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Athletes of the Week

Richie Sanders

Richie Sanders

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/31/2011
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Sanders capped off the football program's biggest comeback in school history with a one-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds remaining, lifting the Lakers to a 42-38 victory at Clarion on Saturday. The Lakers trailed 38-14 with seconds left in the third quarter, but rattled off 28 unanswered points, capped off by the Sanders run. The freshman had his best afternoon as a Laker, rushing for a career-high 125 yards on 24 carries and scoring three touchdowns. He became the first running back all season to rush for more than 100 yards in a game.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/12/2009 Becky Leusch Women's Volleyball
10/5/2009 Evann Parker Women's Golf
10/5/2009 Vicki Bendus Women's Ice Hockey
9/21/2009 Joe Laffey Football
9/21/2009 Chelsea Jensen Women's Volleyball
9/14/2009 Alex Moggridge Men's Water Polo
9/14/2009 Taylor Hilinski Women's Soccer
8/31/2009 Emily Warren Field Hockey
8/31/2009 Ben Jennings Football
1/1/2009 Josh Shields Wrestling
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