PEMBROKE – Athletics department officials from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke announced on Monday morning that volleyball's Vanja Przulj and men's cross country's Jack Phieffer have been named the Scotland Health Care System Braves of the Week for the week ending on September 17, 2023. 
  
A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Przulj registered a career-best 32 kills against Lenoir-Rhyne on Thursday. The senior's performance was a school record while matching the NCAA DII record for the season of most kills in a five-set match. Przulj has recorded 152.0 points for the season.
 
Phieffer has been the top finisher for the Black & Gold in the first two meets of the season. The Southport native helped the men's squad to a runner-up finish at the UNG Invitational on Saturday with an 8K time of 25:44.5 for a fifth place finish.  





 

BRAVES OF THE WEEK
Week		Student-Athlete	Student-Athlete	Summary
9/11		Mercy Bell	Saige Ley	Release
9/18		Vanja Przulj	Jack Phieffer	Release