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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
9/2/2013 Alex McNulty Football
9/2/2013 Nick Borre Football
8/26/2013 Madison Carter Women's Soccer
6/10/2013 Jade Riebold Women's Track
6/10/2013 Mick Viken Men's Track
5/20/2013 Matt Borens Baseball
5/20/2013 Treysen Vavra Baseball
5/13/2013 Brant Valach Baseball
5/13/2013 Erika Ramos Women's Track
5/6/2013 Britney Whitehead Women's Track
5/6/2013 Jalisa Paramore Women's Track
4/29/2013 Mick Viken Men's Track
4/29/2013 Bailey O'Dell Softball
4/22/2013 Matt Borens Baseball
4/22/2013 Hanna Mennenga Softball
4/15/2013 Jade Riebold Women's Track
4/15/2013 Bailey O'Dell Softball
4/8/2013 Britney Whitehead Women's Track
4/8/2013 Nick Priessman Baseball
4/1/2013 Tyler Carter Men's Track
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