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RACHEAL URQUHART NAMED TECH'S FEMALE ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas –
Arkansas Tech has named Golden Suns senior outside
hitter Racheal Urquhart (Chatham, Ont.) as this week's
sixth Female
Student-Athlete of the Week for the 2008-09 school year.
Urquhart,
who is the fourth Golden Sun volleyball player honored
this season, earns this week's honor after helping Tech
go 3-1 last week, including posting a four-set home win
last Tuesday over Harding in front of 930 fans, which
not only a school, but also a new GSC single-match
attendance record. For the week, Urquhart averaged 3.85
kills and 3.38 digs per set and hit .281 in Tech's four
matches. She had two double-doubles, including recording
22 kills and 18 digs against Southern Arkansas. On the
season, Urquhart is averaging 2.92 kills and 2.70 digs
per set and is hitting .269. In addition, she has
recorded six double-doubles on the season.
In her career, Urquhart has recorded 1,419 kills and is
66 kills shy of the school's career record of 1,485 held
by former Golden Sun Misty Martin (1998-01) and
she has recorded 1,283 digs and is 42 digs shy of the
school's all-time mark of 1,325 held by former Golden
Sun Julie Plotts. In addition, she has recorded
48 double-doubles, which is fourth-most in school
history and has had 73 double-figure kill matches and 61
double-digit dig matches, which is tied for the school's
all-time lead. Urquhart has been named a two-time
All-GSC West Division selection, including a First-Team
selection as a sophomore in 2006.
The following is a question and answer segment to help
get to know this successful Tech student-athlete:
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Why did you
ultimately choose to come to Tech?
Racheal Urquhart: To play volleyball
at a high level and to receive a good
education.
Outside of athletics, what is your favorite
thing about college life?
RU: I like to relax. My college life is
athletics, but I also like to play
intramural soccer.
What is your favorite type of music/group?
RU: R & B mostly.
What do you consider your hobby?
RU: I like to play volleyball.
What sport other than volleyball do you like
to watch or would you like to play the most?
RU: I would play both basketball and soccer.
Who is one person that has had the biggest
impact on your life?
RU: My mother has had the biggest
impact on my life.
 What
is your most memorable moment as a Tech
athlete?
RU: Our 2007 Breast Cancer Awareness match
against Henderson State. We won the match
and raised almost $2,500 for breast cancer
research.
What would you do on your dream vacation?
RU: I would do as much as I could do. I
would go site seeing, lay on the beach and
be adventurous.
What is your major at Tech?
RU: I'm a physical education major.
What do you plan to do after graduation?
RU: I would like to stay in the United
States and find a job.
Do you have a pet?
RU: Yes, I have a chinchilla named Mr. Chewy.
He is back home in Canada.
How many times a day do you find yourself
checking Facebook?
RU: I check it like once a day mostly.
What's been the most rewarding class you
have had while being at Tech?
RU: Organization and Administration. It was
a PE class where we helped out with the
Hoops for the Heart Project. The project
raised $4,000 for the American Heart
Association.
What are your goals for this season?
RU: I would like to win the GSC title and
get a championship ring. |
Tech
Female Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
(2008-09)
September 30 - senior setter Kayla Allison
(volleyball)
September 23 - sophomore Lauren Karnitz
(cross country)
September 16 - junior Melissa Pollreis
(cross country)
September 3 - senior middle blocker Dana Florian
(volleyball)
August 24 -
freshman defensive specialist Marcela Mascarenhas
(volleyball)
Previous Tech Female Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
(2007-08)
May 5 -
freshman
Tiphani Moon
(Softball)
April 23 -
junior
Kristen Brown
(Tennis)
April 14 - redshirt freshman Ashlynn Hamrick
(Volleyball)
April 8 - senior Molly Schweigert
(Softball)
April 3 - junior Anna Carson (Tennis)
March 24 -
junior Sarah Pratt (Softball)
March 19 - freshman Ana Morales (Golf)
March 4 - senior Whitney Simmons (Tennis)
Feb. 25 - sophomore pitcher Casey Hammons
(Softball)
Feb. 20
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junior forward Amanda Grappe (Women's Basketball)
Feb. 12 - senior pitcher Dana Aldrich
(Softball)
Feb. 5
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senior forward Krishna Baker (Women's Basketball)
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