Friday, June 25, 2010

Coach Scott to Compete at USA Outdoor Nationals



Today at 5:45pm CST, Hannibal-LaGrange Assistant XC/Track & Field Coach Jason Scott will be competing at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field National meet, which is being held on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, IA. Coach Scott qualified for his first outdoor championship meet by virtue of his season best mark of 5.41m (17'9") which is tied for the 14th best mark in the nation.

Coach Scott has competed twice at the USA Indoor Championships, taking home a 4th place finish in 2009. We're excited to have Coach Scott represent HLG at the USA Championships and we'll provide a full re-cap at the conclusion of the meet.

Academic Honors Roll in for Women's Teams


Danielle Sturgeon & Jessica Curry are NAIA Scholar-Athletes!

The Hannibal-LaGrange Cross Country/Track & Field teams showed that they are committed to both academics as well as athletics, with several academic honors being bestowed on the team this off-season.

Individually, graduated seniors Danielle Sturgeon (House Springs, MO) and Jessica Curry (Coleridge, NE) both received Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards for track & field in 2010. This award, which is the NAIA's equivalent to an Academic All-American achievement, is presented to student-athletes of at least junior status who have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5. Danielle, who is also a 2-time conference champion in the pole vault and 4-time All-Conference performer, is receiving this award for the second year in a row.

All three HLG women's teams (Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field) were also honored with the distinction of being a NAIA Scholar Teams. This honor is earner by teams who have a combined cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0.

From Coach Lewkowicz: "I am extremely please by the academic achievements of our women's cross country and track teams this year. We stress a commitment to all phases of life and it is great to see their efforts in the classroom rewarded. I hope that this becomes a comment trend for our programs in the future."