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Director of Athletics Brady Barke named Brad Korn the new head men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri earlier this week. Korn was formally introduced on Tuesday during a virtual press conference streamed live on Facebook.

The seventh head coach in SEMO's NCAA Division I men's basketball era, Korn agreed to a five-year contract.

Three Redhawk student-athletes earned Ohio Valley Conference Athlete of the Year awards last week at the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Nick Bryant was named the OVC Male Freshman of the Year while Kaitlyn Shea was awarded OVC Female Track Athlete of the Year. Anya Tonga was tabbed the OVC Female Field Athlete of the Year for the second-straight season at the conclusion of the meet.

Spring sports are in full swing, and Redhawk student-athletes are already collecting accolades.

Softball junior Rachel Rook and baseball senior Justin Dirden each earned Ohio Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honors for their performances on the diamond last weekend.

Kaitlyn Shea and Nick Bryant were both awarded Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors for their performances last weekend.

Shea was named the OVC Co-Female Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season while Bryant was selected as the OVC Co-Male Track Athlete of the Week.

Shea set the Redhawks indoor 3,000 meters record with a career-best time of 9:32.79 for second overall at the Hoosier Hills Invite last Friday.