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Alexis Rogers (left) & Maribeth Giese each took home awards at the BGSU Athletics Honors Night
Rogers, Giese take home Awards as BGSU Celebrates Athletics Honors Night
April 23, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Bowling Green State University women's basketball standouts Alexis Rogers and Maribeth Giese took home two of the highest honors awarded by the BGSU Department of Athletics on Saturday night (April 21). The department held its annual Athletics Honors Night, recognizing and awarding student-athletes for their successes in and out of competition.
Rogers was named the BGSU Female Athlete of the Year, while Giese was the female recipient of the Senior Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year award. Both the athlete-of-the-year and Senior S-A-O-T-Y honors are given to just one male and one female student-athlete at BGSU each year.
Rogers, a native of West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West H.S.), was named to the All-Mid-American Conference First Team in her first playing season with the Falcons. A transfer from Duke University, she also was a WBCA Coaches' All-America Team honorable-mention selection in 2011-12, after being named one of 52 regional finalists. Rogers was named MAC Player of the Week three times. She started all 31 games, averaging 12.3 points and a team-leading 8.7 rebounds per game.
Rogers ranked second on the Falcons in scoring, and tied for the team lead in steals (55, 1.8 per game). She hit 18 three-point field goals, tying for third on the Falcons in that category. In MAC games only, she paced the Falcons in both scoring and rebounding in MAC games, with 15.1 ppg and 9.6 rpg. Rogers was the only player in the league to be ranked in the top-five in both categories, as she was fourth in scoring and second in rebounding in MAC games. She had 10 double-doubles, including seven in MAC regular-season play and one more in the conference tournament.
Giese, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (Mother of Mercy), was medically disqualified in the preseason, seeing her playing career come to an end. She saw action in a total of 32 games in her career, and helped the Falcons to four MAC East Division titles and four trips to the national postseason. Giese, a political science major, has a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade-point average through the fall 2011 semester.
At the Athletics Honors Night, the Department gave out numerous awards throughout the evening and honored a number of supporters of the program as well.
The evening began by honoring the 210 student-athletes who carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and the 24 who hold a perfect 4.0. From there, 31 new members of Chi Alpha Sigma Ohio Xi (National College Athlete Honor Society) were recognized and received their cords.
The Student-Athlete Leadership Class was recognized, followed by the awarding of the highest team GPA awards. The women's tennis team earned the female award with a 3.69 grade point average and the men's cross country team garnered the male award with a 3.33 grade point average.
From there, the department awarded supporters of the student-athletes. Jill Carr, the Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, was presented with the Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the lives of BGSU's student-athletes. Former swimmer, William Primrose III, who serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees, was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award and he gave the keynote speech.
Following Primrose's speech, Champions Circle donors were recognized, as were all student-athletes who received conference athletic awards throughout the year. At that point, individual awards were given out to student-athletes.
Volleyball player Kari Galen (3.727 grade point average) and men's soccer player Zach Lemke (3.607 GPA) were named the Junior Scholar-Athlete Award winners, while Giese and baseball player Patrick Martin (3.7 grade point average) earned the Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards.
Rogers and baseball player Jon Berti were named the department's Athletes of the Year. For Berti, it was the second consecutive year in which he won the award.
Finally, the Falcon Medal of Honor was presented. The highest honor given to a student-athlete at BGSU, the Falcon Medal of Honor captures athletic success, academic success, and service to the community together. Swimmer Sarah Reinink and baseball player Patrick Martin were presented with the 2011-12 Falcon Medals of Honor.
