TAMPA, Fla. – The Sun Conference announces the players of the week for men's and women's cross country, men's golf, football, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball for the week of October 19, 2026.
All 13 awards are based on performances from October 12 – October 18.
Football Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Keyon Martin, St. Thomas
Senior | Homestead, Fla. | Defensive Back
Notes: Martin blanketed the Seahawk offense in the Bobcats first win over Keiser in program history. He tallied 8 total tackles, 3 pass break ups, and a forced fumble.
Offensive Player of the Week
Isaiah Lopez, St. Thomas
Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | Running Back
Notes: Lopez was the difference maker for the Bobcats. He gashed the Seahawk defense for 135 yards on the ground, and three touchdowns. At was his most rushing touchdowns of the season, and now has 885 yards on the season.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Nicholas Andreopoulos, Warner
Freshman | Palm Harbor, Fla. | Kicker
Notes: The Royals' Kicker, Nicholas Andreopoulos, averaged 60.4 yards per kickoff, converted both of his field goal attempts (set a new program record for longest field goal - 48 yards), and went a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs claiming 11 of the Royals' total 43 points.
Volleyball Players of the Week
Attacker of the Week
Raya Mylakova, St. Thomas
Sophomore | Sofia, Bulgaria | Outside Hitter
Notes: Sparked the Bobcats' offense during a 2-0 week behind 30 kills (5.00 per set) on a .323 clip, adding three service aces.
Defender of the Week
Mallori Grey, Southeastern
Senior | Crystal River, Fla. | Defensive Specialist/Libero
Notes: Grey led the Fire with a pair of 20+ dig performances in sweeps. She tallied 48 digs (8 d/s) across the two victories.
Setter of the Week
Payton Bertke, St. Thomas
Senior | Celina, Ohio | Setter
Notes: Orchestrated the Bobcats' offense during a 2-0 week off 64 assists (10.67 per set)... added 11 digs and eight kills over the six sets.
Men's Soccer Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Timo Boomkens, Keiser
Senior | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | Defender
Notes: Boomkens was a difference-maker from the back line in two Keiser wins this week. He appeared in both matches as the Seahawks held Southeastern and SCAD Savannah to a combined 16 shots and just four on goal, allowing one goal across the two games and earning a 1-0 shutout of Southeastern while being a man down for over 89 minutes. Against SCAD Savannah, he also made a huge impact at the other end, scoring twice and adding an assist to factor into all three Keiser goals in a 3-1 win. His two-way play helped Keiser finish the week 2-0 and move to 3-1-1 in Sun Conference play.
Offensive Player of the Week
Oscar Le Guillou, St. Thomas
Graduate Student | Rennes, France | Forward
Notes: Le Guillou scored both goals in the Bobcats' Homecoming win against Warner on Saturday, including the game-winning goal with just seconds left. The first goal came in the 63rd minute, when Le Guillou controlled a pass in the box to beat a Royals defender and their goaltender. Le Guillou's second goal was the game-winner with just eight seconds left in the game, when he headed in a cross. The Bobcats' leading goal scorer has now scored twice in a game three times this season.
Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Mio Tanaka, Keiser
Senior | Himeji, Japan | Goalkeeper
Notes: Senior Mio Tanaka earned two more clean sheet this past week, shutting out a pair of ranked conference foes as the No. 1-ranked Seahawks remained unbeaten on the year (11-0-2). The native of Himeji, Japan, totaled seven saves this week. She handed the No. 12-ranked Fire their first shutout of the season. Three days later, she helped the Seahawks hand the No. 21-ranked Bees their worst loss at home this season. On the year, Tanaka has posted a 0.47 GAA (No. 15 in the NAIA) with seven shutouts (tied for No. 4 in the NAIA).
Offensive Player of the Week
Steingerthur Snorradóttir, Keiser
Junior | Akureyri, Iceland | Defender
Notes: Snorradóttir led the No.1-ranked Seahawks with two goals and one assist as Keiser shut out a pair of ranked Sun Conference foes this past week. The junior defender had a goal (the game-winner) and an assist in the Seahawk's 3-0 win at No. 12 Southeastern on Wednesday. She then followed that up with a score in the team's 4-0 at No. 21 SCAD on Saturday. She needed only two total shots on the week to score her first two goals of the season.
Cross Country Runners of the Week
Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Cole Fleming, New College of Florida
Junior | Jacksonville, Fla.
Notes: Fleming paced the Mighty Banyans at the Ed Holloway Classic finishing 50th overall and first among NAIA runners. He ran a 29:49.5 8K and continued his streak as being NCF's top finisher to four races.
Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Rylie Yoachum, New College of Florida
Freshman | Jacksonville, Fla.
Notes: Yoachum ran a team and NAIA-best 27:24.5 6K to pace the Mighty Banyans at the Ed Holloway Classic. The time was the best of her three 6Ks this season and lowered her previous 6K time by more than 31 seconds.
Golfer of the Week
Men's Golfer of the Week
Antonio Juarbe, Coastal Georgia
Senior | Jesup, Ga.
Notes: Juarbe was one of just four golfers at the entire event to finish the last two rounds at +1 or better.