MOUNT VERNON  — Landon Ewers of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) men’s volleyball team was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Defender of the Week on Monday.

Ewers was a force up front for the Cougars as he accumulated five solo blocks and 18 block assists through four games. Ewers also had 45 kills for the Cougars. Ewers is in the midst of a fantastic season as he leads the WHAC in hitting percentage (.335) and blocks per set (1.14).

Ewers and MVNU were back in action Feb. 21 at No. 9 Lourdes University at 7 p.m.