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Athlete of the Week

Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/17/2013
  • Sport
    Men's Track & Field
  • Bio
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Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie was the male recipient of the 2013 Richard "Dick" Miller Most Inspirational Student-Athlete Award at the College's Pioneer Hall of Fame and Senior Student-Athlete recognition on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Owusu is a three-time Empire 8 All-Conference First Team selection.  He was also recently named the 2013 Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet after breaking the conference record in the 60-yard dash with a time of 7.08. Sylvester also helped lead UC to a program-best second place finish at the 2013 Empire 8 Outdoor Championships.  He holds school records in the indoor 60-meter dash, and outdoor 100 and 200-meter dashes.  A native of Mount Vernon, NY, Sylvester is pursuing a master's degree in health care administration.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/30/2013 Colleen Dowling Field Hockey
9/30/2013 Greg Silvestro Men's Soccer
9/23/2013 Louise Steele-Norton Field Hockey
9/23/2013 Kevin McAllister Men's Soccer
9/16/2013 Sean Hulser Football
9/16/2013 Hannah Mackey Field Hockey
9/9/2013 Jake Larson Football
9/9/2013 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
9/2/2013 Chasity Eckert Field Hockey
9/2/2013 Ryan Stalker Men's Golf
5/17/2013 Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie Men's Track & Field
5/17/2013 Andrew Benkwitt Football
5/17/2013 Bridgette Plummer Softball
5/17/2013 Meghan Fiore Women's Basketball
5/6/2013 Chris Podlucky Baseball
5/6/2013 Abby Monroe Softball
4/29/2013 Ben Winkler Men's Lacrosse
4/29/2013 Megan Kane Women's Lacrosse
4/22/2013 Chelsea Monroe Softball
4/22/2013 Andrew Hoover Men's Track & Field
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