Ohio Wesleyan University freshman Lauren Denison (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial), freshman Trent Reece (Marion/Galion Northmor), and senior Ashley Smiley (Delaware/Hayes) have been named North Coast Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 15, it was announced by the NCAC.

Denison, a guard on the Ohio Wesleyan women's basketball team, was named Women's Basketball Player of the Week; Reece, a member of the Ohio Wesleyan men's track & field team, was named Men's Field Event Athlete of the Week; and Smiley, a member of the Ohio Wesleyan women's track & field team, was named Women's Field Event Athlete of the Week.

Denison tallied 11 points during a 23-3 run that broke the game open for Ohio Wesleyan in a 72-60 win over Wittenberg on Saturday.  She hit a 3-pointer to break a 36-36 tie and put the Bishops ahead to stay, then drilled another 3-pointer and added a lay-in during a 7-0 burst to close out the third quarter.  Denison led the Bishops with 22 points, going 6-for-11 from long distance during the game.  On Friday, she contributed 2 baskets and assisted 2 others as Ohio Wesleyan opened the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run on the way to a 55-44 win at Wittenberg.  Denison finished with 11 points and grabbed 7 rebounds and helped Ohio Wesleyan set a school record by allowing only 3 points during the fourth quarter.  On the week, she averaged 16.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.  The two wins over Wittenberg gave the Bishops their first regular-season sweep of the Tigers since the 2010-11 season and extended Ohio Wesleyan's record to 4-0, the Bishops' longest season-opening winning streak since the 1999-2000 season.

Reece finished second in the long jump with an effort of 20-7¼ and placed third in the triple jump with a performance of 34-8 in a non-scored dual meet against Cedarville on Friday.

Smiley won the long jump with a leap of 15-7¾ and finished second in the triple jump with an effort of 32-5¾ in a non-scored dual meet against Cedarville on Friday.  She also was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles  in :10.93 and sixth in the 60-meter dash in :08.72.