Derek Ericson (12/1/2008) - Athlete Awards - Eastern Illinois University Athletics

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Derek Ericson

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12/1/2008
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Men's Cross Country
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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
11/23/2015	Shakita Cox	Women's Basketball
11/23/2015	Bradley Dewberry	Football
11/16/2015	Riley McInerney	Men's Cross Country
11/16/2015	Dino Fanti	Football
11/9/2015	Kelsey Ferguson	Women's Swimming
11/9/2015	Steve Fishman	Men's Swimming
11/2/2015	Tray Mitchell	Football
11/2/2015	Dino Fanti	Football
10/26/2015	Taylor Smith	Volleyball
10/26/2015	Mike Novotny	Men's Soccer
10/19/2015	Allie Hueston	Volleyball
10/19/2015	Devin Church	Football
10/12/2015	Maddie Lyon	Women's Soccer
10/12/2015	Addison Bounds	Football
10/5/2015	Riley McInerney	Men's Cross Country
10/5/2015	Maria Baldwin	Women's Cross Country
9/28/2015	Grace Summers	Women's Tennis
9/28/2015	Stephanie Wallace	Volleyball
9/21/2015	Hannah Miller	Women's Soccer
9/21/2015	Devin Church	Football