In the absence of competition in the fall semester and its postponement to the spring semester, the USA South Athletic Conference will continue selecting athletes of the week. The selections, however, will not be based on current competition, but instead the nominees will be those who earned an athlete of the week honor in a particular category within the current week over the past decade. Only athletes from current USA South institutions shall be eligible for selection. On to the Week 4 Decade Athletes of the Week...and two of NC Wesleyan's own won the conference awards for the football team during that week 10 years ago. They include QB Jordan Vann and DB/LB Tazmon Foster.
https://usasouth.net/general/2020-21/releases/20200826gyc62f
FOOTBALL
Football Offensive Rookie of the Week
Jordan Vann, N.C. Wesleyan (September 27, 2010) - The freshman quarterback from Fayetteville, North Carolina accounted for 314 total yards in a 35-24 win over LaGrange. Vann was 19-of-34 passing with 213 yards and one touchdown, a 58-yard strike that gave the Bishops the lead entering the fourth quarter. On the ground, Vann carried the ball 14 times for 101 yards, an average of 7.2 yards-per-rush. Also Nominated: Jamaar Moore, Methodist (9/23/19); Cam Perkins, LaGrange (9/24/18); Denarius Hilton, Averett (9/25/17); Adrian Slade, Greensboro (9/22/14); Dante' Pinkston, Averett (9/23/13).
Football Defensive Rookie of the Week
Tazmon Foster, N.C. Wesleyan (September 27, 2010) - The freshman defensive back from Henderson, North Carolina led the Bishops with 13 total tackles in a 35-24 win over LaGrange. Foster contributed three solo tackles and ten assisted take downs. He also added an interception which came with just over one minute remaining in the game on the N.C. Wesleyan four-yard line, securing the win for the Bishops. Also Nominated: Taj Outten, Methodist (9/23/19); Tariq Thomas, N.C. Wesleyan (9/25/17); Chase Sams, Greensboro (9/22/14); Or'Shon Sampson, Greensboro (9/23/13).
