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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.


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5/12/2014 Matt Borens Baseball
5/12/2014 Jalisa Paramore Women's Track
5/5/2014 Danny Trevor Men's Track
5/5/2014 Caleb Howell Baseball
4/28/2014 Dhiaa Dean Women's Track
4/28/2014 Cameron Berra Baseball
4/21/2014 Jennette Isaac Softball
4/21/2014 Peter Geraghty Men's Track
4/14/2014 Hannah Cole Softball
4/14/2014 Jalisa Paramore Women's Track
4/7/2014 Stephanie Maday Softball
4/7/2014 Brant Valach Baseball
3/31/2014 Hanna Mennenga Softball
3/31/2014 Mick Viken Men's Track
3/24/2014 Carly Willert Softball
3/24/2014 Demetre Taylor Baseball
3/17/2014 Hannah Cole Softball
3/17/2014 Peter Geraghty Men's Track
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