HILLSBORO, Kan. – Reese Hefley and Vance Shewey have been named as this week's Hillsboro Ford PowerJays of the Week for their efforts during this past week's slate of competition. This week marks the first time Hefley has received the award and the fifth time for Shewey.
 
HILLSBORO FORD FEMALE POWERJAY OF THE WEEK: REESE HEFLEY, SOFTBALL
 
Reese Hefley is a Junior from Hillsboro, Kan.
 
Hefley made her mark in thrilling fashion in the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against Oklahoma Wesleyan. The score was tied at 7-7 in the top of the 9^th with two outs on the board and the bases juiced, as she took the plate. The go-ahead run for the Bluejays came in as Hefley hit a gapper to left center field to drive in the final run to walk the game off.
 
HILLSBORO FORD MALE POWERJAY OF THE WEEK: VANCE SHEWEY, MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
 
Vance Shewey is a Senior from Meade, Kan.
 
Shewey had an incredible weekend at the KT Woodman Invite, winning the Invitational Division in the Men's High Jump with a mark of 2.10m, hitting the NAIA "A" Standard mark, qualifying for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Marion, Ind. He also beat out NCAA DI athletes from Wichita State and Kansas State.
 
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)
 
January 26^th-February 1^st: Vance Shewey (Men's Indoor Track & Field) & Lillie Veer (Women's Basketball)
 
February 2^nd-February 8th: Mikey Acosta (Baseball) & Kloe Bowin (Women's Basketball)
 
February 9^th-15^th: Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball), Alyvia Owens (Women's Basketball), & Cheyenne Washington (Softball)
 
February 16^th-23^rd: Kalep Crane (Men's Basketball) & Madison Nelson (Softball)
 
February 24^th-March 2^nd: Vance Shewey (Men's Indoor Track & Field) & Cheyenne Washington (Softball)
 
March 3^rd-9^th: Cody Moore (Baseball), Madison Nelson (Softball), & Cheyenne Washington (Softball)
 
March 10^th-16^th: Garryn Plummer (Baseball) and Darcy Gillen (Softball)
 
March 17^th-22^nd: Jared Mack (Baseball) and Valencia Andov (Women's Golf)
 
March 23^rd-29^th: Vance Shewey (Men's Outdoor Track & Field) and Candince Moreno-Hairabedian (Softball)
 
March 30^th-April 6^th: Justin Morwood (Men's Outdoor Track & Field) and Sonya Zimmerman (Women's Outdoor Track & Field)
 
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).