Caudill and Rodrigues named Catawba athletes of the week

SALISBURY, N.C. – Women's cross country senior Hannah Caudill and men's soccer junior defender Luis Rodrigues earn November 12 Catawba Athletics Budd Group Athlete of the Week honors.

Caudill led Catawba to a second-place finish in the South Atlantic Conference Championships on Saturday in Wingate. The senior finished the 6K race in 21:18.22, claiming a sixth-place individual finish and a spot on the All-SAC First Team.

The Catawba women's cross country team will compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional on Saturday, November 21 in Spartanburg, S.C., with the chance to move on to the NCAA National Championships on December 4 with a top-three finish.

Rodrigues was exceptional in Catawba's run to the SAC Tournament Championship. The junior scored the game-winning goal in Friday's 3-1 semifinal victory over Anderson while going the distance for the back line. In Sunday's championship, the defender scored a go-ahead goal while delivering a 93-minute performance on the defensive end.

For the first time in program history, the Catawba men's soccer team will host the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds on Friday, November 13, and Sunday, November 15 at Frock Field, with its opponent to be determined.

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