The Keiser Athletic Department announced this week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week on Tuesday. This week's winners, junior sprinter Vindero Lightfoot and senior guard Kennedy Schlabach, were recognized for their play during the week of December 11.
 

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Vindero Lightfoot, Jr., Sprinter, Freeport, Bahamas

• Helped Keiser's men's team claim a first-place finish in the Keiser University Winter Open. 
• Posted an A Standard in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.74.
• That mark was a PR and the third-fastest time in the NAIA.
• It also was the second-fastest time in school history. 
• Lightfoot also claimed the top mark (47.59) in the 400 meter run. 
• That was also good for an A Standard and currently leads the NAIA.

 

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Kennedy Schlabach, Sr., G, Berlin, Ohio

• Led the Seahawks to a 77-54 win over Florida National on Saturday.
• Posted 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
• Went 4-of-9 from 3-point range.
• Dished out a game-high seven assists.
• Recorded a team-best three steals.
• On the year, Schlabach is averaging 15.3 points per game (No. 5 in the conference).
• Leads the conference in assists (4.4 per game) and 3-pointers per contest (2.9).

 

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Both Lightfoot and Schalbach will now be in the running for the Keiser Athlete of the Month (December) awarded in early January which will be featured on ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM).
 

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Previous Winners
AOM (November) - Gillion and Meizinger Named Keiser HSS Athletes of the Month (12/12/2022)
Week 14 - Wilmes and Riley Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (12/5/2022)
Week 13 - Veasley and Ellison-Coons Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (11/28/2022)
Week 12 - Meizinger and Sungot Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (11/28/2022)
Week 11 - Nebot and McClellan Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (11/15/2022)
AOM (October) - Henriksson and Burgess Named Keiser HSS Athletes of the Month (11/9/2022)
Week 10 - Malson and Gillion Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (11/7/2022)
Week 9 - Willis and Kannady Named this Week's Seahawks HSS Athletes of the Week (10/31/2022)
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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