2023/2024
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Carson Gulker
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He ran for a game-high 138 yards and two scores while throwing for 121 yards and three TDs in a 3 8-28 win at Ashland.
2023
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
Danae Feldpausch
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Cross Country School: Ferris State University
She claimed the women’s individual championship in the Ray Helsing Invitational on Saturday in 19:09.9.
Brennan
Schwarz
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He led the defense with eight tackles in Saturday’s 17-10 loss to Montana.
Olivia
Henneman-Dallape
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
Sport: Volleyball School: Ferris State University
She had 15 kills, three digs, two aces and three blocks in a 3-0 win over Wisconsin-Parkside
Ben Knuth
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
Sport: Men’s Cross Country School: Ferris State University
He led his team at the Lansing Invitational, finishing 44th overall in a time of 27:38.9.
Claire Nowicki
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023
Sport: Volleyball School: Ferris State University
In a win over Davenport, she recorded a team-high 21 points with 15 kills on 41 total attacks, three service aces, 16 digs and five total blocks.
Trinidad Chambliss
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He ran for 125 yards and passed for 30 in Ferris’ 78-3 homecoming win over Northern Michigan.
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2023
MONTH OF OCTOBER
Mylik Mitchell
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
On Saturday against Saginaw Valley, he threw five touchdown passes and was 12-of-14 for 262 yards in passing.
Tyrese Hunt-Thompson
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He caught eight passes for 138 yards and two scores in the 49-28 loss to Grand Valley State.
Xavier
Wade
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He caught six passes for 134 yards in Ferris’ 35-21 win at Michigan Tech.
Kaylee Maat
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Volleyball School: Ferris State University
She finished with 31 assists in Ferris’ 3-0 win over Lake Superior.
Hanna Brock
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Cross Country School: Ferris State University
The Ferris women’s squad was paced by Brock in 111th place (23:07.2) in the Lewis Crossover.
Sophie Daavettila
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Tennis School: Ferris State University
She defeated Whitney King of Bucknell, 5-7, 6-4, 10-5 at No. 1 singles to help FSU win 5-2.
Aspen Sugars
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
She finished tied for 20th overall at 157 for the two rounds to lead FSU at the CMU Chippewa Invitational.
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Trinidad Chambliss
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He was 6-of-8 for 174 yards in passing for three touchdowns in a 56-0 win over American International.
2023
MONTH OF NOVEMBER
Kamryn Shannon
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
She led the Bulldogs to the team championship at the Bill Crabtree an even-par 144 score for the two rounds.
Shon Stephens
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and an interception 15 yards for a score in 28-10 win over Davenport.
Lauren Kubacki
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Soccer School: Ferris State University
She started at goalkeeper for FSU, and she made 12 saves in a setback to Northern Michigan.
CJ Jefferson
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He caught eight passes for 88 yards in 63-19 over Wayne State.
Katherine Welch
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Soccer School: Ferris State University
GLIAC Freshman of the Year Award recipient and also received all-conference second team honors.
Iosefa Saipala
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Football School: Ferris State University
He had a team-leading 12 tackles against Grand Valley.
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2023
MONTH OF NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
Logan Stein
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He stopped 43 of 45 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over Michigan Tech.
Antonio Venuto
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He scored two goals and had one assist in weekend split with St. Thomas.
Reece Hazelton
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He scored a team-high 16 points for the Bulldogs in the win over Parkside.
Syann Fairfield
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Volleyball School: Ferris State University
She had eight kills and three assists at the net in the GLIAC tournament title match.
Mallory
McCartney
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
In a win over Northwood, she had a game-high 34 points and added six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Leah Bylut
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Volleyball
School: Ferris State University
She had 17 digs as junior libero in the NCAA regional championship match.
Kadyn Blanchard
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She paced Ferris State with 18 points in a loss at Wisconsin-Parkside.
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Ethan Erickson
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He made six three’s and finished with a team-high 19 points in Ferris’ 98-83 win over Ashland.
Chloe Idoni
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She led the Bulldogs with a game-high 29 points and six rebounds in a 66-62 win over Ashland.
Amari Lee
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He had 14 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots in a win over Cedarville.
Kenzie Bowers
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She had 12 points and three rebounds in Ferris’ win over No. 1-ranked Ashland.
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2023/2024 Ferris State University Women’s Volleyball player Claire Nowick
2023/2024 Ferris State University Football player Mylik Mitchell. Photography by Brendan Sanders
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OF THE WEEK WINNERS!
2024
MONTH OF JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Mya Hiram
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She had five key rebounds in an upset over No. 1-ranked Ashland.
Amaka Unobagha
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She had a big day with 12 points and six rebounds to go with four blocks and two steals vs. Lake Superior.
Elle Irwin
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She scored 13 points to help the Bulldogs in a 66-54 win over Michigan Tech, finishing 3-of-6 behind the 3-point line.
Travis Shoudy
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He scored against Michigan State University in the Great Lakes Invitational.
Ethan Erickson
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He set a new school against Kuyper, knocking down 11 three-point field goals in route to 36 points.
