HILLSBORO, Kan. – Lillie Veer and Vance Shewey have been named as this week's Hillsboro Ford PowerJays of the Week for their efforts during the week's slate of competition. This marks the fifth time that Veer has received this award and the second time for Shewey.
 
HILLSBORO FORD FEMALE POWERJAY OF THE WEEK: LILLIE VEER: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
 
Lillie Veer is a Sophomore from Newton, Kan.
 
Veer played a big part in each of the Lady Bluejays' wins last week, shooting 85.7% (6-7) from the field and 80% (4-5) from beyond the arc in Wednesday's rout of McPherson, and shooting 66.7% (4-6) from the field in Saturday's win over Sterling. Outside of her scoring efforts, Veer tallied five boards against McPherson and two against Sterling and dished out five assists against McPherson.
 
HILLSBORO FORD MALE POWERJAY OF THE WEEK: VANCE SHEWEY, MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
 
Vance Shewey is a Senior from Meade, Kan. 
 
Shewey had a big weekend at the Washburn Open in Topeka, Kan. hosted by Washburn University. Shewey took 2^ndplace in the Men's High Jump with a height of 2.07m, 0.01m better than the NAIA "A" Standard, which means he has secured a spot at the 2025 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.
 
PREVIOUS HILLSBORO FORD POWERJAYS OF THE WEEK HONOREES
 
August 25^th-31^st: Chrisitian Tuisasosopo (Football) & Sammie Saunders (Volleyball)
 
September 1^st-7^th: Brandon King (Football) & April Ochoa (Women's Soccer)
 
September 8^th-14^th: Logan Dybowski (Men's Cross Country) & Sonya Zimmerman (Women's Cross Country) 
 
September 15^th-22^nd: Cooper Taylor (Men's Soccer) & Raegan King (Women's Soccer)
 
September 22^nd-28^th: Wade Ratzlaff, Javin Schmidt (Men's Cross Country) & Neve Mulrooney (Women's Soccer)
 
September 29^th-October 5th: Glenn Maiden Jr. (Football) & April Ochoa (Women's Soccer)
 
October 6^th-12^th: Molelwa Abendelwa (Men's Soccer) & Juliana Alaniz (Volleyball)
 
October 13^th-19^th: Willie Green (Football) & April Ochoa (Women's Soccer)
 
October 20^th-26^th: Brooks Gardner (Football), Josephine Fuamatu (Volleyball), & Julianna Maxfield (Women's Cross Country)
 
October 27^th-November 2^nd: Niieihii Blackbear (Men's Basketball) & Alyvia Owens (Women's Basketball)
 
November 3^rd-9^th: Nathan Heilig (Football) & Lillie Veer (Women's Basketball)
 
November 10^th-16^th: Brooks Gardner (Football) & Lillie Veer (Women's Basketball)
 
November 17^th-23^rd: Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball) & Lillie Veer (Women's Basketball)
 
December 1^st-7^th: Caleb Wehrman (Men's Indoor Track & Field) & Kassidy Beam (Women's Basketball)
 
December 8^th-14^th: Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball) & Kloe Bowin (Women's Basketball)
 
December 15^th-21^st: Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball) & Lillie Veer (Women's Basketball)
 
December 29^th-January 4^th: Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball) & Kloe Bowin (Women's Basketball)
 
January 5^th-12^th: Jackson Baer, Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball) & Kloe Bowin (Women's Basketball)
 
January 12^th-18^th: Vance Shewey (Men's Indoor Track & Field) & Madie McCoy (Women's Basketball)
 
January 19^th-25^th: Isaiah Cohens (Baseball) & Kassidy Beam (Women's Basketball)
 
Stay tuned next week for the next Hillsboro Ford PowerJays of the Week!
 
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).