FCSAA Weekly Awards: September 10, 2024

The FCSAA would like to congratulate all student-athletes who are recognized as part of its Weekly Awards. Honroees are automatically submitted for NJCAA Consideration on behalf of the FCSAA. 

DI Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Setter of the Week | DII Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Setter of the Week | Men's Soccer Player of the Week | Women's Soccer Player of the Week | Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week | Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

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DI Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

Katielle Alonzo Vargas

Katielle Alonzo Vargas, Miami Dade
So. | OH
Miami, Fla.

  • Averaged 3.5 kills over 15 sets and posted a .542 hitting percentage on 83 total attempts
  • Also averaged 0.9 digs and 0.3 blocks
  • Led Miami Dade to a perfect 5-0 week, recording double-digit kills vs. Casper (11), Laramie County (13) and the College of Southern Idaho (11)

Other nominees: Aliah Snider, Eastern Florida State; Taylor Sass, Hillsborough; Ella Lopez, Polk State; Alexis Ortiz, Polk State


DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Eimy Domenech

Eimy Domenech, Hillsborough
So. | L
Orlando, Fla.

  • Averaged 5.8 digs over 17 sets
  • Also averaged 0.4 assists and 0.6 service aces
  • Helped Hillsborough to wins in three of its five matches last week with 16+ digs in each
  • Began the week with 16 digs against Miami Dade; posted 22 digs vs. North Central Texas and finished the week with 25 vs. Wharton County

Other nominees: Mia Martinez, Miami Dade


DI Volleyball Setter of the Week

Maria Clara Antunes

Maria Clara Antunes, Miami Dade
Fr. | S
Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil

  • Averaged 7.3 assists over 15 sets
  • Also averaged 2.0 digs and 0.5 service aces
  • Helped Miami Dade to a 5-0 week with 20+ assists in each match
  • On consecutive days, she posted 22 assists vs. Casper, 23 vs. Northeastern, 25 vs. Laramie County and 20 vs. the College of Southern Idaho

Other nominees: None

 


DII Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

Kya Colston

 

Kya Colston, Gulf Coast State
Fr. | MH
Panama City, Fla.

  • Averaged 4.2 kills over 10 sets and posted a .529 hitting percentage on 69 total attempts
  • Also averaged 1.2 blocks per set
  • Helped the Commodores to an undefeated week with double-digit kills vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (14), Lake-Sumter State (11) and St. Johns River State (17)

Other nominees: Ranya Mehta, St. Petersburg; Elizabeth McDonald, Pasco-Hernando State; Patrycja Kabala, Palm Beach State; Catie Woolf, Pensacola State


DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Morgan Langley

Morgan Langley, Gulf Coast State
So. | DS
St. Johns, Fla.

  • Averaged 5.8 digs over 10 sets
  • Also averaged 1.1 assists and 0.1 service aces
  • Led Gulf Coast State to a 3-0 week 
  • Recorded 14 digs vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville; 19 vs. Lake-Sumter State; and 25 vs. St. Johns River State

Other nominees: Larianys Serrano-Santiago, St. Petersburg; Maddie Mire, Pensacola State


DII Volleyball Setter of the Week

Tayla Tran

Tayla Tran, St. Petersburg
So. | S
St. Petersburg, Fla.

  • Averaged 10.9 assists over 11 sets
  • Also averaged 0.5 kills, 0.4 service aces and 2.7 digs
  • Posted 35 assists vs. South Florida State and 31 vs. Indian River State, both wins for the Titans
  • Ended the week with 54 assists and 12 digs in a five-set loss to Palm Beach State

Other nominees: Abigail Bucci, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Brunna Marinari, Pensacola State


Men's Soccer Player of the Week

Luc Achermann-Stanfield

Luc Achermann-Stanfield, Eastern Florida State
So. | M
London, England

  • In two matches, he tallied four points on two goals
  • Was credited with the game-winning goal in each of the Titans' matches, a 5-2 win vs. Lakeland United and a 4-0 triumph over Cape Fear
  • The goal vs. Lakeland came via a penalty kick and he had 11 total shots for the week

Other nominees: Jeremy Levivier, Miami Dade


Women's Socccer Player of the Week

Valeria Vasquez

Valeria Vasquez, Daytona State
Fr. | M
Antiquia, Colombia

  • In three matches, she tallied six points on two goals and two assists
  • Scored the lone goal in Daytona State's 1-0 win vs. USC-Lancaster
  • Credited with an assist in a 5-0 win vs. Georgia Military and scored one goal and assisted on another in the Falcons' 7-0 blanking of South Georgia State

Other nominees: Julia Gurgel, Miami Dade; Lili Baidoe, Eastern Florida State; Noemi Casique, Polk State; Eda Doganarslan, Pensacola State


Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week

Adem Bouldjadj

Adem Bouldjadj, Eastern Florida State
So. 
Jijel, Algeria 

  • Won the Holloway Park Collegiate Opener, hosted by Florida Southern College, the first Titans' runner to win a regular season event
  • Finished the 6K in a time of 18:18, besting a field of 108 total runners

Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

Roxxi Ottum

Roxxi Ottum, Florida Gateway
So.
Mt. Dora, Fla.

  • Was the top NJCAA runner in the field at the annual Border Clash hosted by Valdosta State University
  • Finished the 5K in 21:49.4 to finish sixth overall, helping the Timberwolves to a fifth-place finish in team scoring