Region 8 and the FCSAA would like to congratulate all student-athletes who are recognized as part of our Player of the Week Awards. Weekly honorees are automatically submitted for NJCAA Player of the Week consideration on behalf of Region 8 and the FCSAA.
DI Volleyball Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Setter of the Week | DII Volleyball Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Setter of the Week | Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week | Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
POTW Archives: August 29, 2023 | September 5, 2023 | September 12, 2023
DI Volleyball Player of the Week
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Vivian Lucumi, Miami Dade
So. | MB
Medellin, Colombia
- Averaged 2.0 kills and 1.3 blocks over seven sets
- Posted a .522 hitting percentage
- Helped Miami Dade to a pair of wins against nationally-ranked opponents
- Had eight kills in four-set win vs. Eastern Florida State and six in straight-set win vs. Daytona State
Other nominees: Victoria Zibecchi, Florida SouthWestern; Keionna Mackey, Polk State; Sofia Kamke, Eastern Florida State
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DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Nina Boledovicova, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. | MH
Bratislava, Slovakia
- Averaged 1.0 dig and 1.7 blocks over seven sets
- Also averaged 1.9 kills per set and posted a .435 hitting percentage
- Helped Florida SouthWestern to a pair of wins over nationally-ranked opponents
- Had three digs and seven blocks vs. Daytona State and four digs and five blocks vs. Polk State
Other nominees: Mia Martinez, Miami Dade; Clara Maidantchik, Florida SouthWestern; Irene Mostardini, Polk State
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DI Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Luiza Da Cruz, Miami Dade
Fr. | S
Jaragua Do Sul, Brazil
- Averaged 11.4 assists over seven sets
- Also averaged 1.0 dig and 0.6 blocks
- Helped Miami Dade to a pair of wins over nationally-ranked opponents
- Had 47 assists vs. Eastern Florida State and 33 vs. Daytona State
Other nominees: Roberta Purashaj, Florida SouthWestern; Madison O'Sullivan, Polk State; Juliana De Acharan, Eastern Florida State
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DII Volleyball Player of the Week
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Kylie Ciani, Pasco-Hernando State
So. | OH
Brooksville, Fla.
- Averaged 3.1 kills and 1.4 digs over nine sets
- Also posted 0.3 blocks per set and a .273 hitting percentage
- Helped Pasco-Hernando State to a split of two matches
- Had 12 kills vs. State College of Florida then recorded a double-double (16 kills, 13 digs) vs. South Florida State
Other nominees: Aleksandra Wrobel, State College of Florida; Lyndi Bakker, Pensacola State; Yarelis Lopez Osorio, Lake-Sumter State
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DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Kelsey Dodd, South Florida State
Fr. | L
North Fort Myers, Fla.
- Averaged 5.9 digs over eight sets
- Had double-digit digs in both matches, including 35 vs. Pasco-Hernando State
Other nominees: Aleksandra Wrobel, State College of Florida; Maddie Mire, Pensacola State; Taylor Delaney, St. Johns River State; Kaylee Hunt, Lake-Sumter State
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DII Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Kiara Vega, Pensacola State
So. | S
Lake Mary, Fla.
- Averaged 9.7 assists over six sets
- Also averaged 0.3 kills, 3.8 digs and 0.7 blocks
- Had 34 assists and seven digs vs. No. 3 Gulf Coast State; followed that with a 24-assist, 16-dig effort vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville
Other nominees: Morgan McGuire, State College of Florida; Emily Warner, Lake-Sumter State
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Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
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Jared Falchook, Daytona State
So.
Orlando, Fla.
- Finished 84th out of 293 runners at the Southern Showcase
- Posted an 8K time of 25:27.00
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Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
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Giovana Meade, Daytona State
So.
Oviedo, Fla.
- Finished 82nd overall out of 325 runners at the Southern Showcase
- Posted a 5K time of 18:28.40
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