Nike Horizon League Student-Athlete Spotlight (October 26)
INDIANAPOLIS – Each week throughout the fall season, the Horizon League will highlight one male and one female student-athlete from across its 12 member institutions for their successes both on and off the field of competition with the Nike Horizon League Student-Athlete Spotlight. This week’s honorees include Wright State women’s volleyball player Jenna Story and Purdue Fort Wayne men’s cross country runner Sammy Moran.
Jenna Story | Wright State | Volleyball | Defensive Specialist | Junior | Louisville, Ky.
Story, the 2019 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, was one of the top defensive players in the country last season. Her 6.23 digs/set average finished second in the nation in 2019, while her 692 total digs were the sixth-most nationally. From her libero position, Story guided the Raiders to the best digs/set average nationally (19.42 as a team) and the 11th-most team digs in the country (2,156) as Wright State won the Horizon League regular season championship and earned an at-large selection into the NCAA Tournament for the first time. An Accountancy major, Story's 692 digs reset the Wright State single season dig record by over 100 digs, while her 1,248 total digs over her first two seasons are already inside the Top 10 for the Wright State career digs leaders.
Sammy Moran | Purdue Fort Wayne | Cross Country | Senior | Otsego, Mich.
Moran ran a career best time of 26:16.9 in the 8K at Summit League Cross Country Championships in 2019 and finished with a time of 26:00.4 in the 5-mile at the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame. He is a three-time Summit League Honor Roll recipient and was named to the Summit League All League team in 2019. Moran is also a two-time Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence recipient.
Horizon League Student-Athlete Spotlight Honorees
September 8 – Ashton Terrill, Northern Kentucky & Vuk Latinovich, Milwaukee
September 14 – Lorah Pund, Purdue Fort Wayne & Blake Pittser, Wright State
September 21 – Anna Brandt, Cleveland State & Oeyvind Skjesol, RMU
September 28 – Morgan Fleming, IUPUI & Dylan Borczak, Oakland
October 5 – Alexandria Hicks, UIC & Tyler Polman, Youngstown State
October 12 – Taylor Wolf, Green Bay & Devin Mendez, Detroit Mercy
October 20 – Meg Swietlik, Milwaukee & Wes Collins, Northern Kentucky
October 26 – Jenna Story, Wright State & Sammy Moran, Purdue Fort Wayne