News Release

Five Wildcats Earn CACC Weekly Honors

Monday, October 12, 2009 - New Castle, DE

Wilmington University is pleased to announce that cross-country standouts Danielle Burcham (C. Milton Wright HS/Bel Air, MD) Bill Steele (Rising Sun HS/Conowingo, MD), and Matt O’Brian (St. Mark’s HS/Bear, DE), along with volleyball’s Shannon Rumple (Fallston HS/Fallston, MD) and men’s soccer star Sargbah Tarpeh (Overbrook HS/Philadelphia, PA) have been awarded Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) weekly honors for their performances last week.

Burcham, a senior harrier, was named the CACC Female Runner of the Week. She placed fourth overall at the Cabrini Invitational, among 98 runners. She finished the course in 19:44:66, and helped the Wildcats to a fifth place showing.

Steele, a freshman runner, earned CACC Male Rookie of the Week honors, after placing fifth at the Cabrini Invitational. He crossed the finish line in 26:46, and led the ‘Cats to the team championship. O’Brian, a senior harrier, was named honorable mention after his fourth place finish at the Cabrini Invitational, finishing the race in 26:43.

Rumple, a sophomore setter on the volleyball team, was awarded CACC Player of the Week honors, as she led Wilmington to a 3-0 week. She averaged 10.11 assists, 2.6 digs, 1.0 aces, and 0.22 blocks per set. In a 3-0 win over Felician, Rumple posted 33 assists, and she recorded 23 assists and seven digs in a sweep of USP. She added 35 assists in a 3-0 blanking of Mercy College.

Tarpeh, a senior forward on the men’s soccer team, earned CACC Player of the Week honors, as he recorded five goals and three assists in a 3-0 week to extend Wilmington’s win streak to nine games. He notched a hat trick and an assist in a 9-0 rout of Concordia, and chipped in with a goal and a pair of assist in a 5-1 win over rival Goldey-Beacom College.
 

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