Announcing the SD Mesa College Athletes of the Week for October 2 through October 6, 2023. 

ALEXIS NOBLE
Women's Cross Country
Noble placed fourth overall in 18:50.9 at the Manny Bautista XC Invitational. Noble was the top two-year college athlete in the field, helping the Olympians secure second overall as a team with 44 points. SD Mesa had five scorers in the top 20 to secure top honors among all two-year college programs, trailing only University of San Diego with 29 points. 

ABDIEL CANIZALEZ
Men’s Soccer
Canizalez scored four goals in the last two weeks, which included a hat trick against Imperial Valley College. Canizalez currently leads the team with 7 goals and has scored in 5 of the last 9 games played. In the conference, Canizalez is tied in 3rd place for total goals, despite having played two less games than the leading scorers.