Jimmy Garoppolo (9/9/2013) - Athlete Awards - Eastern Illinois University Athletics

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Athlete of the Week

Jimmy Garoppolo

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Athlete of the Week
Week Of

9/9/2013
Sport

Football
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Jimmy Garoppolo from football and Mike Hesslau from men's cross country have been named the EIU student-athletes of the week.

Garoppolo helped the Panthers improve to 2-0 on the season passing for 440 yards and four touchdowns in EIU's double overtime win at Southern Illinois. He was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week and the College Sporting News National Offensive Player of the Week.

Hesslau helped the EIU men's cross country team win its season opening Walt Crawford Open as he was the first place finisher in the meet. Hesslau ran an 8K time of 25:35.49 as EIU had three of the top five finishers in the race.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
1/1/2012	Ta'Kenya Nixon	Women's Basketball
12/19/2011	Sydney Mitchell	Women's Basketball
12/19/2011	Malcolm Herron	Men's Basketball
12/12/2011	Jade Riebold	Women's Indoor Track
12/12/2011	Mariah King	Women's Basketball
12/5/2011	Alfonzo McKinnie	Men's Basketball
12/5/2011	Jeremy Granger	Men's Basketball
11/28/2011	Ta'Kenya Nixon	Women's Basketball
11/28/2011	Joey Miller	Men's Basketball
11/21/2011	Kelsey Wyss	Women's Basketball
11/21/2011	Alfonzo McKinnie	Men's Basketball
11/14/2011	Erika Ramos	Women's Cross Country
11/14/2011	Jeremy Granger	Men's Basketball
11/7/2011	Chrissie Albers	Volleyball
11/7/2011	Lauren Doyle	Women's Rugby
10/31/2011	David Lawrence	Men's Golf
10/31/2011	Erika Ramos	Women's Cross Country
10/24/2011	Jimmy Garoppolo	Football
10/24/2011	Tayron Martin	Men's Soccer
10/17/2011	Erika Ramos	Women's Cross Country