ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland women's cross country runner Maryam Sheena and baseball's Brandon Deans have been named United Wholesale Mortgage Student-Athletes of the Week, March 8.
 
Sheena made her Oakland women's cross country debut by taking sixth place in the time of 22:45.2, making her the top freshman in the Horizon League to earn Freshman of the Year and first team All-Conference honors.
 
Deanswas impressive on the mound Saturday picking up his second win of the season going the distance racking up 10 strikeouts allowing only one unearned run on four scattered hits for a 0.00 ERA with three walks in 7.0 innings pitched to lead Oakland to a 2-1 win at Dayton to complete the doubleheader sweep.