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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

shawana smith

Shawana Smith

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    6/1/2009
  • Sport
    Women's Indoor Track
  • Bio
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#Zye Boey# of men’s track and #Shawana Smith# of women’s track were named the Eastern Illinois student-athletes of the month for May 2009.  Each month during the school year one male and one female student-athlete are recognized for their outstanding performance in their sport.
 
Boey, a redshirt freshman from Decatur, Ill., posted several top performances during the month of May helping EIU win the OVC Outdoor Championship while advancing to the NCAA Outdoor National Championships.  Boey placed 5th in the 100m dash at the NCAA Mid East Regional to earn a trip to the national meet.  He also placed 8th in the 200m dash at the regional to account for all five EIU points at the meet.  His personal best in the 100m of 10.20 ranked him nationally in the 100m as he was named the OVC Track Athlete of the Year.
 
Smith, a redshirt junior from Chicago, Ill., was an anchor for the Panthers as they won the OVC Outdoor Championship.  Smith swept the 100m and 200m sprints while running anchor on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.  At the NCAA Mid East Regional she helped the women’s 4x100 relay team place 5th scoring the first ever NCAA Regional points for the squad.  Smith set the school record for the 100m dash at 11.64 and placed 11th in the 200m at the NCAA Regional meet.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/1/2013 Hanna Mennenga Softball
3/25/2013 Treysen Vavra Baseball
3/25/2013 Ta'Kenya Nixon Women's Basketball
3/18/2013 Lauren Williams Women's Golf
3/18/2013 Hannah Cole Softball
3/11/2013 Jade Riebold Women's Indoor Track
3/11/2013 Mick Viken Men's Indoor Track
3/4/2013 Mick Viken Men's Indoor Track
3/4/2013 Caleb Howell Baseball
2/25/2013 Jade Riebold Women's Indoor Track
2/25/2013 Hanna Mennenga Softball
2/18/2013 Morris Woods Men's Basketball
2/18/2013 Sydney Mitchell Women's Basketball
2/11/2013 Erika Ramos Women's Indoor Track
2/11/2013 Calvin Edwards Men's Indoor Track
2/4/2013 Bryce Basting Men's Indoor Track
2/4/2013 Mariah King Women's Basketball
1/28/2013 Janelle Prisner Women's Tennis
1/28/2013 Britney Whitehead Women's Indoor Track
1/21/2013 Cody Boarman Men's Indoor Track
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