LOGAN, Utah – Utah State junior Ryann Holmes was named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, May 5, it was announced Monday. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.

With their sponsorship of the Student-Athlete of the Week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.

It is the first time in her career the utility player from Queen Creek, Ariz., has been named USU's student-athlete of the week.
 
Holmes helped Utah State to a 2-0 record last weekend as it swept a home-and-home series with Utah Valley (W, 1-0; W, 9-1 (5)). On the road, Holmes entered the game as a pinch hitter and went 2-for-2 at the plate, batting in the team's only run of the day. In the home victory, she went 1-for-3, scoring one run and batting in another. On the weekend, Holmes batted a team-high .600 (3-of-5), scoring one run and adding two RBIs.

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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD – Junior sprinter Chad Artist (Logan, Utah) recorded a personal-best in the men's 100-meter run at the Weber State-hosted Twilight Meet with a time of 10.88, finishing third overall, as he beat his previous personal-best time by .15 seconds.

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD – Freshman sprinter Dani Nielson (Oak City, Utah) competed in two races at the Weber State-hosted Twilight Meet, finishing second in the 200-meter run (27.22) and sixth in the 100 meters (13.06).

2018-19 Utah State Athlete of the Week Winners
Sept. 3 – Jordan Love, Football
Sept. 10 – Dominik Eberle, Football
Sept. 17 – Isaac Arevalo Gómez, Men's Tennis
Sept. 24 – Jordan Love, Football
Oct. 1 – Adam Hendrickson, Men's Cross Country
Oct. 8 – Jordan Love, Football
Oct. 15 – Jordan Love, Football
Oct. 22 – Corinne Larsen, Volleyball
Oct. 29 – Jordan Love, Football
Nov. 5 – Darwin Thompson, Football
Nov. 12 – Cierra Simmons, Women's Cross Country
Nov. 19 – David Woodward, Football
Nov. 26 – Sam Merrill, Men's Basketball
Dec. 3 – Quinn Taylor, Men's Basketball
Dec. 10 – Shannon Dufficy, Women' Basketball
Dec. 17 – Jordan Love, Football
Dec. 22 – Shannon Dufficy, Women's Basketball
Jan. 7 – Shannon Dufficy, Women's Basketball
Jan. 14 – Madison Ward-Sessions, Gymnastics
Jan. 21 – Shannon Dufficy, Women's Basketball
Jan. 28 – Cierra Simmons-Mecham, Women's Track & Field
Feb. 4 – Sam Merrill, Men's Basketball
Feb. 11 – Isaac Arevalo Gómez, Men's Tennis
Feb. 18 – Madison Ward-Sessions, Gymnastics
Feb. 25 – Sam Merrill, Men's Basketball
March 4 – Sam Merrill, Men's Basketball
March 11 – Sam Merrill, Men's Basketball
March 18 – Sam Merrill, Men's Basketball
March 25 – Hannah Jones, Women's Tennis
April 1 – Bailee Trapp, Softball
April 8 – Madison Ward-Sessions, Gymnastics
April 15 – Brenn Flint, Women's Track & Field
April 22 – Alyssa Snyder, Women's Track & Field
April 29 – Talie Bonds, Women's Track & Field
May 6  – Ryann Holmes, Softball