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BAY CITY, Mich. - The Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the 12
recipients of the Fall 2009 GLIAC Commissioner's Awards today
(Dec. 9). The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, will be
presented after the Fall,Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six
male and six female student-athletes that excel both in the
classroom and on the fields of play.
The six female student-athletes to receive the Fall 2009 GLIAC
Commissioner's Awards are: Tina Muir of
Ferris State University; Rebeccah Rapin and
Natalja Stanski of Grand Valley State University;
Sydney Dow of Hillsdale College; Cassie
Osiecki of Northern Michigan University; and Kait
Harris of Saginaw Valley State University.
The six male student-athletes to receive the Fall 2009 GLIAC
Commissioner's Awards are: Nick Bellanco of
Ashland University; Bill Kanitz of Hillsdale
College; Alex Gilde and Danny
Richard of Grand Valley State University; John van
der Lann of Michigan Technological University; and
Cortland Seaver of Saginaw Valley State
University.
Kait
Harris (Essexville, Mich./Garber), a senior setter on
the SVSU volleyball team, had an outstanding season for the
Cardinals. Harris capped-off her career with the second-straight
season in which she had over 1,000 assists, posting 1,146 in the
2009 campaign. She also had 103 kills for SVSU while hitting at a
.313 clip from the setter position. On the defensive end, she added
880 digs. Harris was named to the All-GLIAC First Team for the
second-straight year, as well as being named the 2009 GLIAC
Volleyball “Player of the Year” by the league's
coaches. She was named to the AVCA Midwest All-Region Team, as well
as being named to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Team.
Harris is an art major with a 3.610 grade point average.
Cortland Seaver
(Freeland, Mich.), a member of the Saginaw Valley State
men's cross country team, closed-out his career with a great
senior season. He earned Second-Team All-GLIAC honors with an
eighth-place finish at the 2009 GLIAC Men's Cross Country
Championships, helping the Cardinals to a runner-up finish. Seaver
helped SVSU to a second-place finish at the 2009 Midwest Regional
meet as well, finishing eighth overall. A three-time selection to
the GLIAC All-Academic team, Seaver holds a 3.739 while majoring in
pre-medicine.
“These 12 student-athletes that represent, their
institution, conference, and their respective communities truly
embody the term student-athlete, stated GLIAC Comissioner Dell
Robinson. “Their pursuit of excellence on and off field serve
as a monumental testament of the talented young leaders we have in
this conference. I will look to them to be the leaders of the
future. The GLIAC greatly appreciates the support of Meijer for
their sponsorship of the 2009 Commissioner's Award. The award
and continued support by Meijer is evidence of our pursuit of
academic excellence.”
