Peterson tossed eight innings with five strikeouts in the CofC baseball team's 6-5 walk-off victory over UNC Greensboro on May 7. Peterson threw one of his stronger performances of the year, despite allowing five runs - one earned - on nine hits with the Cougar defense committing two errors with two outs in the eighth. On the season, the right-hander boasts a 5-4 record with a 4.56 ERA in 12 starts.
Russell rode to victory at the IHSA National Championship Horse Show held on May 5 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., giving the CofC equestrian team a national champion for the second consecutive year. She won the Individual Walk Trot Canter class and was awarded the perpetual John Conyers Memorial Trophy. Russell had a perfect draw as well as flawless ring management during her national-championship ride.
2010-11 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK SPONSORED BY PIGGLY WIGGLY
Sept. 7 - Christian Bailey (men's cross country) and Whitney Russell (volleyball)
Sept. 15 - John Duke Hudson (men's golf) and Caroline Warren (sailing)
Sept. 21 - Sean de Silva (men's soccer) and Dena O'Brien (women's cross country)
Sept. 28 - Francis Twohig (men's soccer) and Sarah Schaidle (women's soccer)
Oct. 5 - Jackson Benvenutti (sailing) and Sarah Somes (sailing)
Oct. 12 - Sean Flatley (men's soccer) and Cole Dawley (volleyball)
Oct. 19 - Sean de Silva (men's soccer) and Sarah Havel (volleyball)
Oct. 25 - Matt Sherrier (men's swimming) and Sarah Havel (volleyball)
Nov. 1 - Mac Mace (sailing) and Leigh Whittaker (women's golf)
Nov. 8 - Peter Gibbons (men's diving) and Cole Dawley (volleyball)
Nov. 15 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Tonia Gerty (women's basketball)
Nov. 22 - Jake Helmig (men's soccer) and Sarah Boyle (women's swimming)
Dec. 6 - Donavan Monroe (men's basketball) and Crystal Threlfall (equestrian)
Jan. 10 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Sarah Boyle (women's swimming)
Jan. 17 - Matt Sherrier (men's swimming) and Janae Smith (women's basketball)
Jan. 24 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
Feb. 7 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Kristen Wolfe (women's track and field)
Feb. 14 - Chris Banholzer (sailing) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
Feb. 21 - Alex Ellis (men's golf) and Janae Smith (women's basketball)
Feb. 28 - Josh Renfro (baseball) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
March 7 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Carly Corthell (softball)
March 21 - Donavan Monroe (men's basketball) and Alexa Datko (softball)
March 28 - Lukas Koncilia (men's tennis) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
April 4 - Christian Powell (baseball) and Leigh Whittaker (women's golf)
April 11 - Mickael Trintignac (men's tennis) and Kristi Woodall (softball)
April 18 - Matt Leeds (baseball) and Alexa Datko (softball)
April 25 - Mickael Boyer (men's tennis) and Kinsey Casey (women's tennis)
May 2 - Matt Leeds (baseball) and Kristy Giragosian (softball)
May 9 - David Peterson (baseball) and Kenzie Russell (equestrian)
