Bishops' Burke, Deaton, Ellis, McDaniel, Ridgeway, Seibel
Named NCAC Players of Week

April 7, 2008

DELAWARE, OHIO -- Ohio Wesleyan University sophomore David Burke (Hudson), senior Alexa Deaton (Eden, Md./Mercersburg Academy), junior Ryan Ellis (Columbus/Dublin Scioto), senior Joey McDaniel (Dublin/Scioto), sophomore Casey Ridgeway (Fredericktown) and sophomore Rachel Seibel (Johnstown/Johnstown-Monroe) have been named North Coast Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week for the week of April 7, it was announced by the NCAC.

Burke, a member of the Battling Bishop men's track & field team, was named NCAC Men's Field Event Performer of the Week. He won the long jump and the triple jump and finished second in the high jump to help the Bishops win the team title at the Marv Frye Invitational on Saturday.

Deaton, a midfielder on the Bishop women's lacrosse team, was named NCAC Player of the Week. She racked up a team-high 5 goals to lead the Bishops to a 20-9 win over Oberlin in their only action of the week.

Ellis, a member of the Bishop men's track & field team, was named NCAC Men's Sprinter/Hurdler of the Week. He won the 100-meter dash and finished second in the 200-meter dash and was a member of Ohio Wesleyan's first-place 400-meter relay team to help the Bishops win the team title at the Marv Frye Invitational on Saturday.

McDaniel, an outfielder-pitcher on the Bishop baseball team, was named NCAC Player of the Week. He was 7-for-15 (.467) with 4 doubles and 6 runs scored, and he drove in 5 runs from the leadoff spot in the batting order. He plated the game-winning run in the fourth game of Ohio Wesleyan's 4-game sweep of Earlham, and fired a 5-hit shutout in the third game, helping his own cause with 2 hits and a run scored.

Ridgeway, a member of the Bishop women's track & field team, was named NCAC Women's Sprinter/Hurdler of the Week. She finished second in the 200-meter dash and third in the 100-meter dash in helping the Bishops win the team title at the Marv Frye Invitational on Saturday.

Seibel, a pitcher-outfielder on the Bishop softball team, was named NCAC Pitcher of the Week. She fired a 1-hitter against Oberlin on Sunday, striking out the first 5 batters she faced as well as the last 5 batters she faced. Seibel finished with 14 strikeouts, just one off the school record she set earlier this season. Seibel opened the week with a 5-hit, complete-game win against Kenyon. On the week, she fanned 18 batters in 13.0 innings, allowing 1 run for an earned run average of 0.54.