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Athletes of the Week

Ellie McDonnell

Ellie McDonnell

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/7/2016
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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The sophomore libero dug up 47 balls (5.9 per set) over the weekend to help No. 3 UNK edge No. 21 Northwest Missouri in five sets Friday and sweep Missouri Western State on  Saturday. The Lopers are now 30-1 (15-1) and sit in first place in the MIAA.

McDonnell has 999 career digs and will soon become the 29th Loper to reach 1,000 in a career. She is also on pace to challenge Liz McGowan's record of 2,099.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
3/23/2026 Alivia De La Cruz Softball
3/23/2026 Rylan Basart Men's Track and Field
3/16/2026 Otgonbayar Batsuuri Wrestling
3/16/2026 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
3/9/2026 Chloe Odle Softball
3/9/2026 Liz Lyons Women's Golf
3/2/2026 Crew Howard Wrestling
3/2/2026 Conner Wells Men's Track and Field
2/23/2026 Andy Brisdon Men's Tennis
2/23/2026 Jillian Aschoff Women's Basketball
2/16/2026 Maggie Waddington Swimming
2/16/2026 Kendrick Gilbert Men's Basketball
2/9/2026 Kassidy Stuckey Women's Track and Field
2/9/2026 Mitchell Deer Men's Track and Field
2/2/2026 Luke Brachle Men's Track and Field
2/2/2026 Zakayia Fredrick Softball
1/26/2026 Mitchell Deer Men's Track and Field
1/26/2026 Luke Brachle Men's Track and Field
1/19/2026 Kassidy Stuckey Women's Track and Field
1/19/2026 Joslynn Grace Swimming
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