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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) has announced the weekly award winners for Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Soccer and Volleyball for Monday, October 19. 

CROSS COUNTRY 
Men's Runner of the Week: Paul Lespasio, North Florida
Lespasio led the Ospreys to a sixth-place team finish at the Joe Handleman '52 Fall Classic with a 10th-place finish in a time of 24:26.3. Lespasio has now recorded four consecutive top-10 finishes to open the season, including three top-five performances.

Men's Freshman of the Week: Landon Jonas, Lipscomb
Jonas helped the Bisons' second-place team finish at the Pre-National Invitational, rounding out the Lipscomb top-five with a 49th-place finish out of 198 runners with a time of 25:18.1.

Women's Runner of the Week: Harley Kletz, Lipscomb
Kletz paced the Bisons at the Pre-National Invitational with a 55th-place finish, out of 322 competitors, clocking a time of 20:26.5.

Women's Freshman of the Week: Matilda Cole, Lipscomb
Cole followed Kletz with the second-best placement for the Bisons at the Pre-National Invitational, checking in a 6k time of 20:42.2.

MEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week: Kyle Schwartz, Central Arkansas 
In the Bears' 6-0 win against FGCU, Kyle Schwartz notched two goals to be named Player of the Week. Schwartz assisted on UCA's sixth goal of the night to help the Bears' improve to 3-1-1 in ASUN play. 

Defensive Player of the Week: Nahne Paulsen, Jacksonville
Nahne Paulsen was named Defensive Player of the week. Paulsen anchored a defense that shutout the Bellarmine Knights, 1-0 and recorded an assist on the game-winning goal. 

Goalkeeper of the Week: Luciano Natoli, North Florida
Luciano Natoli totaled four saves in North Florida's 2-0 victory against Queens. Natoli faced nine shots in the matchup and helped the Ospreys remain undefeated in conference play this season. 

WOMEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week: Katie Paulakonis, Bellarmine 
Katie Paulakonis was named Player of the Week after recording a brace in the Knights' 3-2 win against Lipscomb. Paulakonis tallied four shots, three of which were on goal, including the game-winning goal. 

Defensive Player of the Week: Sarah Greiner, FGCU
Sarah Greiner anchored a defense that allowed no goals against the Stetson Hatters. The Eagles earned a 2-0 victory and a postseason berth after Greiner assisted on the game-winning goal. 

Goalkeeper of the Week: Karla Guzman-Ortiz, West Florida
Karla Guzman-Ortiz recorded two wins this week against Jacksonville and Queens. Guzman-Ortiz made four saves against the Dolphins, allowing just one goal before facing seven shots agaonst the Royals in a 1-0 shutout. 

VOLLEYBALL
Player & Defensive of the Week: Yarimar Francis Garay, North Florida 
Yarimar Francis Garay earned both the Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting nine kills on a .535 hitting percentage and seven total blocks against FGCU. Across the pair of UNF matches this week, the senior middle blocker registered 3.81 points per set, 2.00 blocks per set, three solo blocks, 0.63 digs per set and a .289 hitting percentage. 

Setter of the Week: Sofia Dawson, North Florida
Sofia Dawson registered 10.13 assists per set, a .360 setting percentage, 2.75 digs per set, 0.75 blocks per set, 1.00 points per set, 0.38 aces per set and a .222 hitting percentage on the week to be named Setter of the Week. Dawson posted 32 assists, 10.67 assists per set, six digs, 2.0 digs per set, five blocks, 1.67 blocks per set and one service ace against FGCU.

Freshman of the Week: Jaylyn Tuiasosopo, Jacksonville
Jaylyn Tuiasosopo was named Freshman of the Week. The outside hitter totaled 19 kills (2.11 per set) and 14 digs (1.56 per set) in a pair of matches against Stetson and FGCU. 

Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimmer of the Week: Morgan Ruebusch, Georgia Southern 
Morgan Ruebusch captured individual victories in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.53 and the 100-yard butterfly in 58.10. She also helped lead the Eagles' A team to first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Women's Diver of the Week: McKinlee Taulbee, Georgia Southern
McKinlee Taulbee took first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Taulbee scored 255.38 on the 1-meter board and 268.43 on the 3-meter board, earning a combined 18 points for Georgia Southern.