A.I.I. News
02.11.2009 - [NAIA Independents]
February 10, 2009 - Allen University's Byron Littlejohn and Marygrove's Ebony Jackson are the NAIA's Association of Independent Institutions Male and Female Athletes of the Week, for the week ending February 9, 2009.  

Byron Littlejohn, a 5'9 junior guard from Clover, South Carolina, led Allen University to two wins this past week, scoring 45 points over two games. After connecting on three three-pointers in an 83-76 win over Voorhees, Littlejohn shot a ridiculous 11-for-13 from beyond the three-point arc, scoring 36 points and adding ten rebounds and five assists in a 95-69 win over Knoxville College.

Ebony Jackson, a 5'10 forward from Detroit, helped Marygrove to two road victories this past week over Kuyper College and Andrews University. Jackson scored 20 points and nine rebounds in a 74-56 win over Kuyper, and then followed it up with 20 points and eight boards in an 83-35 victory over Andrews. The sophomore is now the number one scoring option for the Mustangs.

A.I.I. Male Athlete of the Week:
February 9, 2009
Winner: Byron Littlejohn, basketball, Allen University
Nominees: Byron Littlejohn, basketball, Allen University - Nick Aldridge, basketball, Mountain State - Jon Meriweather, basketball, Park -

February 3, 2009
Winner: Nick Aldridge, basketball, Mountain State
Nominees: Nick Aldridge, basketball, Mountain State - Jon Meriweather, basketball, Park, Nick Roberts, basketball, Marygrove - Tony Rothman, baseball, Houston - Victoria

January 26, 2009
Winner: Tay Barber, basketball, Life University
Nominees: Tay Barber, basketball, Life University, Reco Anderson, basketball Park University

January 20, 2009
Winner: Jared Strode, basketball, Crichton College
Nominees: Jared Strode, basketball, Crichton College - Herschel Rodgers, basketball, Park - Detremice Terrell, basketball, Allen University

January 13, 2009
Winner: Andrew Lee, basketball, Mountain State
Nominees: Andrew Lee, basketball, Mountain State - Deron Cherry, basketball, Park

January 6, 2009
Winner: Herschel Rodgers, basketball, Park
Nominees: Herschel Rodgers, basketball, Park

December 10, 2008
Winner: Nick Maly, basketball, Johnson & Wales (CO)
Nominees: Nick Maly, basketball, Johnson & Wales (CO), Jon Meriweather, basketball, Park

December 2, 2008
Winner: Jon Meriweather, basketball, Park
Nominees: Jon Meriweather, basketball, Park, Jerranda Wheeler, basketball, Crichton

November 24, 2008
No nominees

November 17, 2008
Winner: Brett Borm, Lambuth, Soccer
Nominees: Brett Borm, Lambuth, Soccer - Emanuel Wimbush, Crichton, Basketball

November 11, 2008
No nominees

November 4, 2008
Winner: Adam Goldie, Lambuth, Soccer
Nominees: Jon Meriweather, Park University, Basketball - Alex Toro, Santa Fe, Soccer - Adam Goldie, Lambuth, Soccer

October 28, 2008
Winner: Lucas Barrett, SFU, men's soccer
Nominees: Lucas Barrett, SFU - Adam Grant, Lambuth, men's soccer

October 21, 2008
Winner: Brett Borm, Lambuth
Nominees: Brett Borm, Lambuth, men's soccer

October 14, 2008
Winner: Lucas Barrett, SFU men's soccer
Nominees: Lucas Barrett, SFU, men's soccer

October 7, 2008
Winner: Donald Kagebein, Our Lady of the Lake, men's soccer
Nominees: Donald Kagebein, Our Lady of the Lake, men's soccer

October 1, 2008
Winner: Ross Hayman, Lambuth, men's soccer
Nominees: Ross Hayman, Lambuth, men's soccer, Jonah Mukada, Thomas, men's soccer

September 24, 2008
Winner: Jonah Mukada, Thomas, men's soccer
Nominees: Jonah Mukada, Thomas, men's soccer - Jan Feldman, Thomas, men's soccer

