APSU Quarterback Cunningham named Athlete of the Week
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ? Junior quarterback Mark Cunningham, of the Austin Peay
State University football team has been named this week's Copies in a Flash Athlete
of the week.
Cunningham was 26-of-34 passing for 308 yards and two touchdowns, leading the
Govs to a 49-10 win against Charleston (W.Va). It marked the first time a Govs
quarterback had thrown for more than 300 yards in a game since Brian Baker did it
against Campbellsville, Aug. 30, 2001.
One of Cunningham's touchdown passes, a 42-yard strike to Lanis Frederick,

came just three plays after a Charleston score. The pass to Frederick put the Govs up
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21-3, and Charleston never recovered.

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Stacy Howell, SOC
The Austin Peay Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information

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Chris Fletcher, FB
staff each Tuesday during the academic year. Copies in a Flash, of Clarksville,

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Ashley Beck, SOC
sponsors the award.

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Brooke Abrahams, SOC


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Staci Lynch, WGO
Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included:

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Ashley Beck, SOC

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Chris Fletcher, FB
Sophomore Anna Claire Raines of the Lady Govs cross country team 8 Grant
Leaver,
MGO
finished eleventh at the OVC Cross Country Championships. Raines Staci
Lynch,
WGO
completed the 5K course in 19:17. Her finish was good enough to earn her 9
Mark Cunningham, FB
second-team all-OVC honors. She is the first Austin Peay runner since
2001 to earn all-OVC honors.