June 4, 2021
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Seattle U hosted its annual Athletics Awards Show, a virtual event, on June 3. In what was truly a unique year for Athletics, it was a celebration of its senior class along with an awards ceremony covering the past year of achievements.
Ally Choate, 21, of softball earned the Female Student-Athlete of the Year. She hit a team-high .363 with 58 hits in 50 games, playing a vital role in the team’s run to the NCAA Tournament. The native of Yelm, Wash., has a 3.73 cumulative GPA while majoring in Humanities for Teaching with minors in mathematics and social welfare. Choate earned her third straight First Team All-WAC honor and was picked NFCA Third Team All-Region. She is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and has claimed three Academic All-WAC selections.
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Knapton, Hymanson take home top honors at 2021 virtual A Night at the Lied
Nebraska Athletics recognized many of its top performers during the 2020-21 academic year with A Virtual Night at the Lied.
May 11, 2021 10:38 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – Nebraska Athletics recognized many of its top performers during the 2020-21 academic year with A Virtual Night at the Lied. The event recognizes the outstanding performances in competition, classroom and community outreach and was highlighted by the live announcement of the major award winners, including the Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year, the Best Male and Female Athlete and the Outstanding Male and Female Newcomer.
May 11, 2021
Lincoln – Nebraska Athletics recognized many of its top performers during the 2020-21 academic year with A Virtual Night at the Lied. The event recognizes the outstanding performances in competition, classroom and community outreach and was highlighted by the live announcement of the major award winners, including the Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year, the Best Male and Female Athlete and the Outstanding Male and Female Newcomer.
Seniors
Evan Hymanson (Men’s Gymnastics) won the most coveted awards at the 31st annual event, as they were selected as the 2021 Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year, respectively, by a vote of the faculty members of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.
Inspired by Detroit’s sleeping bag coat, retired coach champions effort to help Kalamazoo’s homeless
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Chamique Perry and David Quinn received sleeping bag coats on Dec. 23 when Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety assisted Dick Shilts in distributing 18 coats. (Photo Courtesy of Dick Shilts)
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KALAMAZOO, MI Dick Shilts is having trouble falling back asleep. In the last four months, he has spent time with the homeless community in Kalamazoo. He met people who are sleeping in trucks, abandoned buildings and even inside tree trunks.
In the 46 years that Shilts spent as a college basketball coach at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, there’s no doubt he’s had sleepless nights before.
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Mike Beasley - Morgan Hill/San Martin - Individual
Mike Beasley, center, with plaque, is joined by President/Superintendent Dr. Kathleen
Rose, far left, Gavilan Trustee Rachel Perez, second from right, and members of the
FOCUS Safe Parking Team at the Morgan Hill Bible Church. The location serves as a
transitional car park where people experiencing homelessness can legally park overnight.
The site also offers showers, bathrooms, laundry facilities and other support services.
After retiring from IBM, Beasley chose to apply his business experience to solving problems in the community. A founding board member of the Gilroy Compassion Center in 2011, he has served in multiple positions. He spends hours advocating, researching, team-building, and planning with the Compassion Center. He is dedicated to developing long-term solutions for homelessness and building the team to make it happen. As Board Chair Beasley was instrumental in recruiting and hiring the