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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its winter sports athletes of the week awards for the week of December 30 - January 5.
Cate Travis, a guard for Central Lakes College, earned the MCAC North Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award. Travis scored 31 points, going 9 for 23 from the field and 8 for 15 from the three-point arc to lead the Raiders to another pair of wins. She added 11 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals to her stat line, playing 75 minutes during the week.
Josh Rogers, a forward for Central Lakes College, earned the MCAC North Division Men's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award. Rogers returned to the lineup from an injury and immediately made an impact, scoring 23 points in 31 minutes of action. He made 8 of 13 shots from the field and collected eight rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College shooting guard Kharmon Wells has been named the week's MCAC South Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award winner. Wells shot 48.7% from the field and scored 47 points in the Spartans two wins. She rebounded six balls, had 10 assists, eight steals, and a block in her 74 minutes of action.
Riverland Community College guard Damar Jenkins earned the MCAC South Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week award. Jenkins played 31 minutes and scored 26 points, helping his Blue Devils win convincingly over Central Lakes College. Jenkins also had nine rebounds, five assists, two steals, and a block while shooting 50% (8-16) from the three-point line.
There were no nominations submitted this week for the MCAC Wrestler of the Week award.
As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Women's Basketball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/leaders
MCAC Men's Basketball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2024-25/leaders
MCAC Women's Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/standings
MCAC Men's Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2024-25/standings
MCAC Wrestling: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wrest/index
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MCAC BasketballNorth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Cate Travis Central Lakes College FR / Guard Pine River, MN |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 75 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 9-23 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 8-15 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 5-10 Total Points: 31 points Total Rebounds: 11 rebounds Assists: 8 assists Steals: 3 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Noteworthy Information: Cate averaged 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Next Contest: January 11 at Gogebic Community College Team Record: 9-5 overall; 1-0 in the MCAC North
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Josh Rogers Central Lakes College SO / Forward Minneapolis, MN |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 31 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 8-13 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 0-1 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 7-10 Total Points: 23 points Total Rebounds: 8 rebounds Assists: 1 assist Steals: 1 steal Blocks: 2 blocks Noteworthy Information: Josh shot 61.5% from the field during the week. Next Contest: January 8 at Minnesota North College - Hibbing Team Record: 7-8 overall; 1-0 in the MCAC North
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MCAC BasketballSouth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Kharmon Wells Minnesota State Community and Technical College SO / Shooting Guard Fort Thompson, SD |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 74 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 19-39 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 5-14 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 4-8 Total Points: 47 points Total Rebounds: 6 rebounds Assists: 10 assists Steals: 8 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Kharmon shot 48.7% from the field and averaged 23.5 points per game this week. Next Contest: January 8 at Minnesota West Community & Technical College Team Record: 5-4 overall; 0-0 in the MCAC South
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Damar Jenkins Riverland Community College SO / Guard Maywood, IL |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 31 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 9-18 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 8-16 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 0-1 Total Points: 26 points Total Rebounds: 9 rebounds Assists: 5 assists Steals: 2 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Damar shot 50% from the field and the 3-point arc to lead his team to a decisive road win. Next Contest: January 8 at Rochester Community & Technical College Team Record: 16-0 overall; 0-0 in the MCAC South
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MCAC Wrestling Athlete-of-the-Week |
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There were no nominations for the MCAC Wrestler of the Week award. |
About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system, as well as select colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.