Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Drake Sykes 2015 baseball photo

Drake Sykes

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/7/2015
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Sykes capped off a dominant offensive week by setting a new Knox baseball record for hits in a season during a doubleheader on May 2 at Lawrence.

Sykes was 6-for-9 at the plate with three home runs, five RBI, and five runs scored in the twinbill against the Vikings.  Sykes boosted his season hit total to 58 and broke the previous record of 57 hits by former Prairie Fire slugger Caleb Weaver in 2013.

Sykes hit .500 (10-for-20) for the week with three home runs, 10 RBI, and six runs scored.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/21/2011 Alex Faulkner Wrestling
12/14/2011 Tyler O'Neill Men's Swimming & Diving
12/7/2011 800 yard freestyle relay Women's Swimming & Diving
11/16/2011 Bess Cooley Women's Swimming & Diving
11/9/2011 Mike Hendrick Football
11/2/2011 Kevin Box Men's Cross Country
10/26/2011 Arielle Dorman Women's Soccer
10/19/2011 Charlotte Garvin Women's Tennis
10/12/2011 Mia Savard Women's Golf
10/5/2011 Mia Savard Women's Golf
9/28/2011 Arielle Dorman Women's Soccer
9/21/2011 Sean Choate Men's Cross Country
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