Durham Lords Media Release Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Lords host the inaugural Athletic/Academic Awards Luncheon
OSHAWA, Ont. The Durham College athletic department hosted the inaugural Athletic/Academic Awards Luncheon at the Student Centre on Wednesday afternoon. Student-athletes, friends, family, coaches, faculty and staff were all on hand as the department honoured the athletes for their academic achievements in 2009/10. The Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic Award was presented to Julian Daligadu (Baseball - Health Science) and Bailey Corneal (Womens Fastball - General Arts and Science) for having the Top Overall GPA of all varsity student-athletes. Earning national recognition was Kerri Fotherby (Womens Volleyball - Youth Corrections and Intervention) and Kirsten Walker (Womens Soccer - Human Resources Management) as they earned the SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian Award. The award is the CCAAs most prestigious student-athlete award, epitomizing their mandate of recognizing excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must be named to his/her respective provincial all-star team in a CCAA Sport, and must achieve a GPA standing of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. We are extremely proud of all of our award winners today, said Ken Babcock, Director of Athletics. Receiving national and provincial recognition reflects how our student-athletes at Durham College strive for success in the classroom and their respective sports. Overall, Durham College student-athlete earned 16 OCAA All-Academic awards and six CIBA All-Academic awards for their outstanding accomplishments in the classroom and in athletics. The 40th annual Durham College athletic banquet will be taking place Friday, March 26 at Trillium Trails in Oshawa, Ont. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Robert Burnett Memorial Scholarship Award Dave Parks, Mens Basketball (Multimedia Design) Joy Hercia Memorial Award Erica Dewey, Womens Fastball (Sport Management) Optimist Club Bursary Courtney Small, Mens Basketball (Music Business Management) Jordan Sutherland, Mens Soccer (Small Business Management) Durham Region Soccer Association Bursary Alyssa Best, Womens Soccer (Pharmaceutical & Food Science Technology) Jelani Dejonge, Mens Soccer (Computer Systems Technology) TOP GPA ACADEMIC AWARDS Womens Basketball Allison Cain (Sport Business Management) Mens Basketball Tyson Eteli (Advertising) Womens Fastball Bailey Corneal (General Arts and Science) Baseball - Julian Daligadu (Health Science) Mens Volleyball Mike Goulding (Mechanical Engineering Technology) Womens Volleyball Julie Hakkesteegt (Office Administration Legal) Womens Soccer Shira Wickenheiser (General Arts and Science) Womens Soccer - Morgan Kelly (Fitness & Health Promotion) Mens Soccer Jordan Sutherland (Small Business Management) Golf Rob Lewis (Golf Management) OCAA ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS Allison Cain Womens Basketball (Sport Business Management) Bailey Corneal Womens Fastball (General Arts and Science) Breanna Weisgerber Womens Soccer (Fitness & Health Promotion) Jordan Sutherland Mens Soccer (Small Business Management) Julie Hakkesteegt - Womens Volleyball (Office Administration Legal) Kayla Beharriell Womens Volleyball (Foundations in Art and Design) Kerri Fotherby Womens Volleyball (Youth Corrections and Intervention) Kirsten Walker Womens Soccer (Human Resources Management) Krista Metcalf Womens Soccer (Human Resources) Laura Plahuta Womens Volleyball (Engineering Technician) Laura Sterritt Womens Fastball (Human Resources Graduate Certificate) Morgan Kelly Womens Soccer (Fitness & Health Promotion) Nick Zdravkovski Mens Soccer (Multimedia) Tyson Eteli Mens Basketball (Advertising) Shira Wickenheiser Womens Soccer (General Arts and Science) Stephanie Tasch Womens Basketball (Police Foundations) CIBA ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS Brett Backman Baseball (Bachelor of Education) Dan Alayon Baseball (Electronics Engineering Technology) Julian Daligadu Baseball (Health Science) Michael Robinson Baseball (Gas Technician 2) Nur Osman Baseball (Criminology) Ryan Sookdeo Baseball (Law and Security Administration) SIRC-CCAA ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIAN AWARDS Kerri Fotherby Womens Volleyball (Youth Corrections and Intervention) Kirsten Walker Womens Soccer (Human Resources Management) BERT DEJEET MEMORIAL SCHOLASTIC AWARD Male - Julian Daligadu Baseball (Health Science) Women - Bailey Corneal Womens Fastball (General Arts and Science) - 30 - FOR MORE INFORMATION: Scott Dennis Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator Durham College and UOIT Athletics 905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P) 905.721.3117 (F) Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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