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.ย  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
1/29/2016 Jamie Blue Women's Basketball
1/14/2016 Jasmine Binion Women's Basketball
12/18/2015 Harry Carpenter Swimming and Diving
12/11/2015 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
12/4/2015 Jamie Blue Women's Basketball
11/27/2015 Naja Woods Women's Basketball
11/20/2015 Rebecca Katz Cross Country
11/13/2015 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
11/6/2015 Courtney Dramm Women's Soccer
11/1/2015 Mathew Hemmingsen Football
10/25/2015 Phelipe Graske Men's Soccer
10/16/2015 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
9/30/2015 Ilir Emini Football
9/24/2015 Sarah Texter Women's Soccer
9/16/2015 Matt McCaffrey Football
9/12/2015 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
5/7/2015 Drake Sykes Baseball
5/1/2015 Brian Cole Track & Field
4/22/2015 Frankie Larsen Track & Field
4/16/2015 Kayla Behrens Softball
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