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Nathan Riva

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/21/2009
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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MALE: Nathan Riva, Men's Football (Running Back, Second Year, King's College - Criminology, LaSalle, Ont.)
Sophomore running back Nathan Riva tied a Western Mustangs record with a five-touchdown performance in a 60-7 win over Windsor on Sept. 19.
Riva had a personal best day with the scoring performance, and added 131 yards on 14 carries and 94 yards on four catches.
Four touchdowns came on rushing attempts and the other came off a Michael Faulds pass.
He is among the nation's leaders in rushing, all-purpose yards, scoring and receiving.
Riva (Lasalle, Ont.) scored the game's first points taking a Faulds pass and dashing it in, eluding a couple of sideline tackles just four minutes into the contest.
He had two other highlight-reel plays including a great run to complete a 52-yard pass from Faulds and a 72-yard touchdown run, finished off with the criminology student cutting back and turning on the jets to breakaway from pursuing Lancers defenders.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/21/2009 Lindsay Doxtator Women's Lacrosse
9/14/2009 Michael Faulds Football
9/14/2009 Lynzi Anderson Women's Rugby
9/6/2009 Nathan Riva Football
7/6/2009 Jen Cotten Track & Field
7/6/2009 Cam Sylvester Rowing
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