Subway Athletes of the Week Nov. 1
Benson and Hynes Named Subway Athletes of the Week
Cross country runner Melanie Benson
and soccer player Zach Hynes have
been named the Memorial University Subway athletes of the week for
the week ending November 1st, 2009.
Female Athlete of the Week
Melanie Benson
Team: Women’s Cross Country
Major: Business Administration
Second year runner Melanie Benson has been named the Subway
Memorial University female athlete of the week for her performance
at the AUS Championship in Halifax on Saturday afternoon. Benson,
who came off the training squad earlier this month to compete at
the UNB Invitational, had something to prove on Saturday, and that
is exactly what she did. Disappointed in her result at UNB, Melanie
had unfinished business on the trail and Saturday was her chance to
redeem herself.
Benson was the first Sea~Hawk to cross the line in 15th place, in a
time of 20:14, thirteen seconds faster than her last race. With her
strong run, Benson and the Sea~Hawks ran well enough to defend
their third place AUS finish.
Male Athlete of the Week
Zach Hynes
Team: Men’s Soccer
Major: Kinesiology
Zach Hynes of Memorial’s soccer team has been named the
Subway Memorial University male athlete of the week for his
outstanding performance in the Sea~Hawks final games of the season
against St. FX. Down 4-0 late in the game on Saturday, Hynes was
not willing to see his team lose without a fight and took it upon
himself to get the team back in the game. Hynes scored three goals
in the 77th, 79th, and the equalizer in the 88th minute as the team
went on to tie the X-Men. Hynes’ performance showed his
heart. Saturday’s hat trick gave Hynes a total of 4 goals on
the season, the most by any Sea~Hawk in AUS play.
Previous Winners
Oct. 26
Laura Breen and Sean Hulburt
Oct. 19
Ally Forsey and David Forbes
Oct. 12 Grace
Fishbein and Scott Hickman
Oct. 5 Malorie
Harris and Mike Helsby
Sept. 21
Jenine Daley and Zach Wade
Sept. 14 Heather Williams and Steven DeLong