LACEY, Wash. – There was no shortage of awards for the Saints as the department was award five GNAC Athlete of the Week awards, including both for softball, and men's track and field, along with one for baseball.
 
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Starting on the diamond, Saints softball went 6-0 on the week, taking down Northwest in a doubleheader, before sweeping Bushnell over a four-game series. Tia Ridings was named the pitcher of the week, after a nearly unhittable 11 innings. In three starts, Ridings gave up only two hits, and one run, while striking out 20 batters. On the week, Ridings recorded over 60 percent of her outs via the strikeout.
 
At the plate, Destiny Conerly could not be stopped from reaching base, earning GNAC Hitter of the Week. Over 14 at-bats, Conerly recorded nine hits, and in her 21 plate appearances, she recorded a .762 on-base percentage. Over her nine hits, Conerly clubbed a three-run home run, along with a double, for eight RBIs and seven runs scored.
 
Justice Yamashita silenced the Nighthawks bats, throwing a complete game shutout to earn the GNAC's baseball pitcher of the week. Over seven innings, Yamashita allowed only three hits, while punching out six and recording his first shutout of his career.
 
On the track, Saint Martin's swept the men's track and field awards with Josh Schulz taking the field award, and Andrew Boyd on the track side. Boyd won the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.23 seconds, while Schulz took the top spot in the long jump at 22-ft, 0.25-in.
 
The five awards mark the most the Saints have won in a single week this season.