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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
1/18/2017 Anita Saffa Women's Track
1/16/2017 Allison Van Dyke Women's Basketball
11/28/2016 Allison Van Dyke Women's Basketball
11/28/2016 Ray Crossland Men's Basketball
10/31/2016 Lauren Oostman Women's Swimming
10/31/2016 Mike Novotny Men's Soccer
10/17/2016 Ruth Garippo Women's Cross Country
10/17/2016 Brendan McDonough Men's Soccer
10/4/2016 Alvaro Hernandez Men's Golf
10/4/2016 Riley McInerney Men's Cross Country
9/20/2016 Tyree Stone-Davis Football
9/20/2016 Emma Scaro Women's Soccer
9/13/2016 Mitch Kimble Football
9/13/2016 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
9/6/2016 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
9/6/2016 Hannah Heinz Women's Soccer
8/29/2016 Maggie Runge Volleyball
8/29/2016 Davis Wegmann Men's Soccer
5/16/2016 Brendon Allen Baseball
5/16/2016 Haleigh Knapp Women's Track
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