Wabash seniors
Sam Henthorn and
Ben Kiesel were joined by junior wide receiver
Nick Hamman as selections for the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Athletes of the Week. Henthorn received Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors. Kiesel earned the Men's Golf Award, while Hamman was named the Offensive Football Player of the Week.
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Henthorn garnered the Men's Cross Country Award after completing Saturday's 8000-meter John McNichols Invitational race in 26:37.4. He placed 104
th out of 268 NCAA Division I, II, and III athletes competing at the event. Henthorn helped the Little Giants finish 18
th overall as a team and third among Division III teams.
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Kiesel tied for third at the Stateline Shootout played Saturday and Sunday at the Miami Whitewater Forest Golf Course in Harrison, Ohio. He shot a collegiate career-low round of 73 on Saturday and finished with a two-day total of 152 strokes. Kiesel's third-place effort was the third top-finish of his career to help him earn the NCAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week recognition. Wabash placed third out of six teams at the event.
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Hamman was named NCAC Offensive Football Player of the Week after leading Wabash with seven receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the Little Giants' 48-35 win at Allegheny Saturday. His 192-yard day is the seventh-most receiving yards in Wabash history. Hamman caught a 75-yard pass in the first quarter to tie the score at 14-14. His 27-yard TD catch in the second period to give Wabash a 27-21 lead.
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