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2009-10 saw record nominations, record voting and unrivaled winners
The 2009-10 academic season was a milestone year for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. There were record numbers of nominees and fan voting for several sports, which produced 90 finalists who excelled in all four categories of the award criteria – community, classroom, character and competition. On the field, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winners boasted a collective 226-72-7 overall record; their accomplishments off the field are just as impressive. The winners selected from this stellar group… Continue Reading
Intangibles make Bibona hard to resist
UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie has gotten to know countless players in nearly 40 years as a college baseball coach. It’s safe to say Daniel Bibona ranks up there with his favorites.
“I’m a huge fan of his,” Gillespie said. “Anybody that’s around him or really watches him, it’s impossible to not like him. There’s nothing not to like.”
That goes for fans, coaches, teammates and media—it’s simply impossible not to like Bibona. Both on the… Continue Reading
Morgan shines on and off softball diamond
This year hasn’t been any different for Charlotte Morgan than any of her previous three years of playing softball for the University of Alabama. She unfortunately, however, has had to play through pain.
With this her senior year, Morgan had hoped to lead the No. 1 seeded Crimson Tide to a third consecutive berth in the NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. But after winning the first game of the Super Regional against 16th seeded Hawaii, the Crimson Tide lost the next… Continue Reading
Lacrosse winner Maisano glad the “desk job” can wait
There was a point this season, Black Knights midfielder and 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award recipient Andrew Maisano remembers, when the Army men’s lacrosse team’s season ambitions were bleak. The team had just lost its fourth consecutive game, dropping a heartbreaking 8-7 overtime loss to rival Air Force.
Of those four early season losses, two were in overtime (Air Force, Cornell) and a third ended in a one-goal loss in regulation (Bryant).
Stuck in this early… Continue Reading
Daniel Bibona passed up the pros for another shot at Omaha
Danny Bibona’s college baseball career is proof that dreams come true.
When Bibona signed on to join former coach Dave Serrano and the Anteaters before the 2007 season, he wasn’t really sure what to expect. The Anteaters had a solid program but weren’t the juggernaut they are today.
Signing with the Anteaters was a risk, but it was one Bibona was willing to take.
Three years later, Bibona couldn’t see himself with another program. As with former stars… Continue Reading
Quinzani’s decision to stick with the Blue Devils has proven to be a wise one
Four years ago, the future of the Duke lacrosse program was in flux. Its season was suspended and most of its recruiting class scattered to other high-profile schools in the sport.
Max Quinzani stuck with his commitment. And now, on the eve of his final NCAA tournament, the senior attackman is one of the more prominent players in his sport and a crucial element for the Blue Devils behind the scenes.
“When you hear Max’s name for us, the first thing you think about is that Max… Continue Reading
Familiarity breeds respect for Charlotte Morgan and her softball contemporaries
It’s a small world at the elite level in any sport. The top players, whether it be in football, baseball, basketball, soccer or any other athletic endeavor, have a way of running into each other on and off the field.
So it shouldn’t be a surprise that Charlotte Morgan, the University of Alabama’s two-time All-American first baseman/pitcher, has some familiarity with the every other finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in her sport. Nor should it be a surprise… Continue Reading
Towarnicky has his sights set on assisting poverty-striken areas after graduation
You know those university promos where a school will boast about how its students go out and make a difference in the world? Well Appalachian State’s David Towarnicky is a prime example of that mantra. In fact, if ASU doesn’t come out with a television spot or a website promo with David as their centerpiece, they’re missing out on a huge opportunity.
It’s not as if being a team leader while playing first base, hitting .300-plus in three of his four seasons…
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Hockey winner Greening approaches leadership role with business in mind
As a co-captain of the Big Red with Michael Kennedy his junior year in 2008-09, Cornell University forward Colin Greening couldn’t have asked for a better transition from his junior year to his senior year in 2009-10 both on and off the ice. And to cap off his senior season, Greening is the recipient of the 2010 Lowe’s Senior Class award.
“The only real transition was from last year’s class to this year’s class both on the ice and off,” Greening said. “Mike had a very similar… Continue Reading
Butler, Griffin find homes away from home during standout basketball careers
Da’Sean Butler left his home in New Jersey to become a West Virginia Mountaineer. Kelsey Griffin journeyed far from Alaska when she decided to attend Nebraska. They both found perfect locations to excel as basketball players and to continue their educations, but they really found much more than that.
Griffin and Butler found new places to call home.
Put together all the pieces and it’s easy to understand why Butler and Griffin were voted the men’s and women’s basketball winners… Continue Reading