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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
5/9/2011 Melise Brown Softball
5/2/2011 Abigail Schmitz Women's Indoor Track
5/2/2011 Amber May Softball
4/25/2011 Carly Willert Softball
4/25/2011 Brent McNeil Baseball
4/18/2011 Ashley Webb Women's Indoor Track
4/18/2011 Veronica Bernier Women's Golf
4/11/2011 Amber May Softball
4/11/2011 Jake Samuels Baseball
4/4/2011 Gino Parrodi Men's Golf
4/4/2011 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
3/28/2011 Stephanie Maday Softball
3/28/2011 Donald Romero Men's Indoor Track
3/21/2011 Melise Brown Softball
3/21/2011 Amber May Softball
3/14/2011 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
3/14/2011 Mike Hoekstra Baseball
3/7/2011 Shannon Brooks Women's Tennis
3/7/2011 Stephanie Maday Softball
2/28/2011 Hillary Held Women's Basketball
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