six RBIs and four runs. Defensively, Hupe was a perfect 21-for-21 in putouts.
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – Track Athlete
UBC’s Katherine Lucas was named the WVT Laboratory Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, her second time earning the award.
Lucas, a junior from Vancouver, B.C., Canada, won both the 100- and 200-meter races within an hour of each other. She set a new CCC Track and Field Championship Meet, presented by U.S. Bank, record in the 200m with a time of 24.28 and matched her record in the 100m with a time of 11.78 seconds. Lucas now heads to the NAIA National Championship Meet with the conference's top time in both events. She also won the 400m (55.94 seconds) and ran the first leg for the UBC 4x400 team, which broke the meet record by nearly two seconds in 3:47.37, and was part of a second-place 4x100 team.
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – Field Athlete
College of Idaho’s Catylynn Duff was named the WVT Laboratory Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this year.
Duff, a senior from Culver, Ore., finished in the top-three of three events, including winning the hammer throw (53.97). She also took second in the discus (44.01 meters) and third in the shot put (12.89 meters). Both of Duff’s marks in the discus and shot put were season-best performances for her.
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – Track Athlete
Lewis-Clark State College’s Clayton VanDyke was named the WVT Laboratory Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this year.
VanDyke, a senior from Vernal, Utah, repeated as the CCC champion in the 1500-meter and 800-meter races. He surpassed Olympian Sam Atkin for the LC record in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.71, currently the second-best time in the NAIA. In the 800m, VanDyke ran a time of 1:51.36 to capture the crown. He also ran a leg of the school-record setting 4x400m relay that finished second to give him three all-conference honors over the weekend.
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – Field Athlete
Eastern Oregon University’s Allex Kosel was named the WVT Laboratory Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
Kosel, a junior from Roberts, Mont., produced 28 field points to help the Mounties win the CCC Men’s Track and Field Championship, presented by U.S. Bank. He picked up two individual championships and grabbed three all-conference honors. Kosel won the triple jump with a mark of 14.80 meters and took first in the long jump with a 7.16-meter mark. He was also part of EOU’s 4x400 relay team.