Keene State Athletic Awards Announced

From Stuart Kaufman, Sports Information:

Tyler Kathan and Crystal Blamy were named Keene State College’s male and female Athletes of the Year at the College’s 2008–09 Athletic Awards Dinner held Sunday night, May 3, at Spaulding Gym.

Sarah McDougle received the Scholar-Athlete Award, and the Keene State women’s soccer team and men’s track squad were presented with the Don Carle Award for having the highest cumulative GPA among Owl teams. Because the athletic season is not completed, players from the previous spring are eligible for awards.

The KSC Athletic Department also presented a special Life Challenge award to Erin Dallas of the field hockey team. Dallas, a two-time All-American, suffered a knee injury during the season and developed a post-surgical infection following an ACL operation in December. She spent over three months in the hospital and had 37 operations.

Making the presentation to Dallas, KSC athletic director John Ratliff announced that, in the future, the honor will be known as the Erin Dallas Life Challenge award.

In addition, 44 seniors and the 126-member KSC All-Academic team were also recognized.