Sophomore midfielder Sean de Silva (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) and freshman distance runner Dena O'Brien (Pelham, Ala.) were tabbed College of Charleston Student-Athletes of the Week sponsored by Piggly Wiggly for the week of Sept. 20.
O'Brien continued an excellent start to her young Cougar career as well with a fourth-place individual finish at the Asics-Winthrop Invitational held on Sept. 18 in Rock Hill, S.C. She clocked in a career-best time of 18 minutes, 8.11 seconds and was second among runners hailing from the state of South Carolina at the meet. It was her second top-10 finish of the season as she was the top finisher for the Cougar cross country team with a fourth-place time of 18:09 at the 5K Eye Opener hosted by USC Upstate on Sept. 4 in Spartanburg, S.C.