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Willis and Kannady Named This Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week

The Keiser Athletic Department announced this week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week on Tuesday. This week's winners, sophomore linebacker Jaelin Willis and sophomore forward Ramona Kannady, were recognized for their play during the week of October 30.
 

Jaelin Willis, So., LB, Fort Myers, FloridaJaelin Willis
  • Named this week's Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Week (his first weekly award).
  • The native of Fort Myers, Florida, registered a career-high 14 tackles (six solo) to lead the team.
  • It was the sixth time this season the sophomore linebacker led the Seahawks in tackles this season.
  • His 14 tackles were the second-most recorded by a Seahawk in program history and marked the third time he reached double-figures in tackles this season.
  • He also recorded his first interception of the season and forced two fumbles, including a forced fumble with 1:00 left in the game which sealed the victory for KU, improving the Seahawks to 5-0 in Sun Conference action and 6-0 in NAIA action.
  • On the year, Willis has recorded 70 total tackles (No. 37 in the nation and No. 1 in the conference) with 5.5 tackles for loss, one interception, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.
 

Ramona Kannady, So., F, Zurich, SwitzerlandRamona Kannady
  • Kannady scored the game-winner for the Seahawks in their 2-0 win against the Gyrenes on Saturday.
  • The Forward from Switzerland broke the scoreless draw with a right-footed shot that found the left side of the net in the 17th minute.
  • The win was the team's 15th of the season as Keiser shut out the Gyrenes on Senior Day. 
  • As of Sunday, she was the team leader in goals (11) and total points (27). 
  • She has tallied four game-winning goals this season and tied for No. 5 all-time at Keiser with nine game-winners.
 

Both Willis and Kannady will now be in the running for the Keiser Athlete of the Month (October) awarded in early November which will be featured on ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM).
 

Previous Winners
Week 8 - Burgess and Henriksson Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (10/24/2022)
Week 7 - Meizinger and Apisah Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (10/17/2022)
Week 6 - Arnold and Sundgot Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (10/10/2022)
AOM (September) - Heide and Spencer Named Keiser HSS Athletes of the Month (10/10/2022) 
Week 5 - Jacobs and Heide Named this Week's Keiser Athletes of the Week (9/26.2022)
Week 4 - Villafane and Cox Named this Week's Keiser Athletes of the Week (9/18/2022)
Week 3 - Camacho Castro and Henriksson Named this Week's Keiser Athletes of the Week (9/11/2022)
Week 2 - Reis and Heide Named this Week's Keiser Athletes of the Week (9/4/2022)
Week 1 - Spencer and Koshijima Named This Week's Keiser Athletes of the Week (8/29/2022)
 

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