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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
6/1/2009 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
6/1/2009 Shawana Smith Women's Indoor Track
5/2/2009 Carrie Riordan Women's Golf
5/2/2009 Jordan Kreke Baseball
4/1/2009 Mike Recchia Baseball
4/1/2009 Amber May Softball
3/2/2009 Rachel Galligan Women's Basketball
3/2/2009 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
2/2/2009 Zye Boey Men's Indoor Track
2/2/2009 Kandace Arnold Women's Indoor Track
1/1/2009 T.J. Marion Men's Basketball
1/1/2009 Dominique Sims Women's Basketball
12/1/2008 Derek Ericson Men's Cross Country
12/1/2008 Rachel Galligan Women's Basketball
11/1/2008 Kaylin Lorbert Women's Soccer
11/1/2008 Matt Scaliatine Men's Swimming
10/1/2008 Carrie Riordan Women's Golf
10/1/2008 Brad Peters Men's Soccer
6/1/2008 Brett Nommensen Baseball
6/1/2008 Kandace Arnold Women's Indoor Track
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