UW-Milwaukee's Hawley, Detroit's Parker earn Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors
Oct. 17, 2006
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INDIANAPOLIS -- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee senior Nick Hawley (cross country) and University of Detroit Mercy senior Mary Parker (women's soccer) have been named the Horizon League Scholar- Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Oct. 17).
Hawley led UW-Milwaukee to a fourth-place finish among the 13 teams competing at the Bowling Green State University Falcon Invitational last Saturday (Oct. 14). The field featured three other Horizon League entries, with Hawley posting a time of 26:01.73 to finish eighth individually. The junior was the top Panther finisher for the second consecutive meet.
In the classroom, Hawley owns a 3.555 grade-point average as a kinesiology major, and has been a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll in each of the last two years.
Parker won the women's award for the third consecutive week after scoring three goals and adding an assist in a pair of Titan victories last week. She became the 12th player in League history to reach the 100-point mark in her career, hitting the net versus Niagara University on Sunday (Oct. 15) to join the Century Club. Parker now owns 102 points (43 goals, 16 assists) in a UDM uniform.
In the classroom, Parker owns a 3.793 grade-point average as a biology/pre-med major. She is a two-time Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and a four-time member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. The three-time First-Team All-League performer plans to enroll in medical school next fall.
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.
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OTHER MALE NOMINEES:
Aaron Thompson, Butler (soccer, senior, 3.369, accounting) led the Bulldog defense which posted a 1-0 victory over 17th-ranked University of Illinois at Chicago on Sunday (Oct. 15). That decision marked UIC's first League loss and only the second time the Flames had been shut out in 2006.
Javier Lopez, Loyola (soccer, senior, 3.30, marketing) had two shots in the Ramblers' 2-1 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in a battle of the top two teams in the League standings on Friday (Oct. 13). Lopez has started 13 of the Ramblers' 15 matches this season.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Genni Gardner, Butler (cross country, junior, 3.932, communications) helped the Bulldogs to a 12th-place showing at the Brooks Pre-National Meet, posting a time of 21:58. BU finished ahead of four teams ranked among the nation's top 25 at the event, due in part to the 2005-06 Academic All-District honoree.
Ashley Raymond, Loyola (cross country, sophomore, 3.50, undecided) placed seventh among 226 runners at the Pre-NCAA Meet in Terre Haute, Ind., crossing the finish line in a time of 21:45 on Saturday (Oct. 14). Her time led the Loyola contingent for the fifth consecutive meet, and helped the Ramblers to a fifth-place showing as a team.
Sarah Moore, UW-Milwaukee (volleyball, senior, 3.758, actuarial science) led the Panthers to three victories last week and a share of first place in the League standings. She registered a .410 hitting percentage and an average of 3.64 kills per game, including a career-best 19 kills versus Wright State University on Friday.
Jen Hansen, Wright State (soccer, junior, 3.735, psychology) paced the Raiders to a 2-0 victory over Cleveland State University on Friday, setting up the eventual match-winning goal and scoring an insurance tally early (her third goal of the season) early in the second half.
Jessica Fraley, Youngstown State (volleyball, junior, 3.81, mass communications) posted a match-high 15 kills with a .583 hitting percentage in the Penguins' three-game sweep of West Virginia University on Sunday, snapping a seven-match losing streak. For the week, she averaged 3.83 kills per game with a .340 clip in YSU's two contests.
PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEKAug. 29 -- Aaron Thompson (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)Sept. 5 -- Kent Wories (Butler, cross country), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)Sept. 12 -- Kent Wories (Butler, cross country), Stephanie Gross (UW-Green Bay, soccer)Sept. 19 -- Markian Zyga (Loyola, soccer), Ginny Graczyk (UW-Milwaukee, soccer)Sept. 26 -- Paul Mongillo (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)Oct. 2 -- Tom Sadd (Cleveland State, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)Oct. 9 -- Billy Meier (UW-Milwaukee, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)
