SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College and AFL have announced the Student-Athlete Leaders of the Month for September. The month's honorees are Adam Celik from the men's soccer team and Annemarie Rakoski of the volleyball team.
Celik, a sophomore from Höllviken, Sweden, has started nine games so far this season for the Terriers. At Georgia State, he scored in the second half to tie the match at 1-1, earning the road draw. His leadership on defense limited the Panthers to only three shots on goal, resulting in Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. He has been named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
Rakoski, a senior from Atlanta, Georgia, was named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week twice in the month of September. She has played in 46 sets and leads the team in blocks with 62, while her 1.35 blocks per set leads the league. A mathematics major, she has been named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
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