BGSU Athletics Honors Night Award Winners
Highest Team GPA – Women's Tennis (3.69) and Men's Cross Country (3.33)
Distinguished Service Award – Jill Carr
Distinguished Alumnus Award – William Primose III
Junior Scholar-Athletes – Kari Galen (3.73) and Zach Lemke (3.61)
Senior Scholar-Athletes – Maribeth Giese (4.00) and Patrick Martin (3.70)
Athletes of the Year – Alexis Rogers and Jon Berti
Falcon Medal of Honor – Sarah Reinink and Patrick Martin
Past Award Winners
Falcon Medal of Honor
2010-11 Christine Chiricosta & David Solway
2009-10 Megan Richardson & Jacob Lawrence
2008-09 Lindsey Goldsberry & Sinisa Vrvilo
2007-08 Stephanie Swiger & Kory Lichtensteiger
Senior Scholar-Athletes
2010-11 Liz Harper & Joe Jakubowski
2009-10 Meg Chronister & Marc Larson
2008-09 Hayley Wiemer & Ryan Davis
2007-08 Whitney Taylor & Kevin Huelsman
2006-07 Lauren Hoffman & Curtis Farnsel
2005-06 Jessica Guinness & Aaron Burkart
2004-05 Erin Dilkes & Burke Badenhop
2003-04 Stefanie Wenzel & D'Arcy McConvey
2002-03 Katrina Kerns & Craig Jarrett
2001-02 Andrea Center & Tony Malik
Junior Scholar-Athletes
2010-11 Melissa West & Pat Martin
2009-10 Christine Chiricosta & Garrett Bireline
2008-09 Laura Bugher & Craig Rutherford
2007-08 Hayley Wiemer & Joshua Scheidler
2006-07 Stephanie Swiger & Peter Winovich
2005-06 Andrean Bunko & Jonathon Jakubowski
2004-05 Emily Manser & Jonathon Culp
2003-04 Alison Shingler & Burke Badenhop
2002-03 Judy Johnson & Craig Pickerel
2001-02 Christy Paine & Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo
Athletes Of The Year
2010-11 Lauren Prochaska & Jon Berti
Distinguished Alumnus
2010-11 Mark Miller
2009-10 Shirelle Jackson
2008-09 Dr. Crystal Ellis
2007-08 Brian Leaver
2006-07 Angelene Bonner
2005-06 Marcus Newbern
2004-05 Valerie Newell
2003-04 Linda Popovich
2002-03 Thomas Shehab
2001-02 Sid Sink
Distinguished Service
2010-11 Steve & Rhonda Melchi
2009-10 Van & Tracy Wright
2008-09 Karen Donaldson
2007-08 Dr. Donna Trautman
2006-07 Gary Swegan
2005-06 Dr. Sue Mota
2004-05 Dr. Chris Dalton
2003-04 Dr. Catherine Pratt
2002-03 Dr. Lee & Marge Meserve
2001-02 Peg Crow
Rogers was named the BGSU Female Athlete of the Year, while Giese was the female recipient of the Senior Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year award. Both the athlete-of-the-year and Senior S-A-O-T-Y honors are given to just one male and one female student-athlete at BGSU each year.
Rogers, a native of West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West H.S.), was named to the All-Mid-American Conference First Team in her first playing season with the Falcons. A transfer from Duke University, she also was a WBCA Coaches' All-America Team honorable-mention selection in 2011-12, after being named one of 52 regional finalists. Rogers was named MAC Player of the Week three times. She started all 31 games, averaging 12.3 points and a team-leading 8.7 rebounds per game.
Rogers ranked second on the Falcons in scoring, and tied for the team lead in steals (55, 1.8 per game). She hit 18 three-point field goals, tying for third on the Falcons in that category. In MAC games only, she paced the Falcons in both scoring and rebounding in MAC games, with 15.1 ppg and 9.6 rpg. Rogers was the only player in the league to be ranked in the top-five in both categories, as she was fourth in scoring and second in rebounding in MAC games. She had 10 double-doubles, including seven in MAC regular-season play and one more in the conference tournament.
Giese, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (Mother of Mercy), was medically disqualified in the preseason, seeing her playing career come to an end. She saw action in a total of 32 games in her career, and helped the Falcons to four MAC East Division titles and four trips to the national postseason. Giese, a political science major, has a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade-point average through the fall 2011 semester.
At the Athletics Honors Night, the Department gave out numerous awards throughout the evening and honored a number of supporters of the program as well.
The evening began by honoring the 210 student-athletes who carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and the 24 who hold a perfect 4.0. From there, 31 new members of Chi Alpha Sigma Ohio Xi (National College Athlete Honor Society) were recognized and received their cords.
