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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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2/13/2019 Ashton Wilson Men's Track
2/13/2019 Jasmine Woodley Women's Track
2/5/2019 Joe Smith Men's Track
2/5/2019 Karle Pace Women's Basketball
1/29/2019 Scott House Men's Swimming
1/29/2019 Josiah Wallace Men's Basketball
1/22/2019 Shareef Smith Men's Basketball
1/22/2019 Clayton Turner Men's Track
1/15/2019 Will Bullock Men's Track
1/15/2019 Scott House Men's Swimming
12/11/2018 Kashawn Charles Men's Basketball
12/11/2018 Jasmine Woodley Women's Track
12/4/2018 Ben Harvey Men's Basketball
12/4/2018 Grace McRae Women's Basketball
11/20/2018 Karle Pace Women's Basketball
11/20/2018 Ivan Escott Men's Swimming
11/13/2018 Taylor Steele Women's Basketball
11/13/2018 Isaiah Johnson Football
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