Subway Athlete of the Week Oct. 31, 2010

Hulburt and Wilkins Memorial University Subway Athletes of the Week

Sean Hulburt and Sasha Wilkins are the Memorial University Athletes of the Week for the period ending October 31, 2010.

Sasha Wilkins

Women’s Volleyball

Year: 5
Major: Math

Sasha Wilkins is the Subway Memorial University Athlete of the Week for her performance in a home weekend split against the Saint Mary’s Huskies to open the AUS volleyball season. On Saturday, the Sea~Hawks were defeated by the defending AUS champions at the Field House, but they didn’t go down without a fight. Wilkins led the Sea~Hawks in the loss with 12 kills. On Sunday, the team came out with a new determination to defeat Saint Mary’s in straight sets. Wilkins led the way with 8 kills, 21 digs, and 4 big solo blocks in a well-rounded effort that has become a calling card for the Gambo native. The Sea~Hawks will now hit the road for three road trips in November before the Christmas break. The road trip starts in Fredericton next weekend with a series against UNB.

Sean Hulburt

Men’s Cross Country

Year: 3

Major: Master of Science

Sean Hulburt is the Subway Memorial University Athlete of the Week for the best AUS performance by a Memorial runner in over a decade. Hulburt finished fourth at the 2010 Subway AUS Championship in Antigonish on Saturday with a time of 33:48. Hulburt, whose wife Jennifer runs on the women’s team, led the race for a period. He, and the rest of field, battled wet, muddy conditions during the performance. The Leetunia, Ohio native did fall during the race but overcame the spill to finish strong. The top seven runners in the AUS earn all-star awards. As a result Hulburt becomes the first AUS Sea~Hawk all-star since Kate Vaughan finished seventh in 2006.