Desmond Banks – Football
The sophomore cornerback had been victimized by opposing wide receivers for much of the spring, up until Saturday. Banks came on strong, leading the team with three pass break-ups and sticking his assignments on many deep passes. His performance helped keep the Idaho offense to only six passing touchdowns during the third and final scrimmage. The cornerback competition will be hotly contested in the fall and his last opportunity to impress will be Friday’s Silver and Gold spring game.
Almudena Sanz – Women’s tennis
In Idaho’s only match in Moscow, the senior from Spain was the deciding factor in Idaho’s victory over Pac-12 opponent Oregon over the weekend. She clinched a 4-3 victory over the Ducks with a three-set victory during No. 2 singles, the last match of the afternoon at the Memorial Gym tennis courts. The victory gives Idaho momentum going into the WAC Championships in Las Cruces, N.M., as the No. 1 seed.
Angela Whyte – Track and Field
White isn’t as much of an athlete, as she is an alumna and coach, but the Idaho jumps coach still competed at the Mt. Sac Relays in Azusa, Calif., over the weekend. She had a 100-meter hurdles time of 12.89 seconds, which ranks third-best in the world in 2014. She also recorded 6,018 in the heptathlon on Thursday, which was good for second-place.
Cristobal Ramos Salazar – Men’s tennis
Ramos Salazar had two convincing victories Saturday, during Idaho’s 7-0 sweep over LCSC on Senior Day at the Memorial Gym tennis courts. He defeated Haseeb Khan in two sets (6-2, 6-0) in No. 3 singles. Ramos Salazar came back and defeated LCSC’s Shao-Po Yin and Hsiang-Yu Su 8-3 in No. 1 doubles with his partner, Jose Bendeck.
Elexis Schlossarek – Soccer
The sophomore midfielder had a big Saturday, lifting Idaho out of the loss column in both games of its spring double header at the SprinTurf. Down 3-0 to Montana in the morning cap of the doubleheader, Schlossarek hit a free kick that led to a goal-scoring opportunity to spur Idaho scoring four times in the next 20 minutes. She scored the fourth to put Idaho on top with a 4-3 win. Schlossarek came back with an equalizing free-kick goal in the second game against Boise State.