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MCCC
Student Athletes Enjoy Breakfast and Honors
5/21/08
Approximately
55 of Mercer's student athletes attended a recognition breakfast
on May 9. (Members of the baseball team were unable to attend due
to their participation in the NJCAA Northeast District Tournament
in Rockland, NY.) President Pat Donohue thanked the assembled young
people for representing Mercer on the field and on the court, noting
that Mercer is all about learning and student success and that sports
is a key avenue to success for many students. "We know you
want to win. We appreciate the effort you put in and how well you
represent Mercer in the community." She praised Dean of Student
Affairs John Simone for overseeing students' achievements not only
in athletics, but in the classroom.
Among
the award winners were tennis player Jessica Fleming, who received
the Female Scholar Athlete Award, baseball player Tyler Smith, who
won the Male Student Athlete Award, and two-year soccer player Jorunn
Evju, the recipient of the Dr. Cynthia Schaffer Memorial Scholarship.
Also recognized were soccer player Victor Hernandez, Mercer's only
all-American this year, and sophomore basketball player Jeannette
Bell, who was selected to the first team All-Region and will transfer
to Chowan University (NC). Women's basketball player Krista Regan
and baseball player Frank Mercurio were selected for the Strength
and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Awards by Exercise Science
Program Coordinator John Kalinowski. Both students took on Kalinowski's
challenge to get in tip-top shape with early morning workouts, significantly
improving their strength and agility in their sport.
Highlights
of the Mercer sports program this year included a national title
for no. 1 tennis singles player Marc Nichols and a fifth place showing
for the men's tennis team, a trip to the Northeast District Tournament
for the baseball team for the first time since 2003, and a trip
to the nationals for the men's soccer team.
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Female
Scholar Athletes of the Year included tennis player Jessica
Fleming, second from left, and soccer player Jorunn Evju.
Also pictured are John Simone and President Patricia Donohue.
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Members
of the men's basketball team, from left, Irvin Johnson, Todd
Jones, Tajh Laster, Eric Preston, Derek Williams, Josh Merrington,
Pedro Burgos and Anthony Ross.
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Mercer's
no. 1 men's tennis player, Marc Nichols, left, is pictured with
Athletic Director John Simone. Nichols helped Mercer win the Region
19 title and went on to win the national title at no. 1 singles,
the first Mercer player ever to do so.
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Baseball
player Tyler Smith was selected
for the Male Scholar-Athlete Award for academic
and athletic achievement.
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Basketball
player Jeannette Bell was selected
to the All-Region 19 team. She is pictured
with Dean John Simone.
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Sophomore
soccer player Victor Hernandez was selected as an NJCAA All-American.
He is pictured with teammate Rob Cabrera,
who returns to the lineup in the fall.
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Women's
softball players included, from left, Samantha Combs, Sara Contento,
Angela Richter, Joan Jaczko, Rebecca Pacheco, Kelly Miller and Jackie
Laird.
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Soccer
player Heidi Summers gave a heartfelt thanks to coaches, administrators
and trainers
on behalf of all the athletes.
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Basketball
player Krista Regan was the selected for the Strength and Conditioning
Award from Exercise Science Coordinator John Kalinowski, left.
The men's award went to baseball player Frank Mercurio (not pictured).
Also pictured, John Simone.
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Women's
soccer players, from left, Jorunn Evju, Sammi Raymond, Heidi Sommers,
Allison Murphy and Kristin Furbeck, Beth Perez (front).
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