Derek Ericson (12/1/2008) - Athlete Awards - Eastern Illinois University Athletics

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Derek Ericson

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12/1/2008
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Men's Cross Country
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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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Date	Athlete	Sport
11/12/2013	Stephanie Wallace	Volleyball
11/12/2013	Dino Fanti	Football
11/4/2013	Erik Lora	Football
11/4/2013	Marah Bradbury	Volleyball
10/28/2013	Jeff LePak	Football
10/28/2013	Stephanie Arnold	Volleyball
10/21/2013	Jimmy Garoppolo	Football
10/21/2013	Reynae Hutchinson	Volleyball
10/14/2013	Taylor Duncan	Football
10/14/2013	Austin Sproles	Men's Golf
10/7/2013	Meagan Radloff	Women's Soccer
10/7/2013	Stephanie Arnold	Volleyball
9/30/2013	Anthony Goodman	Football
9/30/2013	Cortney Jerzy	Women's Soccer
9/23/2013	Marah Bradbury	Volleyball
9/23/2013	Garet Christianson	Men's Soccer
9/16/2013	Erik Lora	Football
9/16/2013	Adam Drake	Football
9/9/2013	Jimmy Garoppolo	Football
9/9/2013	Mike Hesslau	Men's Cross Country