Williamsburg, KY – Coming off a strong week in Patriots athletics that saw crossover season in full swing, wrestler Alexis Medina and infielder Caden Petrey were selected as the Pepsi Athletes of the Week, announced by the athletic department Monday.
 
Alexis Medina earned athlete of the week honors after capturing the Mid-South Conference title at the 116 lbs. weight class.  The sophomore, who entered the tournament ranked tenth in the NAIA, need just 56 seconds earn her first win of the tournament as she earned a fall over Bailey Jones of Siena Heights.  Medina followed that up with a 10-0 tech fall over 18^th-ranked Jamesa Robinson of Brewton-Parker to advance to the championship match.  Facing 11^th-ranked Emma Jones in the title match, Medina notched a four-point takedown in the first period and added six points in the second period before earning a fall at the 5:27 mark to claim the title.  Medina closed out the tournament 3-0 and outscored her opponents 29-4 to be one of four Patriot wrestlers to win a conference title.
 
Caden Petrey earned athlete of the week honors after hitting .500 on the week with 10 RBI, three homers, and seven runs scored.  The freshman opened the week going 3-3 with three RBI, four runs scored, and two walks in the double header against Cincinnati-Clermont.  His homer was a solo shot in the third inning of game two to extend the lead to 8-3.  Petrey followed it up with a two-run shot in the seventh inning against Lindsey Wilson to cut the deficit to 5-3 in game one of the series.  The Williamsburg, KY native capped off his week with a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning and closed out the day with a career-high five RBI in UC's 10-8 win over the Blue Raiders to clinch the series for Cumberlands.  That grand slam broke open a 4-4 tie as Petrey closed out the week slugging 1.214. 
 
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