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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Darius James

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/15/2023
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Darius James earned athlete of the week honors after tallying 157 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in UC’s 37-7 win over Faulkner.  The Nashville, TN native rushed for 127 yards, while adding one reception for 26 yards.  James got the scoring started in the first quarter with a four-yard touchdown run to put the Patriots in front 7-0.  He added a nine-yard touchdown run in the closing seconds of the first half extending UC’s lead to 27-7.  His final score capped off an 11 play, 70-yard drive with a two-yard rush as the Patriots improved to 5-2 on the year.  It was James’ fourth 100-yard rushing performance and he averaged 4.9 yards per carry.


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
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