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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Derek Ericson

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/1/2008
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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CHARLESTON, Ill. – #Derek Ericson# from men’s cross country and #Rachel Galligan# from women’s basketball have been named the Eastern Illinois student-athletes of the month for November 2008.  Each month during the school year one male and one female student-athlete are recognized for their outstanding performance in their sport.
 
Ericson, a sophomore from Crystal Lake, Ill., was the Panthers top finisher at both the Ohio Valley Conference championships and the NCAA Midwest Regional.  Ericson earned second team All-OVC honors with an 8th place finish at the conference meet.  At the NCAA meet he placed 85th to lead the Panthers contingent.  He posted a time of 33:24:20 on the 10K course.
 
Galligan, a senior from Bloomington, Ill., helped the Panthers start the season with a 4-3 record including a second place finish at the University of Cincinnati tournament.  Galligan averaged 15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds for the month. She helped spark EIU to a pair of home wins over 2008 NCAA Tournament teams Miami of Ohio and SMU.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/27/2014 Anthony Goodman Football
10/27/2014 Breanna Young Women's Rugby
10/20/2014 Emily Brelsfoard Women's Cross Country
10/20/2014 Jourdan Wickliffe Football
10/13/2014 Madison Carter Women's Soccer
10/13/2014 Allie Hueston Volleyball
10/6/2014 Mike Novotny Men's Soccer
10/6/2014 Meagan Radloff Women's Soccer
9/29/2014 Hannah Vieth Women's Rugby
9/29/2014 Nick Bruno Football
9/22/2014 Jalen Whitlow Football
9/22/2014 Hannah Miller Women's Soccer
9/15/2014 Kylie Morgan Women's Soccer
9/15/2014 Paxson Menard Men's Cross Country
9/8/2014 Abby Saalfrank Volleyball
9/8/2014 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
9/1/2014 Dominic Recca Men's Soccer
9/1/2014 Adam Drake Football
6/2/2014 Mick Viken Men's Track
6/2/2014 Peter Geraghty Men's Track
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