Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior Zoe Fanolis (Hamden, Conn.) of the field hockey team and senior Dieter Gutbrod (Sandy Hook, Conn.) of the men's cross country team have been named as the Connecticut Army National Guard/Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Week.

Fanolis played an integral role in a 1-1 week for the Owls. She registered the game-winning goal with just 48 seconds left in regulation on Saturday as SCSU captured a 4-3 victory at American International.

Gutbrod had an impressive start to his campaign on Saturday at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational. He finished second out of 324 participants with a time of 25:15.01. Southern Connecticut placed 13th out of 43 teams at the competition.

The Connecticut Army National Guard is serving as the title sponsor of Southern Connecticut State University's 'Athlete of the Week' recognition program. Initiated in September, 2007, the 'Athlete of the Week' program recognizes one female and one male student-athlete each week for demonstrated excellence on the playing field.