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Scholar Athlete of the Month

2014 Sarah Wright Headshot

Sarah Wright

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    10/6/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Soccer
  • Bio
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Senior Sarah Wright (Springfield, Ill./Rochester) was named Papa John's 'Scholar-Athlete of the Week' on Monday (Oct. 6) for her performance on the field and in the classroom. It is Wright's first career 'Scholar-Athlete of the Week' award. 

Wright scored the winner in Western's 2-1 overtime victory over North Dakota State on Friday (Oct. 3). The senior became the Leathernecks leader in goals scored during 2014 with her strike in overtime. The goal ended an eight-game losing streak for Western. 

The Springfield, Ill. native is now just one goal away from matching a career-high, set in 2012. 

A two-time Summit League Distinguished Scholar, Wright maintains a 3.875 GPA while majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/9/2021 Isabel Navas Rodriguez Women's Soccer
5/5/2020 Tyler Stewart Baseball
5/5/2020 Carrissa Tinsley Women's Track and Field
3/31/2020 Wyatt Spier Men's Golf
3/31/2020 Cassidy Jurkaites Women's Golf
1/31/2020 James Claar Men's Basketball
1/31/2020 Madison Chao Women's Swimming and Diving
11/1/2019 Mariah Mitchell Women's Volleyball
11/1/2019 Quintin Thurman Men's Cross Country
10/1/2019 Ryan DeBois Men's Soccer
10/1/2019 Hailey Tranchitella Women's Cross Country
9/30/2019 Amy Andrews Women's Soccer
9/30/2019 Nathan Erickson Football
4/1/2019 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
4/1/2019 Laura Ballesteros Women's Tennis
3/8/2019 Olivia Kaufmann Women's Basketball
3/7/2019 Jackson Wetherbee Men's Golf
2/6/2019 Samir Almhiemid Men's Swimming and Diving
2/6/2019 Bo Brasseur Women's Track and Field
1/2/2019 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
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