Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Kaden Varela-Payne

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/2/2026
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Varela-Payne tossed his first career complete game as he struck out a career-high nine batters and only allowed three hits and one earned run in a 9-1 victory over Kutztown. Varela-Payne needed 92 pitches to sail through the KU lineup over seven innings. After giving up a run in the second inning, the Raleigh, North Carolina native finished the game by retiring 14 of the final 15 batters he faced. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/8/2018 Bailey Knowles WXC
10/1/2018 Jason Weitzel MXC
10/1/2018 Pilar Elias Women's Soccer
9/24/2018 Imani Rodgers Volleyball
9/24/2018 Noah Clark Men's Golf
9/17/2018 Bailey Knowles WXC
9/17/2018 Zach Malone Football
9/10/2018 Bailey Knowles WXC
9/10/2018 Jason Weitzel MXC
9/3/2018 Kris Copeland Football
9/3/2018 Leah Foster Women's Soccer
5/29/2018 Jason Weitzel Men's Track
5/21/2018 Chad Frazier Baseball
5/21/2018 Jenna Witt Softball
5/14/2018 Josea Smith Women's Track
5/14/2018 Damon Akers Men's Track
5/7/2018 Karleigh Thompson Women's Track
5/7/2018 Trevor Wiersma Baseball
4/30/2018 Alycea Watson Softball
4/30/2018 Jakob Divers Baseball
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