ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State's Vance Barnes (football) and Keri Walker (volleyball) have been named as the South Dakota Army National Guard Athletes of the Week for their athletic efforts last week.
 
Barnes led the Northern State offense in their win over Upper Iowa, tallying a team high 93 yards receiving with one touchdown and a 48-yard long. He added 24 yards rushing and one touchdown on the ground, while averaging 15.5 yards receiving and 4.8 yards rushing. Barnes capped off his day with 65 kick return yards to lead the game.
 
Walker paced the Northern State offense to a .281 hitting percentage in their wins over #10 WSU and UIU. She tallied 97 total assists, averaging 13.86 assists per set, and notched 17 digs, 5.0 blocks, two aces, and one kill. Walker also averaged 14.00 assists per set in the Wolves sweep of the Warriors.