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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Joe Laird

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/2/2007
  • Sport
    Men's Swimming
  • Bio
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A pair of swimmers were honored this week as Eastern Illinois named its Student-Athletes of the Month.  Joe Laird and Laura Nilsen were recognized as the winners for December.
 
Laird is a junior diver from Danville, Ill. who competes in the 1 meter and 3 meter diving competitions.  During November he posted four wins in those events including a two-event sweep at the Panther Invite.  At this weekend’s House of Champions he was a Top 5 finisher in the 3-meter dive.
 
Nilsen is a sophomore swimmer from Orland Park, Ill. where she attended Lockport High.  Nilsen posted four individual wins during the month in the 100 meter back stroke and 200 meter IM.  She was also part of three first place relay teams at the Panther Invite.  She was a Top 5 finisher in the House of Champions 100 meter back stroke this past weekend.
 
Each month during the school year one male and female student-athlete will be recognized for their outstanding performance in their sport.  
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Previous Winners
August 2007 - Donald Thomas (Football), Kellie Floyd (W Soccer)
September 2007 - Mick Galeski (M Soccer), Molly Clutter (W Rugby)
October 2007 - Ademola Adeniji (Football), Carrie Riordan (W Golf)
November 2007 - Joe Laird (M Swimming), Laura Nilsen (W Swimming)


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
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