Butler harriers Wories, Gardner win Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards
Sept. 5, 2006
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler University junior cross country runners Kent Wories and Genni Gardner have been named the Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Sept. 5).
Wories placed fourth in the 49-entry Butler Invitational as the first meet of the 2006 cross country schedule. His timing of 21:52 made Wories one of only six runners to complete the course in under 22 minutes. In the classroom, Wories owns a 3.965 grade-point average as a finance major. He was a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll in each semester last year.
Gardner took first place among 53 runners at the Butler Invitational, finishing 27 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor (Sarah Kehe of Ball State University) with a time of 18:28. Gardner earned CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V honors for her efforts on the BU cross country and track teams last year, when she finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the League's Outdoor Championships and second in the mile at the indoor summit.
The Horizon League instituted the Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards for this academic year as a way to recognize outstanding academic and athletic achievement by its student-athletes. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better (on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution and passed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, and perform well during the week's competition. Winners are selected by a group of League faculty athletic representatives, from nominations provided by sports information directors.
OTHER MALE NOMINEE:
Billy Meier, UW-Milwaukee (soccer, senior, 3.795, business) played a key role in leading UWM to a 2-0-0 week featuring a pair of shutouts. Meier, a Second-Team NSCAA Scholar All-Region pick last fall, was named to the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team. He is currently a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Mel Snyder, Cleveland State (volleyball, junior, 3.72, middle childhood education) was the MVP of the UNC Asheville Volleyball Classic, leading CSU to the tourney title. She averaged 12.45 assists and 1.91 digs per game in the Vikings' three contests, leading the team to a solid .266 hitting percentage for the weekend.
Ann Deelo, Loyola (volleyball, senior, 3.74, finance) became the school's all-time digs leader, setting the mark with one of her 32 digs versus Illinois on Sunday. She also had 26 in LU's five-game, come-from-behind victory over Oregon State which was the program's first over a Pacific-10 Conference school.
Leanne Felsing, UW-Milwaukee (volleyball, junior, 3.339 finance) earned MVP honors at the `Bama Bash as the Panthers defeated host Alabama for the team title. She directed the UWM offense to a .300 hitting clip in all three matches, and averaged 11.78 assists, 3.44 digs and 1.56 kills per game with a pair of double-doubles.
Steph Comisar, Wright State (soccer, senior, 3.270, accountancy) led the Raiders to three victories and the championship of the University of Kentucky Invitational. She recorded two shutouts, including a nine-save effort versus Louisville plus a three-save outing in WSU's victory over Eastern Kentucky.
PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEKAug. 29-- Aaron Thompson (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)
