CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women's rugby junior prop/number 8
Achele Agada and football junior running back
Aaron Shampklin have earned Harvard Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week presented by The Harvard COOP honors for the week of Sept. 20-26, Harvard announced on Wednesday.
Achele Agada, Women's Rugby, Junior, History & Science
Junior Achele Agade totaled two tries in Harvard's 53-0 win over Sacred Heart. A native of Harrogate, England, Agada scored the second try of the game for the Crimson to extend the lead to 12-0 before scoring again just before halftime, giving Harvard a 24-0 lead. Agada has four tries on the season and has started all three games for the Crimson.
Aaron Shampklin, Football, Junior, Economics
In Harvard's 49-17 Ivy League opening win over Brown, junior running back
Aaron Shampklin led the Crimson with 121 yards rushing on 13 carries (9.3 yards per carry). A native of Paramount, Calif., he also had two touchdowns (four and two yards), helping the Crimson outrush the Bears, 243-14. Shampklin had two rushing TDs for his second-straight game and also caught two passes for eight yards.