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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
5/29/2012 Mike Hoekstra Baseball
5/14/2012 Emily Quinones Women's Track
5/14/2012 Ryan Dineen Baseball
5/7/2012 Stephanie Maday Softball
5/7/2012 Ben Thoma Baseball
4/30/2012 David Lawrence Men's Golf
4/30/2012 Jade Riebold Women's Track
4/23/2012 Zye Boey Men's Track
4/23/2012 Graham Morris Men's Track
4/16/2012 Abby Wood Softball
4/16/2012 Mick Viken Men's Track
4/9/2012 Stephanie Maday Softball
4/9/2012 David Lawrence Men's Golf
4/2/2012 Britney Whitehead Women's Track
4/2/2012 Ryan Dineen Baseball
3/26/2012 Merritt Whitley Women's Tennis
3/26/2012 Emily Quinones Women's Track
3/19/2012 Gino Parrodi Men's Golf
3/19/2012 Bailey O'Dell Softball
3/12/2012 Janelle Prisner Women's Tennis
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