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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
9/14/2015 Molly Hawkins Women's Soccer
9/14/2015 Riley McInerney Men's Cross Country
9/7/2015 Seth McDonald Football
9/7/2015 Maria Baldwin Women's Cross Country
8/31/2015 Tyler Oliver Men's Soccer
8/31/2015 Kayla Nesbitt Volleyball
6/20/2015 Sabina Oroszova Women's Basketball
6/20/2015 Collin Seibert Football
6/12/2015 Terrell Lewis Men's Basketball
6/12/2015 Maria Baldwin Women's Track
5/18/2015 Norvel Mohammed Men's Track
5/18/2015 Ephraim Dorsey Men's Track
5/11/2015 April Markowski Softball
5/11/2015 Kristen Paris Women's Track
5/4/2015 Kylie Bennett Softball
5/4/2015 Norvel Mohammed Men's Track
4/27/2015 Demetre Taylor Baseball
4/27/2015 Annemarie Reid Women's Track
4/20/2015 Ephraim Dorsey Men's Track
4/20/2015 Bobby Wenthe Baseball
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