Freshmen take Athlete of the Week honors

Freshmen take Athlete of the Week honors

FOR RELEASE September 30, 2002
HUNTINGTON, IN— The Huntington College athletic department announced its Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 23 - 29, 2002. Women’s soccer freshman Christi Shook and men’s tennis freshman Kachinga Sinkala earned the honors for their excellent efforts during the week’s competitions.

Shook, a not-for-profit business major from Franklin, Ind. (Franklin Community High School), led the women’s soccer team in an undefeated week as the Foresters banked two shutouts in conference action, upping their MCC record to 3-0 and their overall record to 6-3. In HC’s 2-0 victory over Goshen on Sept. 25, Shook scored the first goal of the match in the 81^st minute of action and then garnered an assist in the final goal. Against Bethel on Saturday, Shook assisted in the first goal of the game in the 16^th minute. In the second half, she scored in the 76^th minute off a missed shot by a teammate and two minutes later dribbled down the end line and shot past the Bethel keeper for the final goal of the game. Shook’s shooting and passing skills have been key for the Foresters this year. She frequently sets up hot-hitter Erin Abbey, who now owns the school record for goals in a season with 12.

Sinkala, an undecided major from St. Marks, Lusaka in Zambia, was a key member to the men’s soccer 2-0 record over the week for the men’s tennis team. Sinkala, who plays no. 1 singles, downed his Bethel opponent 6-2, 6-3 on Sept. 24, and then teamed with Michael Christner for an 8-3 doubles victory. In Saturday’s action against Grace, Sinkala defeated his opponent 6-1, 6-2, and went 8-3 with Christner for yet another doubles victory. The two are undefeated in doubles action so far this season and Sinkala holds a 7-1 singles record. The Forester team is now 6-2 overall, 4-2 in conference action.

The Huntington College Foresters compete in 14 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past six years, Huntington has produced 38 All-America honors and 60 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington College is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 60 academic concentrations. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in Huntington, Indiana.

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