The Student-Athlete Leadership Class was recognized, followed by the awarding of the highest team GPA awards. The women's tennis team earned the female award with a 3.69 grade point average and the men's cross country team garnered the male award with a 3.33 grade point average.
From there, the department awarded supporters of the student-athletes. Jill Carr, the Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, was presented with the Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the lives of BGSU's student-athletes. Former swimmer, William Primrose III, who serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees, was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award and he gave the keynote speech.
Following Primrose's speech, Champions Circle donors were recognized, as were all student-athletes who received conference athletic awards throughout the year. At that point, individual awards were given out to student-athletes.
Volleyball player Kari Galen (3.727 grade point average) and men's soccer player Zach Lemke (3.607 GPA) were named the Junior Scholar-Athlete Award winners, while Giese and baseball player Patrick Martin (3.7 grade point average) earned the Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards.
Rogers and baseball player Jon Berti were named the department's Athletes of the Year. For Berti, it was the second consecutive year in which he won the award.
Finally, the Falcon Medal of Honor was presented. The highest honor given to a student-athlete at BGSU, the Falcon Medal of Honor captures athletic success, academic success, and service to the community together. Swimmer Sarah Reinink and baseball player Patrick Martin were presented with the 2011-12 Falcon Medals of Honor.
BGSU Athletics Honors Night Award Winners
Highest Team GPA – Women's Tennis (3.69) and Men's Cross Country (3.33)
Distinguished Service Award – Jill Carr
Distinguished Alumnus Award – William Primose III
Junior Scholar-Athletes – Kari Galen (3.73) and Zach Lemke (3.61)
Senior Scholar-Athletes – Maribeth Giese (4.00) and Patrick Martin (3.70)
Athletes of the Year – Alexis Rogers and Jon Berti
Falcon Medal of Honor – Sarah Reinink and Patrick Martin
Past Award Winners
Falcon Medal of Honor
2010-11 Christine Chiricosta & David Solway
2009-10 Megan Richardson & Jacob Lawrence
2008-09 Lindsey Goldsberry & Sinisa Vrvilo
2007-08 Stephanie Swiger & Kory Lichtensteiger
Senior Scholar-Athletes
2010-11 Liz Harper & Joe Jakubowski
2009-10 Meg Chronister & Marc Larson
2008-09 Hayley Wiemer & Ryan Davis
2007-08 Whitney Taylor & Kevin Huelsman
2006-07 Lauren Hoffman & Curtis Farnsel
2005-06 Jessica Guinness & Aaron Burkart
2004-05 Erin Dilkes & Burke Badenhop
2003-04 Stefanie Wenzel & D'Arcy McConvey
2002-03 Katrina Kerns & Craig Jarrett
2001-02 Andrea Center & Tony Malik
Junior Scholar-Athletes
2010-11 Melissa West & Pat Martin
2009-10 Christine Chiricosta & Garrett Bireline
2008-09 Laura Bugher & Craig Rutherford
2007-08 Hayley Wiemer & Joshua Scheidler
2006-07 Stephanie Swiger & Peter Winovich
2005-06 Andrean Bunko & Jonathon Jakubowski
2004-05 Emily Manser & Jonathon Culp
2003-04 Alison Shingler & Burke Badenhop
2002-03 Judy Johnson & Craig Pickerel
2001-02 Christy Paine & Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo
Athletes Of The Year
2010-11 Lauren Prochaska & Jon Berti
Distinguished Alumnus
2010-11 Mark Miller
2009-10 Shirelle Jackson
2008-09 Dr. Crystal Ellis
2007-08 Brian Leaver
2006-07 Angelene Bonner
2005-06 Marcus Newbern
2004-05 Valerie Newell
2003-04 Linda Popovich
2002-03 Thomas Shehab
2001-02 Sid Sink
Distinguished Service
2010-11 Steve & Rhonda Melchi
2009-10 Van & Tracy Wright
2008-09 Karen Donaldson
2007-08 Dr. Donna Trautman
2006-07 Gary Swegan
2005-06 Dr. Sue Mota
2004-05 Dr. Chris Dalton
2003-04 Dr. Catherine Pratt
2002-03 Dr. Lee & Marge Meserve
2001-02 Peg Crow
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