New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AExtra, will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to previews, recaps, features and exclusive coverage.
Maine
announced the recipients of the 2012 “M” Club Dean Smith Awards over the
weekend.
The
award is presented annually to the top male and female student-athlete with
outstanding academic and athletic achievement along with citizenship and
community service.
Kelly
Newton of the field hockey team and Andrew Rogers of the men’s basketball team
garnered that distinction this year.
The
Bangor Daily News ran a feature highlighting the two Black Bears and how their
academics are intertwined so successfully with their athletic schedules and
abilities. Pete Warner breaks down the success of these two student-athletes,
speaking to both of their coaches about what makes them such fitting recipients
for the awards.
“[Newton
would] come into practice having run from her last class to the locker room and
got dressed, then she ran out the minute practice was over because there was
something to go to,” head coach Josette Babineau said in the article.
Rogers, meanwhile, was dubbed the “ultimate
student-athlete” by his coach who sees no boundaries for his 5-foot-9 floor
general.
Check out the full article about Newton and Rogers, here.
And for a video of the entire ceremony which saw over 200 Black Bear
student-athletes honored for their academic achievement, click here.
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