DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A pair of freshmen earned the final Homewood Suites Student-Athlete of the Week awards for the 2015-16 athletic year, announced Monday, May 16, by the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics at Bethune-Cookman University. Annie Bakenhus (softball) and Danny Rodriguez (baseball) took home the weekly awards for their respective sports.

Annie Bakenhus, a 5-foot-9 freshman left fielder for the Wildcats, played and started in all six games on the week, helping Bethune-Cookman at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships. The Yucaipa, California native, and alum of Yucaipa High, helped spark the Cats to a 4-2 record and a spot in the MEAC title game for the third consecutive year. Bakenhus led the team at the dish with a .471 average, registering eight hits and driving in a pair of runs. She would cross home a team-high six times as well. Defensively, she delivered nine putouts in nine attempts for a perfect fielding percentage.

Danny Rodriguez, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound first baseman for the Wildcats baseball team, helped B-CU to a 2-2 record on the week. The native of Pembroke Pines, Florida led the Wildcats at the dish with a .444 average. He finished with eight hits, two doubles and a home run, leading to a team-high .722 slugging percentage. He would drive in a team-high matching five runs, while scoring four times himself. In the field, Rodriguez produced 33 putouts and three assists in 36 total attempts at first base, adding to a perfect fielding percentage.

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2015-16 Homewood Suites Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7 – Daniel Kiptoo (Men's Cross County) | Delicia Pierre (Volleyball)
Sept. 14 – Jawill Davis (Football) | Nyajock Pan (Women's Cross Country)
Sept. 21 – Quentin Williams (Football) | Rakaya Neely (Volleyball)
Sept. 28 – Bradley Peil (Men's Golf) | Delicia Pierre (Volleyball)
Oct. 5 – Elliott Miller (Football) | Rhea Simon (Volleyball)
Oct. 12 – Xavior Walton (Men's Cross Country) | Deja Davis (Women's Cross Country)
Oct. 19 – Trenton Bridges (Football) | Rebecca Goodwin (Bowling)
Oct. 26 – Michael D. Jones (Football) | Yudika Rodriguez (Women's Golf)
Nov. 2 – Alvaro Barrera (Men's Tennis) | Deja Davis (Women's Cross Country)
Nov. 9 – Marquis Drayton (Football) | Jill Arlaud (Volleyball)
Nov. 16 – Jordan Potts (Men's Basketball) | Ivory Miles (Bowling)
Nov. 23 – Quentin Williams (Football) | Hazel Ortiz-Rosado (Volleyball)
Nov. 30 – Jordan Potts (Men's Basketball) | Kendra Cooper (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 7 – Mario Moody (Men's Basketball) | Jasmine April (Bowling)
Dec. 14 – Mario Moody (Men's Basketball) | Ashanti Hunt (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 21 – LaRon Smith (Men's Basketball) | Kailyn Williams (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 28 – WINTER BREAK
Jan. 4 – Jordan Potts (Men's Basketball) | Taylor Houston (Women's Basketball)
Jan. 11 – Christopher Jackson (Men's Track & Field) | Summer Brown (Women's Track & Field)
Jan. 18 – Jonathan Moore (Men's Track & Field) | Tristie Johnson (Women's Track & Field)
Jan. 25 – Ricky Johnson (Men's Basketball) | Kailyn Williams (Women's Basketball)
Feb. 1 – Jose Plazas (Men's Tennis) | Rebecca Goodwin (Bowling)
Feb. 8 – Kenneth Fisher (Men's Track & Field) | Jasmine April (Bowling)
Feb. 15 – Kenneth Fisher (Men's Track & Field) | Deidra Genera (Softball)
Feb. 22 – German Hernandez (Baseball) | Mariah Davis (Softball)
Feb. 29 – Mario Moody (Men's Basketball) | Kailyn Williams (Women's Basketball)
March 7 – Tyler Norris (Baseball) | Mina Matsuba (Women's Tennis)
March 14 – Alexander Chepik (Men's Tennis) | Iesha Waters (Softball)
March 21 – Michael Tiller (Men's Track & Field) | Tristie Johnson (Women's Track & Field)
March 28 – Michael Cruz (Baseball) | Mina Matsuba (Women's Tennis)
April 4 – Michael Tiller (Men's Track & Field) | Sabrina Anguiano (Softball)
April 11 – Nathan Bond (Baseball) | Sabrina Anguiano (Softball)
April 18 – Danny Rodriguez (Baseball) | Annie Bakenhus (Softball)
April 25 – Chris Collins (Men's Track & Field) | Quamecha Morrison (Women's Track & Field)
May 2 – Tyler Krull (Baseball) | Mariah Davis (Softball)
May 9 – Ed'Ricus Williams (Men's Track & Field) | Summer Brown (Women's Track & Field)
May 16 – Danny Rodriguez (Baseball) | Annie Bakenhus (Softball)

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