In the absence of competition in the fall 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 that current week over the past decade. On to the Week 10 Decade Athletes of the Week...
This week, NC Wesleyan had two defensive winners in All-American linebacker Antonio Johnson from last year and defensive back Travonne Marshall from 2013. It is also worth mentioning that Wesleyan also had three other offensive players nominated that won during this week in 2015 (Minondo), 2016 (Gillis), and 2019, which was current senior RB Jeff Black.
Football Offensive Player of the Week
Also Nominated: Jeff Black, N.C. Wesleyan (11/4/19);
Football Offensive Rookie of the Week
Also Nominated: Deandre Gillis, N.C. Wesleyan (11/7/16); Adrian Minondo, N.C. Wesleyan (11/9/15);
Football Defensive Player of the Week
Antonio Johnson, N.C. Wesleyan (November 4, 2019) - The Beaufort, North Carolina senior linebacker totaled a season-high 17 tackles, four of which were for a loss, a forced fumble and an interception in a 48-24 win over USA South rival Methodist. Johnson had nine solo tackles and eight assisted take downs and returned his interception 72 yards to set up a Battling Bishop touchdown.
Football Defensive Rookie of the Week
Travonne Marshall, N.C. Wesleyan (November 4, 2013) - The Tarboro, North Carolina freshman defensive back recorded a team-high seven total tackles and two interceptions in a 33-16 win over USA South foe Ferrum. Marshall tallied six solo tackles and one assisted take down while returning his two interceptions for a total of 15 yards. Also Nominated: Trevor Campbell, N.C. Wesleyan (11/9/15); Anthony Janezic, N.C. Wesleyan (11/3/14); Tazmon Foster, N.C. Wesleyan (11/9/10).
