CLEVELAND, Ohio – The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced Tuesday morning its NCAC Athletes of the Week for the previous week of competition. Ohio Wesleyan University earned three selections: senior forward Jordyn Adams for women's soccer, sophomore running back Giovanni Rufus for football offense, and senior Zoe Ward for women's cross country. It is the first career honor for both Adams and Rufus, and the fifth for Ward.

Adams scored the deciding goal at DePauw on Saturday, lifting the Bishops to a 3-2 win over the Tigers – OWU's first victory in conference play since the 2024 season. She now leads the Battling Bishops in goals scored with three and points with six. Adams and the Red and Black look to make it two in a row as they travel to Oberlin Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. matchup.

Rufus was Ohio Wesleyan's leading rusher in a 21-6 win over Wittenberg at Selby Stadium on Saturday. He ran for a career-high 137 yards and two scores on 23 attempts to lead the Bishops to victory in their 100th meeting with the Tigers. All-in-all OWU put up 392 total yards with 311 coming on the ground. Rufus and the Red and Black head to Oberlin this weekend for a noon kickoff.

Ward led Ohio Wesleyan's efforts at the loaded Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, placing 14th overall with a career-best 6K time of 21:28.6. The Battling Bishops took 10th in the 28-team field that featured a dozen ranked teams. Ward and the Red and Black now focus on the NCAC Championship coming up on October 31.

Ohio Wesleyan now has six NCAC Athlete of the Week selections in the 2026-27 academic year.