September 17, 2008
Winner: Luciano Lorca, Thomas, men's soccer
Nominees: Luciano Lorca, Thomas, men's soccer

September 10, 2008
Winner: Thomas Lindley, SFU, men's soccer
Nominees: Thomas Lindley, SFU, men's soccer - Alex Fleming, Thomas, men's soccer

September 3, 2008
Winner: Alex Fleming, Thomas, men's soccer
Nominees: Alex Fleming, Thomas, men's soccer

A.I.I. Female Athlete of the Week:
February 9, 2009
Winner: Ebony Jackson, basketball, Marygrove (MI)
Nominees: Ebony Jackson, basketball, Marygrove (MI) - Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest - Meghan Cummings, basketball, Park

February 3, 2009
Winner: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest
Nominees: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest, Keyandra Linebarger, basketball, Marygrove

January 26, 2009
Winner: Juliette Keller, basketball, Indiana University Northwest
Nominees: Juliette Keller, basketball, Indiana University Northwest, Tyneshia Eddy, basketball, Morris

January 20, 2009
Winner: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest
Nominees: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest

January 13, 2009
Winner: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest
Nominees: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest - Meghan Cummings, basketball, Park

January 6, 2009
Winner: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest
Nominees: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest

December 10, 2008
Winner: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest
Nominees: Sharon Houston, basketball, Indiana University Northwest, Brianne Edwards, basketball, Park University

December 2, 2008
No nominees

November 24, 2008
Winner: Catlin Carruthers, women's soccer, SFU
Nominees: Catlin Carruthers, women's soccer, SFU

November 18, 2008
Winner: Casey Mulryan, volleyball, University of St. Thomas
Nominees: Casey Mulryan, volleyball, University of St. Thomas

November 11, 2008
Winner: Andrea Austin, Johnson & Wales (CO), basketball
Nominees: Andrea Austin, Johnson & Wales (CO), basketball, Sarah Curiel-Thompson, St. Thomas, volleyball

November 4, 2008
Winner: Dominique Hayes, Park, Basketball
Nominees: Dominique Hayes, Park, Basketball - Rachel Walton, Crichton, Volleyball - Keanne Smith, St. Thomas, Volleyball

October 28, 2008
Winner: Amanda Bonds, Our Lady of the Lake, women's soccer
Nominees: Amanda Bonds, Our Lady of the Lake, women's soccer - Mallory Wendel, St. Thomas, volleyball - Jennifer Watts, Crichton College, volleyball

October 21, 2008
Winner: Amanda Bonds, Our Lady of the Lake, women's soccer
Nominees: Amanda Bonds, Our Lady of the Lake, women's soccer - Heather Hardy, St. Thomas, volleyball - Samantha Sumsion, Southern Virginia, volleyball

October 14, 2008
Winner: Kelsey Watson - Crichton College women's volleyball
Nominees: Kelsey Watson, volleyball, Crichton College - Casey Mulryan, volleyball, University of St. Thomas

October 7, 2008
Winner: Lauren Poe, St. Thomas, volleyball
Nominees: Lauren Poe, St. Thomas, volleyball - Amanda Bonds, Our Lady of the Lake, women's soccer

October 1, 2008
Winner: Chanelle Bradshaw, SFU, women's soccer
Nominees: Chanelle Bradshaw, SFU, women's soccer - Heather Hardy, St. Thomas, volleyball

September 24, 2008
Winner: Leslie Ann Thorpe, Lambuth, women's soccer
Nominees: Leslie Ann Thorpe, Lambuth, women's soccer

September 17, 2008
Nominees: none

September 10, 2008
Winner: Sarah Boulton, SFU, women's soccer
Nominees: Sarah Boulton, SFU, women's soccer - Brittany Downs, St. Thomas, volleyball

September 3, 2008
Winner: Heather Hardy, St. Thomas, volleyball
Nominees: Heather Hardy, St. Thomas, volleyball

August 27, 2008
Winner: Casey Mulryan, volleyball, St. Thomas
Nominees: Casey Mulryan, volleyball, St. Thomas