Darius James (8/28/2023) - Athlete Awards - University of the Cumberlands Athletics

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Darius James

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Week Of

8/28/2023
Sport

Football
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Darius James earned athlete of the week honors after rushing for 98 yards on 12 carries with two scores in the Patriots season opening win over Kentucky Christian. The sophomore rushed for 34-yards on the opening drive to put the Patriots offense in position to score, before adding an 11-yard rushing touchdown later in the quarter as UC went ahead 14-0. James closed out the first quarter by cutting towards the outside for a 36-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 21-0. The Nashville, TN native averaged 8.2 yards per carry and add a 17-yard punt return.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
11/6/2023	Shuma Sasaki	Men's Soccer
10/29/2023	Romina Itzkovich Sacco	Women's Swimming & Diving
10/29/2023	Walker Dunn	Football
10/22/2023	Ruthiik Satti	Men's Swimming & Diving
10/22/2023	Jayden Boelter	Women's Soccer
10/16/2023	Sara Zampedri	Women's Volleyball
10/15/2023	Darius James	Football
10/8/2023	Ela Smallacombe	Archery
10/8/2023	Tyler Woosley	Archery
10/2/2023	Cornelius Kipkosgei	Men's Cross Country
10/2/2023	Olaya Blanco	Women's Soccer
9/25/2023	Isaac Sullivan	Archery
9/25/2023	Kaitlyn Shields	Archery
9/18/2023	Serhii Shevchenko	Men's Cross Country
9/18/2023	Alina Boshchuk	Women's Cross Country
9/11/2023	Sara Zampedri	Women's Volleyball
9/11/2023	Nate Hancock	Football
8/28/2023	Rita Aguye	Women's Soccer
8/28/2023	Darius James	Football
6/5/2023	Makenzie Keatts	Softball