Jane Daniels awarded Female Student-Athlete of the Year for the Atlantic 10 Conference. |
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Daniels Named Female Student-Athlete of the Year by Atlantic 10 Conference
July 5, 2007
Philadelphia, Pa. - Charlotte runner Jane Daniels and Saint Louis soccer midfielder John DiRaimondo have been named the Atlantic 10 female and male Scholar-Athletes of the Year in voting conducted among the Conference's directors of athletics.
Daniels won the 3000-meter steeplechase and finished second in 5000-meter run at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, helping the 49ers to their second-straight A-10 title. The senior from Oostburg, Wis., also left her mark in the 49ers' record book with a share of the distance medley relay school record (11:43.96) and the 2000-meter steeplechase school record (7:25.06). For her efforts, she was named the A-10's Student-Athlete of the Year in both women's cross country and track & field. At the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship she placed eighth to earn All-Conference laurels this past season.
Daniels was one of seven student-athletes awarded the Coca-Cola NCAA Division I Community All-America Award for Community Service this summer. The president of the 49ers' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has overseen two shoe drives per year, organized and marketed two blood drives per year, participated in tutoring with the Police Athletic League (PAL), organized annual Toys for Tots Drives and, on an annual basis, volunteered at Special Olympics track meets.
DiRaimondo ended his collegiate career as a two-time semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate soccer player. The St. Louis, MO., native garnered third-team All-America honors this past season, as well as being named the A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year in men's soccer. The league's Offensive Player of the Year in 2005, DiRaimondo was a four-time All-Conference selection during his career and ranks sixth on SLU's all-time career assists list with 28. DiRaimondo will embark on a professional career after being chosen fourth overall in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft by the Colorado Rapids.
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Off the field, DiRaimondo is a two-time ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America (2005, 2006) and the 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America and All-Region Scholar Athlete. He was also named to the A-10 Academic All-Conference team each of the last two seasons.
Daniels' honor marks the second time in as many years in the league that the 49ers have had a player named to the conference-level award. Baseball's Mike Ambrose was the male student-athlete of the year for the league in 2006.
For the first time, the Atlantic 10 directors of athletics recognized individuals on each campus as Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The A-10 would like to congratulate the following:
Charlotte-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Andrew DiBitetto, golf Charlotte-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Jane Daniels, cross country/track & field Dayton-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Eric Contreras, cross country Dayton-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Amanda Gallow, soccer Duquesne-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Noah Salsi, soccer Duquesne-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Melissa Stewart, track & field Fordham-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Donato Callara, swimming & diving Fordham-Atlantic 10- Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Leah Jerome, soccer George Washington-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Thomas Stuber, soccer George Washington-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Kenan Cole, basketball La Salle-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Ryan Moseley, soccer/track & field La Salle-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Rachel Papin, cross country/track & field Massachusetts-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Bill Rankin, baseball Massachusetts-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Michele Spiess, tennis Rhode Island-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Mark Sauter, soccer Rhode Island-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Emily Anderson, track & field Richmond-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Eric Sciocchetti, soccer Richmond-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Mandy Friend, lacrosse St. Bonaventure-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Chris Ekimoff, swimming & diving St. Bonaventure-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Robin Mason, lacrosse Saint Joseph's-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Teddy Meyers, cross country/track & field Saint Joseph's-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Debbie Bateman, rowing Saint Louis-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - John DiRaimondo, soccer Saint Louis-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Courtney Hulcer, soccer Temple-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Paul Amess, golf Temple-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Adrienne Repsher, softball Xavier-Atlantic 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Matt Waskerwitz, baseball Xavier-Atlantic 10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Danielle Skrajewski, volleyball
