ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia University has selected a pair of high-flying student-athletes as this week's CU Male and Female Athletes of the Week. Senior Mike Cunningham, a multiple dunk contest winner on the hardwood; and senior pole vaulter Jayme Wyss for the women's indoor track & field squad secured their first CU AOW honors of the season. Cunningham earns the nod for the third time in his career.
Senior Mike Cunningham (Minneapolis, Minn.) led Concordia by averaging 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 54.2% from the floor over the weekend. In a pair of road losses, Cunningham made 13 of his 24 shots while also sinking five of six at the foul line at Northern State and U-Mary. He also dished out five assists and had two steals. In his career, Cunningham has 944 points, 393 rebounds and 349 assists. He is on the verge of becoming the second player in school history to enter the 1,000 point, 300 rebound, 300 assist club.
Concordia University senior track & field athlete Jayme Wyss (Clear Lake, Wis.) skied for a new career goal at the UW-Stout Open last week. The senior pole vaulter put up an NCAA provisional mark as she cleared 11 feet, 5.75 inches. This improves upon Concordia’s all-time record mark that Wyss set just weeks ago at 11 feet, 3.75 inches. It also puts Wyss up for consideration for acceptance to the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Wyss’s mark is third best in the NSIC this season behind a set of Mavericks of Minnesota State. She is tied with the 14th best mark in the nation this season, a great place to be, but also giving her reason to improve her career best mark yet again to improve her chances of being accepted to the NCAA Championships. Wyss had to bump up her personal ambitions when she cleared the 11 foot mark just a few weeks ago.
