(Morrisville, NY – Sept. 2015) The Morrisville State College athletic department has selected its weekly award winners, naming field hockey sophomore Lauren Kellum (Morrisville, N.Y.) and football senior Julian Serrano (Bronx, N.Y.) the Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sept. 6.
Kellum led the field hockey team to a 1-1 week as they opened the 2015 season, posting two goals. Her first tally of the year came on the road at St. Lawrence University, before following with a double overtime thriller of a score on Saturday as the Mustangs picked up a 2-1 2OT win over New England College.
The game winning tally came in the 91st minute as she rifled the penalty corner feed from the top of the circle into the back left corner of the goal cage.
The graduate of Morrisville-Eaton Central School is a travel and tourism major at Morrisville State. She is the daughter of Mary Orth of Eaton.
Serrano earns Mustang Athlete of the Week accolades following his defensive performance in the upset victory over St. Lawrence University on Friday night.
In the contest, the defensive lineman, posted seven total tackles, two solo, including two and a half sacks for a loss of 13 total yards. Serrano also recorded a quarterback hurry as the Mustangs limited the visitors to just 252 yards total offense on the night in the 28-20 victory.
Serrano is a graduate of Global Studies High and is majoring in criminal justice at Morrisville State. He is the son of Julie Medina of the Bronx.
Sheehan and Evans named co-athletes of the week
The Morrisville State College athletic department has selected its weekly award winners, naming soccer junior Joe Sheehan (Liverpool, N.Y.) and junior cross country runner Byron Evans (Cazenovia, N.Y.) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sept. 13.
Sheehan earns Mustang Athlete of the Week accolades following his offensive performance in the victory over Penn College on Sept. 11. In the contest he scored two goals helping the Mustangs pick up their first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win.
His first goal of the night came just 1:38 into the game and proved to be the game winner as he received a pass from Jamison McKoy for the chip in. Sheehan kept the scoring going in the second half with a goal at the 53’ mark off of a corner kick.
Evans earns Mustang Athlete of the Week accolades following his first collegiate win on Sept. 12 at the SUNY Cobleskill Steven A. Warde Invitational. He led the field of 66 runners with a time of 29:31.1 and finished six seconds ahead of the second-place finisher on the 5.2 mile course.
With the win, Evans became the second Mustang to ever win an invitational that featured at least eight teams.
Evans was also named the NEAC Cross Country Runner of the Week for his victory.
Kellum named NEAC Player of the Week
The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its weekly award winners, naming Morrisville State College sophomore Lauren Kellum (Eaton, N.Y.) the Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20.
Against Hartwick last week, Kellum assisted on both of the Mustang goals during the second half to erase a 2-0 deficit and force the thrilling double overtime period.
Kellum currently leads the NEAC in assists (3), and is second in points (7).
The sophomore is a graduate of Morrisville-Eaton High and is majoring in travel and tourism at Morrisville State. She is the daughter of Mary Orth of Eaton.
Raiders Earn Sportsmanship Award
(Hamilton, NY – Sept. 2015) Good news keeps finding the Raider men’s lacrosse program.
Colgate and head coach Mike Murphy are District 2 recipients of the James “Ace” Adams Sportsmanship Award for the 2015 season. The honor comes via the U.S. Lacrosse Men’s Collegiate Officials Committee.
Initiated in 2006, the awards are presented annually to the college or university in each of the 11 officiating districts whose coaches, players and fans exhibit the best sportsmanship throughout the season. Both varsity and club (MCLA) programs are eligible, and winners are voted among district officials who are members of the National Intercollegiate Lacrosse Officials Association (NILOA).
“On behalf of our team, we are very excited to be honored with this great award,” Murphy said. “I want to thank the officials association and U.S. Lacrosse for mentioning our team in such a great way.
“I know sportsmanship is very important to the NCAA, and to have our team recognized for this special award is fantastic for our program.”
Treating Game with Respect
The award exemplifies the tradition and sportsmanship in lacrosse displayed by Ace Adams, who amassed 284 collegiate coaching victories during a career that spanned five decades and included stints at Army, Pennsylvania and Virginia. At the time of his 1992 retirement, Adams had the most wins of any active Division I coach.
“The schools being honored with the Ace Adams Award have demonstrated the ability to treat all involved in the game with respect,” said Tom Sutton, chair of the U.S. Lacrosse men’s game officials’ subcommittee. “Sportsmanship is achieved when participants treat others the way they themselves would like to be treated, regardless of the level of competition.
“NILOA and U.S. Lacrosse thank these institutions for their commitment to sportsmanship.”
This year’s winners are being recognized Jan. 22-24 at the 2016 U.S. Lacrosse National Convention in Baltimore.
2015 James “Ace” Adams Sportsmanship Award Winners
District 1 – Endicott: Head coach Eric Hagarty
District 2 – COLGATE: Head coach Mike Murphy
District 3 – Wagner: Head coach Matt Poskay
District 4 – Lynchburg: Head coach Steve Koudelka
District 5 – Lincoln Memorial: Head coach Ryan Kuhn
District 6 – Albion: Head coach Jacob DeCola
District 7 – Winona State: Head coach Cory Childs
District 8 – Oklahoma: Head coach Brendan Klein
District 9 – Colorado State-Pueblo: Head coach Sean Blair
District 10 – Arizona: Head coach Derek Pedrick
District 11 – Pacific Lutheran: Head coach Greg Gutherless