MONTEVALLO, Ala. – University of Montevallo women's track and field's
Zauren Burton and baseball's
Jake O'Connell have been named Montevallo Players of the Week presented by Jack's for the week of Apr. 8.
Zauren Burton (Women's Track and Field)
Senior jumper
Zauren Burton broke the Montevallo school record in the high jump this weekend at the University of West Georgia Legends meet in Carrollton, Ga. Burton opened up the meet at 1.45 meters. She cleared up to 1.58 meters before her first miss at 1.61 meters. She followed this jump up with a make, moving the bar up to 1.64 meters. Burton had a third attempt clearance at this height moving her up to the NCAA Division II provisional mark of 1.67 meters. On her final attempt at 1.67 meters, Burton was able to clear the provisional mark, placing her third at the meet, breaking the school record and placing her tied at 26
th in the country.
Jake O'Connell (Baseball)
Junior outfielder
Jake O'Connell had a great weekend at the plate with multiple extra-base hits. In game one against Shorter, O'Connell put up two hits on four at bats with a home run and a triple. In game two he got right back to it, hitting another home run and adding two RBIs on three hits. In game three he added another triple to the stat sheet. He ended the weekend with six hits in 12 at bats. He scored five runs and added four RBIs. O'Connell had two triples, two home runs, and was on struck out twice.
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MONTEVALLO PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 5
Kaeri Ward Women's Soccer
Drew Roberts Men's Cross Country
Sept. 11
Macy Martin Volleyball
Branko Buljan Ivelich Men's Soccer
Sept. 18
Caterina Oliveri Women's Golf
Drew Roberts Men's Cross Country
Sept. 25
Miranda Fragoso Women's Soccer
Mark Shoebridge Men's Soccer
Oct. 2
Casey Hendrixson Volleyball
Eric Boutwell Men's Golf
Oct. 9
Allie Dishman Volleyball
George Rathmill Men's Soccer
Oct. 16
Colton Thompson Volleyball
Will Mahone Men's Swim
Oct. 23
Madeline Milby Women's Soccer
Julio Rojo Men's Soccer
Oct. 30
Angelina Rivas Women's Soccer
Janek Barczyk Men's Swim
Nov. 6
Isabel Dillehay Women's Soccer
Gabe Hixenbaugh Men's Wrestling
Nov. 13
Marisa Snodgrass Women's Basketball
Jeffery Tubbs Men's Wrestling
Nov. 20
Allie Dishman Volleyball
Justin Graham Men's Basketball
Nov. 27
Marisa Snodgrass Women's Basketball
Jaylen Curry Men's Basketball
Dec. 4
Leah Dendy Women's Track and Field
Cameron Glover Men's Basketball
Dec. 11
Marisa Snodgrass Women's Basketball
Jack Henderson Men's Basketball
Dec.18
Petra Cajkas Women's Swim
Gabe Hixenbaugh Men's Wrestling
Jan. 8
Cali Smallwood Women's Basketball
Aleksei Kolesnikov Men's Swim
Jan. 15
Zauren Burton Women's Track and Field
Caleb Kariuki Men's Track and Field
Jan. 22
Cali Smallwood Women's Basketball
Matthew Bradbury Men's Track and Field
Jan. 29
Savannah Cook Women's Basketball
Noah Todd Wrestling
Feb. 5
Ariana Pinder Softball
Aidan Gardiner Men's Basketball
Feb. 12
Bentlee Stiner Softball
Matthew Boas Men's Lacrosse
Feb. 19
Anyla Shipman Women's Track and Field
Caleb Kariuki Men's Track and Field
Feb. 26
Sydnee Reaves Softball
Will Mahone Men's Swim
Janek Barczyk Men's Swim
Mar. 4
Sydnee Reaves Softball
Gabe Hixenbaugh Wrestling
Mar. 11
Anyla Shipman Women's Track and Field
Connor Crowson Baseball
Mar. 18
Kiley Shea Women's Lacrosse
Gabe Hixenbaugh Wrestling
Mar. 25
Taylor Lloyd Softball
Ethan Huddleston Baseball
Apr. 1
Ariana Pinder Softball
Trevayne Hunter Men's Lacrosse