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The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Olivia Wagner has been named Player of the Week after her historic performance over Radford's two wins last week.

The Big South Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that Joi Williams was named the Big South Freshman of the Week earning the first conference award of her career.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor-Walker was named Big South Co-Player of the Week with Joi Williams earning her second straight Big South Freshman of the Week honor.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that the Highlanders took home both weekly awards as Terissa Lavoile-Brice was named Freshman of the Week and Ashlyn Traylor-Walker was named Player of the Week.

The United Soccer Coaches announced their Division I women's all-regional teams this week and two Highlanders were featured on the all-southeast region including Alexeis Kirnos and Helena Willson. The duo are the first Highlanders to appear on the list since 2019 when Nelia Perez, Gabi Paupst and Kayla Thomas earned the honor.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Terissa Lavoile-Brice has been named Freshman of the Week, a debut on the list for the Highlanders newcomer.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 348 new initiates from 12 universities during October 2023. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor-Walker has been named Player of the Week, the first such award of her career after earning eight Freshman of the Week awards last season.

With a trio of double-digit scoring efforts to begin the season, Kenyon Giles has been named Big South Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Helena Willson has been named Defensive Player of the Week while Caitlyn Nottingham has been named Freshman of the Week.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that junior midfielder Alex Kryazhev has been named Co-Offensive Player of the Week after two great performances against USC Upstate and UNC Asheville.

Patrick Gareiss has been named Big South Men's Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced Thursday afternoon.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that freshman Eileen Albers has been named Offensive Player of the Week after her incredible hat trick within the first 15 minutes of Saturday's 3-1 win over Presbyterian.

The Big South Conference announced Wednesday morning that Chloe Wellings has been named Women's Runner of the Week after placing ninth in the Covered Bridge Invite.

Macy Johnson has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week award for led the Radford women's golf team to a fourth place finish at the William & Mary Fall Invitational. Johnson tallied three birdies in the first round alone, and five birdies total. Her first-round 72 was the best of any Highlander in the tournament.

Bryce Corbett earned Big South Golfer of the Week after the Radford men's golf team's first tournament of the season. This marks the fifth time in Corbett's career that he has been tabbed for this award.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Radford University's Alexeis Kirnos has been named Offensive Player of the Week after an impressive showing with two goals and an assist last week against Tennessee and Appalachian State.

The Radford men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the 2023 season on Friday night, competing in the Virginia Tech Invitational. Joshua Daggett , a senior, dominated as he earned the top spot in the 6k Men's All-Time Top 10 with a final time of 18:38.6. This time also placed him 9th overall out of 87 runners.

Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (PA) Luke Swatzyna, M.S., PA-C has been named the 2023 Virginia PA of the Year by the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants (VAPA) . Swatzyna, who is also a 2011 graduate of the PA program at what was then Jefferson College of Health Sciences (now Radford University Carilion ), accepted the award at the VAPA state conference in Virginia Beach in July.

Niki Batac, Jayde Dudley and Shea Smith of the Radford women's golf team were each named 2022-23 All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association, the organization announced.

The Big South Conference announced today that a league-record 68.08 percent of eligible student-athletes earned Presidential Honor Roll status for their work in the classroom in 2022-23. Radford University placed 79.72 percent of its 281 eligible student-athletes on the list.

The 2022-23 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team has been announced, with six Radford student-athletes being honored with a selection. Saleena Lynch, Camryn McClure, Nicholas Taliaferro, MegAnne Gilmore, Tanner Barrs and Laura Thompson all earned a spot on the list.

Radford women's lacrosse standouts Margaret Gleason and Olivia Hunter have both been voted onto the 2023 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Second Team All-State team, the organization announced Monday afternoon.

Radford University baseball infielder Tanner Barrs has been named to the 2023 Big South All-Academic Team, the league office announced Wednesday morning.

Radford's Ameek Batth (women's tennis) and Adam Downs (men's cross country) have each been awarded the 2023 Big South Conference Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 1,869 new initiates from 78 universities during April 2023. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

The Big South Conference announced Wednesday afternoon that Cori McMillan, Lexie Roberts and Laura Thompson represented the team on the conference's annual awards list.

The Radford University athletics department came together to celebrate the accomplishments of its student-athletes at the annual RUBY's awards banquet on Monday night.

The Big South Conference announced their end-of-season awards Thursday afternoon with four Highlanders including Demis Taramonlis, Aditya Balsekar, Dinos Raptis and Guilherme Severin all etching their names onto the lists.

Adding to an incredible week for the Radford men's golf program, Bryce Corbett was named Big South Golfer of the Year, adding another "first-ever" to the record books. Corbett was also named First Team All-Big South for the second consecutive year while Nathan Piatt was named Big South Honorable Mention and Nicholas Taliaferro made the Big South All-Academic Team, the conference office announced Wednesday morning.