Rachel Hamilton (10/1/2009) - Athlete Awards - Eastern Illinois University Athletics

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Athlete of the Week

Rachel Hamilton

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Athlete of the Week
Week Of

10/1/2009
Sport

Women's Soccer
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#Jake Christensen# of football and #Rachel Hamilton# of women’s soccer were named the Eastern Illinois student-athletes of the month for September 2009. Each month during the school year one male and one female student-athlete are recognized for their outstanding performance in their sport.

Christensen, a graduate student quarterback from Lockport, Ill., has helped guide the Panthers to a 4-0 start to the season, the first for the program since the 1996 season. He was twice been named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week and once the OVC Offensive Player of the Week. He ranked 10^th in the nation in pass efficiency for the month of September throwing for 796 yards and eight touchdowns on 68-of-101.

Hamilton, a senior midfielder from Springfield, Ill., has been the Panthers leading scorer through the opening month of the season. The Panthers are off to a 4-4-4 start on the year with Hamilton accounting for eight points this season. She has scored three goals and added two assists to date. The four wins in the opening month of the season are one win higher than the entire win total posted by the 2008 EIU women’s soccer team.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/20/2010	Sean Molony	Men's Soccer
9/13/2010	Coartney McKinney	Women's Rugby
9/13/2010	Matt Feldhake	Men's Cross Country
9/7/2010	Chrissie Albers	Volleyball
8/30/2010	Alex Harrison	Men's Soccer
8/23/2010	Sam Balek	Women's Soccer
5/31/2010	Kandace Arnold	Women's Indoor Track
5/24/2010	Richie Derbak	Baseball
5/17/2010	Erin O'Grady	Women's Cross Country
5/10/2010	Alex Gee	Baseball
5/3/2010	Zye Boey	Men's Indoor Track
4/26/2010	Kiley Holtz	Softball
4/19/2010	Ian Winston	Men's Indoor Track
4/12/2010	Jeff Rutherford	Men's Tennis
4/5/2010	Mike Recchia	Baseball
3/29/2010	Amber May	Softball
3/22/2010	Denee' Menzione	Softball
3/15/2010	Jaymie Voorhees	Women's Golf
3/8/2010	Darren Patterson	Men's Indoor Track
2/28/2010	Kandace Arnold	Women's Indoor Track