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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
11/16/2015 Sean McGuire Football
11/10/2015 Melanie Pearson Women's Swimming and Diving
11/3/2015 Diego Lopez Men's Soccer
10/26/2015 Andrew Blackburn Men's Golf
10/19/2015 Jacob Judd Football
10/12/2015 Michaela Cody Women's Soccer
10/5/2015 Nathan Knuffman Football
9/28/2015 Peyton Crosser Women's Volleyball
9/21/2015 Alejandro Pacheco Men's Soccer
9/14/2015 Courtney Lubbers Women's Tennis
9/8/2015 Brett Taylor Football
9/2/2015 Victoria Kappel Women's Soccer
5/11/2015 Brent Turner Baseball
5/4/2015 Nate Davis Men's Golf
4/28/2015 Sammy Marshall Softball
4/20/2015 Jessica Schultz Women's Golf
4/13/2015 Aaliyah White Women's Track and Field
4/6/2015 Andrew Blackburn Men's Golf
3/30/2015 JJ Reimer Baseball
3/24/2015 Arianna Demos Women's Tennis
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