Dean Trailways Comets of the Week - March 22, 2021

This week’s Dean Trailways Female Comet of the Week is sophomore Ally Sears, of DeWitt, and graduate of Grand Ledge High School. Sears helped the women’s tennis team beat Grace Christian University, 8-1, in its only match last week. She and teammate Kiandra Marciniak teamed together for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles. Sears then won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to improve her singles record this season to a perfect 5-0.

This week’s Dean Trailways Co-Male Comet of the Week is freshman Deonte Higgins, of Detroit, and graduate of Clintondale High School. Higgins played a pivotal role in leading the football team to a 55-14 victory over Kalamazoo College in its season-opener. He caught three passes for 138 yards, with touchdown receptions for 61 yards and 20 yards. Higgins also returned two kickoffs for 81 yards, including the opening kickoff for 55 yards.

This week’s Dean Trailways Co-Male Comet of the Week is freshman Deontay Thomas, of San Antonio, Texas, and graduate of Southside High School. Thomas played a pivotal role in helping the men’s volleyball win two matches against Wabash (Ind.) College. In the two matches, he averaged 4.5 kills, while posting a .250 attack percentage. In the second match against the Little Giants, Thomas broke Olivet’s single-match record with 25 kills and 60 attack attempts.

This week’s Dean Trailways Co-Male Comet of the Week is senior Nicholas Hoffman, of Fenton, and graduate of Hartland High School. Hoffman carded a 69 in the second round of the Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) University Spring Men’s Golf Invitational. The 69 was the low score of the two-day tournament. His round included an eagle and three birdies. The 69 was a career-best for Hoffman, and the lowest round by an Olivet men's golfer since 2013. When you combine the 69 with his 77 in the first round, the 146 total tied him for seventh of 80 golfers in the tournament.