Fall 2012 Alumni Magazine - Lake Erie College

Sports NEWS
Department of Athletics Names Annual
Award Winners
The Lake Erie Department of Athletics officially put a wrap up
on the 2011-12 academic year with the announcement of the
department’s annual award winners . The five student-athletes
are nominated and selected by the department coaches and
administrative staff.
Senior women’s basketball player Stephanie Rogers was
named the Jane White Lincoln Female Athlete of the Year, and
sophomore men’s basketball and track and field standout Jamil
Dudley was the Male Athlete of the Year. Women’s basketball
player Britt Busson received the Gloria A. Heaney Award for
Athletic and Academic Excellence. Women’s lacrosse player
Hana Abu-Kwiek and men’s swimmer Ivan Cizmar were the
Female and Male Rookies of the Year, respectively.
“This past year was truly a banner year for Lake Erie College
Athletics, with an individual national champion, several
All-American performances at national meets, teams qualifying
for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
postseason for the first time and over 100 student-athletes
earning all-conference and academic all-conference honors,”
said Director of Athletics Griz Zimmermann. “We are proud to
recognize not just these five outstanding student-athletes, but
every member of the Storm for a great year.”
Rogers capped her outstanding athletic career by being
named first-team All-GLIAC and All-GLIAC Defensive Team
– the second straight year she received all-conference and
all-league defensive honors - after helping the Storm women to
a 16-11 overall record and their first appearance in the GLIAC
Tournament. The four-year starting center led the team in
scoring (15.6 ppg.), rebounding (8.0 rpg.) and blocked shots
(2.9/game) for the second straight season, ranking in the top
eight in all three categories in the conference . Her 77 blocked
shots were second in the league and her 56 steals were fifth
most in the conference and second on the team. She was also
named GLIAC All-Academic Excellence and earned a spot on
the Capital One Academic All-District IV First Team. Rogers ends
her career ranked second on the school’s all-time scoring list and
is Lake Erie’s all-time leading shot blocker. She also ranks fifth
in steals and sixth in rebounds. The award is the department’s
Britt Busson
Hana Abu-Kwick
oldest award and is named in honor of former Lake Erie College
professor of physical education and dean of students, Jane D.
White Lincoln.
Dudley was stellar for two Storm teams this past year, but really
made his mark in track and field, becoming the school’s first
individual NCAA national champion when he won the high
jump at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
in late May. That capped a scholastic season in which he
was the GLIAC Champion in the high jump at both indoor and
by Ryan Baker, Baker Media Productions
by Ryan Baker, Baker Media Productions
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