North Eastern Athletic Conference Student-Athlete of the Week Selections
GANSEVOORT, NY - The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announces student-athlete of the week selections ending Sunday, September 13th, 2009 in the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
Brian Kelly (Queensbury, NY) was selected as the
NEAC Men's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week for his 22nd
place of 141 finishers at the Steven A. Warde College 5.2 Mile
Invitational hosted by SUNY Cobleskill with a time of 29:34:70
(5:41 per mile pace). Kelly is a sophmore for the SUNY
Cobleskill Fighting Tigers whose team tied for 5th
place out of 14 teams.
Meghan LaPoint (Schenectady, NY) was selected as
the NEAC Women's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the week for her
8th place of 116 finishers at the Steven A. Warde College 3.1 Mile
Invitational hosted by SUNY Cobleskill with a time of 19:27:21
(6:16 per mile pace). LaPoint is a junior for the SUNY
Cobleskill Fighting Tigers whose team finished 5th
out of 14 teams.
Jack Reece (Rochester, NY) was selected as the
NEAC Men's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for his offensive
performance for the
KeukaCollegeStorm.
Reece, a junior forward, was the main weapon for Keuka's offense,
tallying 16 shots for the week and all three goals in a 3-0 victory
over D'Youville College. Reece became the 10th all-time leading
scoring in Keuka College history during the game.
Brooke Kern (Kutztown, PA) was selected as the
NEAC Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance
for the Penn State University - Berks Nittany
Lions. Kern, a sophomore forward, scored two crucial
goals on four shots and added an assist for the Berks Nittany Lions
in a 2-0 week. She provided a goal and an assist in the team's win
over Cedar Crest College while adding another goal in its first
NEAC win of the season against Cazenovia College.
Juleah Vedder (Dolgville, NY) was selected as the
NEAC Women's Volleyball Student-Athlete of the week for her
outstanding performance for the SUNY Institute of
Technology Wildcats. Vedder, a sophomore outside
hitter, finished the week playing a total of 16 games with 74 kills
(4.65/game) on 157 attempts, 12 aces, 56 digs (3.5/game), 7 total
blocks, and 5.66 points per game. Vedder led the Wildcats to a 3-1
showing at the Scranton Invitational in which they finished 2nd
place due to a tiebreak.