Martin, Yoder earn Forester Athlete of the Week honors

FOR RELEASE January 26, 2004
Huntington, Ind.— The Huntington College athletic department announced its Athletes of the Week for the week of January 19-25, 2004. Women’s basketball junior Jessah Martin and men’s basketball senior Derek Yoder earned the honors for their outstanding efforts during the week.

Jessah Martin, a psychology major from Roanoke, Ind. (Bellmont High School), helped lead the Foresters to a 2-0 record for the week.  Martin scored a game-high 19 points, including 7-8 from the charity stripe, and added two assists and three steals in Huntington’s 64-57 win over Grace College on Wednesday.  On Saturday, Martin had 17 points and four assists in the Foresters 68-58 upset win over NAIA Division II 25^th-ranked Taylor University.  The Foresters are now 13-7 on the season and tied for first place in the Mid-Central Conference with a 4-2 record.  The women next travel to Marion to take on the Indiana Wesleyan University Wildcats on Wednesday, January 28, at 7:00 p.m.

Derek Yoder, a psychology major from Shipshewana, Ind. (Westview High School), averaged 22 points per game, went 14-19 from the field, and 9-12 from three-point range to lead the Foresters to a 1-1 week.  In Tuesday’s 82-66 win over Grace College, Yoder scored 20 points on 8-10 shooting, including 4-4 from behind the arc, and on Saturday, he continued his hot streak going 6-9 from the field and 5-8 from downtown to tie his career high of 24 points in the Foresters’ 81-68 loss to Taylor University.  The Foresters are now 17-5 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.  They next host Indiana Wesleyan University on Tuesday, January 27, at 7:00 p.m.

The Huntington College Foresters compete in 14 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past seven years, Huntington has produced 45 NAIA All-American honors and 71 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. USNews & World Report ranks Huntington among the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in Huntington, Indiana. The College is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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