Friday, April 23, 2004
Three honored as top athletes
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In an evening that saluted 51 All-America, All-Region, and All-GLVC award winners, seniors Mike Arnold (basketball), Duncan Bray (soccer), and Jenny Farmer (cross country and track) were recognized as USI’s top student athletes at the USI/Integra Bank All-Sports Banquet April 19. Bray was named the USI/Integra Bank Male Student Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year. Bray helped lead the men’s soccer teams to a second straight appearance in the GLVC Tournament, a second-place finish in the conference regular season, and a 10-7-1 overall record. The physical education major recorded a team-high 19 points on six goals and seven assists. The native of Scotland also became the third USI men’s soccer player to be named NSCAA Division II All-American, joining Stewart Dowd and Greg Henry in receiving the honor. He also was recognized for his achievements in the classroom and on the field by being named NSCAA Scholar All-American. Bray finishes his career at USI ranked fourth all-time in assists with 23 and scored or assisted on 15 game-winning goals during his three-year career. “Athletically, academically, Duncan Bray is one of the top student-athletes in NCAA II,” said USI Head Coach Dan Hogan. “Duncan has been a pleasure to coach and is partially responsible for making USI one of the top soccer programs in the conference and region.” Farmer follows last year’s recipient Shannon Wells to be named the USI/Integra Bank Female Student Athlete of the Year. She was joined by teammate Heather Cooksey to be named two-time All-American, earning honors in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters after last spring’s banquet. As a senior in cross country last fall, Farmer made her fourth appearance in the NCAA Division II National Championships and helped lead the Eagles to a third appearance during her tenure at USI. She also earned All-Region honors for the fourth time and All-GLVC honors for a third time this past fall. In four complete years, Farmer has qualified for the NCAA II nationals seven times as an individual in cross country and track and is a two-time All-American, four-time All-Region performer, a 13-time All-GLVC runner, and eight time Academic All-GLVC award winner. “Jenny graduated in December with a B.S. in exercise science after earning All-GLVC honors 10 times on the track and three times in cross country,” said Head Coach Mike Hillyard. “Jenny was an outstanding student and a team leader that simply can not be replaced. Without question, she is one of USI's all-time greats.” A senior guard for the USI national finalist men’s basketball team, Arnold is the second recipient of the “USI/Integra Bank Screaming Eagles Pride” award. Softball’s Ginnie Roberts was last year’s award winner. Arnold, who walked onto the men’s team four years ago, worked his way onto the team the first two seasons and finished his career by being a part-time starter at the point position the last two seasons. One of the hardest workers on the team, Arnold posted career highs this past season with 3.8 points and a second best 3.4 assists per game. He also appeared in a 99 career games for the Eagles, started 15 games, and averaged 2.7 points and 2.0 assists per outing. “Mike (Arnold) walked onto the basketball team as a freshman and worked his way from the scout team to being a part-time starter by the time he was a senior,” said Head Coach Rick Herdes. “He has been a model student athlete on and off the court and is a true representative of what USI athletics is all about.” |
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