I must admit it. I tend to be a 'Proud Papa', if you will, when it comes to the student-athletes at Union. And when my student-athletes are honored, my chest swells.
Well ... today my chest nearly exploded.
This was the first week for conference player of the week awards and today was the first week for the NAIA Football Player of the Week honors. And Union College was very well represented.
In the Appalachian Athletic Conference, Christina Prindle was named the Volleyball Libero of the Week, Aaron Miller is the Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, Marcela Salum the Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Brittany Puryear the Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
In the Mid-South Conference, Union took two of the three Player-of-the-Week awards with Terence Pollock earning the offensive honors and Willie Williams taking home the defensive honors.
Willie took things a step further in picking the NAIA Defensive Player of the Week nod. (Here's a neat fact for all you Bulldog fans: Union has had the last two NAIA Defensive Players of the Week. Patrick O'Neal received the honor in the final week of the regular-season in 2007 after Union defeated Georgetown for the first time since 1938 - and no I don't get tired of writing/saying that last sentence.)
A total of seven honors (and six student-athletes honored) in ONE DAY!!!
Yes, Monday was a good day.
Does a 'Papa' proud ... :-D
Now, I can't wait to see what the rest of the year brings.
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