Dolapo Olayinka
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He had 13 points for the Bulldogs in a 75-71 loss to Northern Michigan University.
Stepan Pokorny
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He scored four goals, including the game-winner in a 4-3 overtime win over Augustana University.
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Claudia Wilkinson
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Indoor Track School: Ferris State University
She was runner-up in the high jump at 5-4.5 in the Bill Clinger Classic at Grand Valley State
Zach Faremouth
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He scored three total goals during the weekend against Bowling Green.
Ben Davidson
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He scored 20 points and had three steals in Ferris’ loss to Lake Superior State.
Aryn Gallacher
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Softball School: Ferris State University
She was the winning pitcher in Ferris’ season opener, a 9-2 win over Lincoln Memorial in the Railsplitter Invitational in Tennessee.
MONTH OF JANUARY & FEBRUARY
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She had 25 points and seven rebounds against Northern Michigan and 21 points and 15 rebounds vs. Michigan Tech.
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Chloe Idoni
2023/2024 Ferris State University Women’s Basketball player Mya Hiram Photography by Brendan Sanders
2024
MONTH OF FEBRUARY, MARCH & APRIL
Jadyn Joseph
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Softball School: Ferris State University
She had two hits in Ferris’ 9-0 win over Thomas More, Ky., in Tennessee.
Claudia
Wilkinson
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Women’s Indoor Track School: Ferris State University
Wilkinson won the GLIAC meet title in the women’s high jump with a mark of 1.83 meters.
Chloe Idoni
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She scored 33 points twice, on Thursday against Parkside and Saturday against Purdue Northwest.
Jimmy Scholler
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He had 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 78-72 win over Saginaw Valley.
Noah Giesbrecht
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He made 24 saves in regulation and three in a shootout for a shootout victory over Northern Michigan.
Drew Cooper
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Hockey School: Ferris State University
He scored for Ferris in Friday’s CCHA game a t Lake Superior State.
Vejas Grazulis
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He had a game high 26 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the floor in a GLIAC semifinal win over Wayne State.
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Dani Staskowski
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
She placed tied for third with a 147 total, shooting a 75 and a 72 at the Sacred Heart Spring Invitational in Florida.
Lizzie Anderson
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
She led Ferris and took fifth place overall with a 153 over 36 holes at the Saginaw Valley Spring Invitational in Georgetown, Ky.
Mya Hiram
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She scored 13 points and had three rebounds in Ferris’ regional title win over Grand Valley.
Mallory McCartney
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Women’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
She scored 16 points in Ferris’ NCAA Semifinal loss to Texas Woman’s.
DeSean Munson
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He scored 15 points in Ferris’ 94-87 overtime win against Indianapolis.
Ethan Erickson
MONTH OF MARCH 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He scored 23 points in Ferris’ regional title win over Lake Superior.
Deng Reng
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Men’s Basketball School: Ferris State University
He scored 10 points in Ferris’ NCAA Elite Eight loss to Minnesota State.
Caleb Bond
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Men’s Golf School: Ferris State University
He was medalist at the FIndianpolis Intercollegiate event and was GLIAC Golfer of the Week.
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2024
MONTH OF APRIL & MAY
Jadyn Joseph
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Women’s Softball School: Ferris State University
She had four hits and two runs scored in a 7-0 win over Davenport University
Alexis Kozlowski
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Women’s Softball School: Ferris State University
She tripled, singled and drove home a run in a win over Parkside.
Kevin Kovacs-
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Men’s Tennis School: Ferris State University
He was tabbed as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year.
Kamryn Shannon
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
She led Ferris to a third-place finish at the FIndianapolis Intercollegiate event with scores of 76, 77 and 77
Ben Knuth
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Men’s Track & Field School: Ferris State University
He won the 5,000 meters (15:50.79) at the Davenport University.
Kyle Drouillard
MONTH OF APRIL 2024
Sport: Men’s Indoor Track School: Ferris State University
He was third in the javelin with a throw of 156 feet, 5 inches, at the Al Owens Classic in Allendale
Sophie Daavettila
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Women’s Tennis School: Ferris State University
She was chosen as chosen as All-Great Lakes Conference First Team recipient.
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Brandon Wirth
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Men’s Track & Field School: Ferris State University
He placed fourth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:32.00) meet for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Nathan Kraynyk
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Men’s Golf School: Ferris State University
He was a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second-team selection this season.
Esunge Ndumbe
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Men’s Tennis School: Ferris State University
-He was tabbed as the ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player Award recipient
Benjamin Lortie
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Men’s Tennis School: Ferris State University
He received All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team accolades.
Whitney Farrell
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Women’s Track & Field School: Ferris State University
She came in fifth in the women’s GLIAC 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:01.10.
Dani Staskowski
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
She was a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second-team selection this season.
Dani Staskowski
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Women’s Golf School: Ferris State University
Staskowski was a second-team choice in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Emily Killion
MONTH OF MAY 2024
Sport: Women’s Softball School: Ferris State University
She was a second-team allGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference choice as a designated player/catcher.
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