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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
3/6/2017 Brandon Gilbeck Men's Basketball
2/27/2017 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
2/20/2017 Marissa Purdum Women's Swimming and Diving
2/14/2017 Holly Hoelting Softball
2/6/2017 Josh Kirby Men's Track and Field
1/30/2017 Mike Miklusak Men's Basketball
1/24/2017 Brad Walls Men's Track and Field
12/12/2016 Jasmine Brown Women's Track and Field
12/6/2016 Kyle Siebert Men's Swimming and Diving
11/29/2016 Emily Clemens Women's Basketball
11/14/2016 Erica Hagen Women's Swimming and Diving
11/7/2016 Kaili Simmons Women's Volleyball
11/1/2016 Brett Taylor Football
10/24/2016 Anna Cullinan Women's Golf
10/17/2016 Ashley Kuhlmann Women's Soccer
10/11/2016 Jacob Bjornsen Men's Soccer
10/3/2016 Maria Bessmertnaya Women's Tennis
9/28/2016 Riggs Baxter Football
9/19/2016 Lexi Kolschefski Women's Volleyball
9/14/2016 Fernando Pacheco Men's Soccer
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