LOGAN, Utah – Utah State volleyball sophomore setter Kaylie Kofe has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Oct. 5. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
 
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It is Kofe's first time in her career being named the USU Student-Athlete of the Week.
 
Kofe led Utah State with 120 total assists during a pair of five-set home wins over San Jose State and Boise State last weekend. Kofe coordinated the offense to a .251 hitting percentage as a team during the week, including a .326 mark against BSU, the highest hitting percentage allowed by the Broncos this season. She posted a career-high 62 assists against Boise State, the most by any MW player this season and tied for the second-most nationally. Kofe's 62 assists are also the most by an Aggie in a single match since Erica Moscoso recorded 67 assists against UNLV in 2016. Against the Spartans, Kofe recorded 58 assists, the third-most by any MW player this season. Kofe added a total of five kills, three aces and two blocks on the week as she averaged 12.00 assists per set.
 
Up Next
The Aggies head eastward to take on Wyoming on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. (MT), before facing Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. (MT).
 
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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY – Sophomore Joshua McKee (Marshfield, Wis.) took eighth place in the Gold 8K race at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Friday. His finishing time of 23:25.4 led the Aggie men to a second-place finish out of 40 teams with 123 points, besting ranked foes No. 11 Syracuse and No. 29 Harvard. In his first competition of the 2025 season, McKee earned his best-ever finishing time and placement in an 8K race in his Aggie cross country career.
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY – Junior Natalie Swain (South Jordan, Utah) finished in 16th place in the Gold 6K race at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Friday. She posted a time of 20:14.8, topping her previous-best cross country 6K time by a full minute, to lead the Aggies to a fifth-place finish out of 40 teams with 214 points.
 
GOLF – Sophomore Noah Moody (Vineyard, Utah) tied for 59th at even par 216 (72-71-73) at the Colorado-hosted Mark Simpson Invitational, which is his best 54-hole score of the season. Utah State finished in 18th place in the 19-team field at 13-over 877 (292-289-296).
 
SOCCER – Freshman forward Kunie Hirai (Boise, Idaho) helped Utah State during an 0-1-1 week on the road in Mountain West play with a 2-1 loss at Air Force on Thursday and a 0-0 draw at Colorado College on Sunday. Against the Falcons, Hirai netted the first goal of her career, striking in the 65th minute. She also took four shots, one of which was on frame, while playing 41 minutes. Against the Tigers, Hirai made the first start of her career and played 44 minutes, recording two shots. On the week, Hirai totaled one goal with six shots and one shot on goal in 85 minutes.
 
MEN'S TENNIS – Junior Jean-Baptiste Badon (Los Angeles, Calif.) reached the semifinals of the singles draw at the Mountain West Fall Qualifier, recording victories to reach the final four. Badon defeated Nevada's Axel Huysmans in the first round in straight sets (6-1, 6-2), before wins over New Mexico's Dario Ciobotaru in three sets (5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6)), and Air Force's Tyler Leaird in straight sets (6-2, 6-3). Badon ultimately fell to UNLV's ilia Snitari in the semifinal round. Badon will face New Mexico's Philip Bosin in the third-place match on Monday morning.
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS – Freshman Terezia Mlkva (Piestany, Slovakia) was one of two Aggies to compete at the Mountain West Fall Qualifier and recorded a singles victory in the consolation bracket, defeating Air Force's Chaeyule Kang in three sets (6-3, 2-6, 6-0).
 
2025-26 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
Sept. 1 – Miles Davis, Football
Sept. 8 – John Miller, Football
Sept. 15 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Sept. 22 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Sept. 29 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Oct. 6 – Kaylie Kofe, Volleyball
 
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