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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
5/1/2008 Tyler Brandon Baseball
5/1/2008 Chandra Golden Women's Indoor Track
4/1/2008 Sarah Coppert Softball
4/1/2008 Jeff Rutherford Men's Tennis
3/3/2008 Jake Byrne Men's Basketball
3/3/2008 Kandace Arnold Women's Indoor Track
2/1/2008 Obe Eruteya Men's Indoor Track
2/1/2008 Rachel Galligan Women's Basketball
1/2/2008 Maggie Kloak Women's Basketball
1/2/2008 Romain Martin Men's Basketball
12/2/2007 Laura Nilsen Women's Swimming
12/2/2007 Joe Laird Men's Swimming
10/31/2007 Ademola Adeniji Football
10/31/2007 Carrie Riordan Women's Golf
10/1/2007 Mick Galeski Men's Soccer
8/1/2007 Kellie Floyd Women's Soccer
8/1/2007 Donald Thomas Football
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